"Clean energy race gives Pilbara traditional owners a 'seat at the table'", 24 November 2023

Pilbara Solar has timed its entry into Western Australia's renewables market and focus on First Nations involvement perfectly, with the transition to clean energy and Indigenous engagement gathering momentum…

Clean energy will be a central focus of next week's UN Climate Change Conference…

[the conference] highlighted the need for economic involvement of First Nations people in the transition…

Representatives from Pilbara Solar, co-owned by Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation, featured on a panel... to discuss... opportunities in the global energy transition…

First Nations business leader…Dr Kate George, a Putejurra woman..., stressed that transformative approaches were needed to empower and engage First Nations people in the renewable energy sector…

"This is a journey for Aboriginal people, we have never truly been at the table," she said…

Pilbara Solar managing director Kylie Chalmers… says First Nations people could achieve economic equality ... provided the level of financing and resources was enough to bridge the gap and offer communities a real shot at equity...

Ms Chalmers said industry should show full support for First Nations involvement in the clean energy transition.

"We set up Pilbara Solar to contribute working models of co-ownership in this space," Ms Chalmers said.