Virtual power plants and digital energy marketplaces. These are the intangible, unseen elements of the energy revolution yet they're central to Bruce Thompson's working life.

But 20 years ago, Thompson was just a keen-eyed engineering student concerned about the environment and "this thing called climate change". A former activist and director of major projects at the Moreland Energy Foundation Limited (MEFL), he's been able to ride the wave of interest in environmental concern over the decades as issues that were once considered fringe have hit the mainstream. Now he's at energy software company GreenSync and is helping drive Australia's first open, digital marketplace for renewable energy, dEx.

In this episode of The Innovators, Thompson takes us on a journey from his days as a community campaigner in the Top End and how he applies what he learned to his current role as head of product strategy at GreenSync. For more, go to arena.gov.au/blog

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