James Allston

James Allston is the cofounder and co-CEO of Orkestra, Australia and NZ’s leading software for planning commercial new energy projects, making feasibility analysis and sales of solar, batteries and EV chargers fast, easy and accurate. James has been a leader in the clean energy sector for over a decade, providing expertise in commercial battery feasibility modelling, solar PPA, embedded networks & microgrids, innovative retail models, virtual power plants, battery-as-a-service, solar financing and more. Before Orkestra, he held strategic positions at Siemens and OVO Energy in Europe, led Jemena’s Emerging Opportunities task force, and co-founded Australia’s Energy Efficiency Council.