Nope, the idea of Assetron Energy came about start of this year. PowerLedger is a great concept, although not original, still great to have Australia in mind, as we have a big market here for renewable energy and a lot of sun =)
Its unfortunate tho, as they overshadowed us a little, with their ICO, as many people just hear Australia and Renewable Energy and assume we are the same or related, and not checking that we are completely different sides of a coin - us more focusing on the construction of renewable assets themselves and helping crowdfund renewable energy projects.
I wish you good luck and will keep any eye on the updates. Let's see what the future awaits. Tx