Craig Johnston

Senior Developer

Senior Project Developer in the PEP Australia team, with three years in the business and more than 20 years’ experience focused on decarbonising enterprise supply chains and delivering low-carbon solutions. He also has eight years of utility-scale renewable energy development experience in Australia, with a strong focus on NSW and Queensland.

• He leads the development of the 400MW+ Woodstock Renewable Energy Hub (solar + BESS) and the Wyora Park Solar Farm + BESS, and has progressed multiple greenfield wind and BESS opportunities across the PEP portfolio.
• He developed and commissioned the first grid-scale solar + BESS project connected to the NSW Essential Energy distribution network (4.99MW solar + 11MWh BESS), demonstrating early leadership in integrated storage solutions.
• Craig’s broader career includes 25 years in commercial development, enterprise procurement and technology. He has held senior business development roles specialising in IT outsourcing, business process outsourcing, application development and data centres, and served as Associate Director at the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, focusing on energy efficiency and low-emissions technology within the Australian manufacturing sector.
• He brings extensive experience across tenders, grants, structured sales processes and business development initiatives, as well as financial markets experience in Sydney and London across futures, options and derivatives.
• He holds a Bachelor of Economics from Macquarie University, Sydney.