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The skills shortage delaying net zero: CEDA

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... workers today to as many as 400,000 by 2030. By 2030, 70,000 more welders are needed to build new renewable-energy infrastructure. By 2040, there may be a shortfall of 100,000 workers in critical minerals industries needed to power the transition globally. ...

NextEnergy Capital's ESG solar fund raises $480 million at first close

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Regulation (EU SFDR). The ten-year closed-ended vehicle targets mid double-digit returns in solar PV and energy storage infrastructure assets within the OECD, including in Europe, North America, and Chile. Projects are backed by long-term stable cash ...

Seismic shift expected in global energy mix

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... are only one aspect of achieving a low carbon economy," and that investors should look to the entire renewable infrastructure supply chain, including electrification and digitalisation, as part of a decarbonised mix. This would present "many potential ...

Arup appoints state energy business leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... expansion of Arup's Southeast Asia energy business where his portfolio of work includes the decarbonisation of energy infrastructure across ASEAN, market modelling for future decarbonisation of the power system in Singapore, work on green electricity ...

Bowen announces sectoral net zero strategy approaches

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... strategy, climate-related financial disclosures, and the allocation of private capital towards new technology and infrastructure. "Investors need to project revenue before deploying capital. That requires legislated policies and clear sector-by-sector ...

City of Sydney to green Broadway

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... spaces would be allocated to car share providers. The City of Sydney and the NSW Government plans to: Install green infrastructure, a cycleway and light rail at Broadway (feasibility to be confirmed) Connect Green Square and the CBD with light rail ...

Climate transition not one-size-fits-all

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... good base for transition, while LGAs in the Pilbara and Central Queensland likely require extensive planning and infrastructure investment due to their highly-concentrated economies and fewer connections to nearby markets. CPD economic adviser Mara Hammerle ...

Infrastructure funds challenge private equity in ESG race

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... with capital raising experiencing a threefold increase. While private equity remains the dominant asset class, infrastructure funds have emerged as strong competitors in the ESG space. The latest ESG data from Preqin, excluding impact investment, revealed ...

World first $1.6bn Climate Bonds green loan: QIC and Vector

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
QIC Infrastructure and Vector Ltd have closed a A$1.6bn green loan for the largest smart metering provider in Australia and New Zealand, Vector Metering. The loan comprises green term loans to fund QIC's 50% interest in Vector Metering in addition to ...

BlackRock raises $500m for Super Battery

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... support the delivery of a more diversified and secure energy mix for all Australians." Blackrock co-head of climate infrastructure Charlie Reid said: "We firmly believe battery storage is the critical technology of today - applied both on a small scale ...