Institutional discipline, applied to energy
Since 2009, we have engineered, financed, and operated clean-energy infrastructure for the organisations that power the economy — with the rigour that capital markets demand.
To make clean energy the obvious financial decision
The energy transition will not be won on idealism alone — it will be won when clean energy is unambiguously the smarter investment. That is the work we do: removing the technical, financial, and operational friction that stands between an organisation and decades of cheaper, cleaner power.
We are vertically integrated by design. Development, engineering, capital, and operations sit under one roof, so our clients deal with one accountable partner — and our incentives stay aligned for the full 35-year life of the asset.
Principles that hold under scrutiny
Accountability
We own outcomes end to end. One partner, one signature, one performance guarantee across the full asset lifecycle.
Rigour
Every model is bankable, every claim is metered, every recommendation is defensible to lenders and auditors.
Stewardship
Decarbonisation is the mission, not the marketing. We measure impact to the tonne and report it transparently.
Partnership
We invest decades alongside our clients — through development, finance, operation, and end-of-life.
Seventeen years of compounding capability
Founded in Sydney
Established to bring institutional-grade discipline to commercial solar development.
First 100 MW
Crossed 100 MW of deployed capacity across C&I and early utility-scale projects.
Capital platform launched
Introduced in-house PPA and lease structuring to remove upfront cost barriers.
Operations centre online
Opened the 24/7 SOC with drone thermography and predictive-maintenance analytics.
Virtual power plant
Aggregated 50 MW of distributed assets into a dispatchable, revenue-earning VPP.
2.4 GW & growing
Surpassed 2.4 GW deployed with a 1.4 GW development pipeline across APAC.
The team behind the fleet
Eleanor Hartfield
Chief Executive Officer
Two decades leading utility-scale development and project finance across APAC infrastructure markets.
Marcus Whitlock
Chief Engineering Officer
Former grid-systems lead; architect of Vanguard's bankable design and interconnection methodology.
Priya Raman
Managing Director, Capital
Structures the PPAs, leases, and funds that move solar off the balance sheet for enterprise clients.
James Okafor
Head of Asset Operations
Runs the 24/7 operations centre and predictive-maintenance platform behind 99.7% fleet uptime.
Certified, compliant, accountable
Ready to build a bankable energy strategy?
Partner with Vanguard to design, finance, and operate clean-energy infrastructure that delivers measurable ESG outcomes and decades of returns.