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NSW can achieve electricity reliability without coal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... electricity supply. But Climate Energy Finance director Tim Buckley said that NSW is well placed to provide electricity via renewables and battery and thus extending the life of the coal fired energy plant is unnecessary. Buckley said action in 2023 ...

Element Zero raises US$10M for zero-carbon iron

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024  |  NEWS
... solution and electric current allows for lower temperature processing, meaning the materials can be processed using renewables like wind, solar, and hydropower. After 18 months of development, the prototype can produce 100 kilograms of zero-carbon iron ...

COP28 key outcomes: what it means for finance

ROSE MARY PETRASS, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... include gas. However, it does not overshadow the clear direction taken by the global community which is to back in renewables and step back from fossil fuels." Carbon Markets Institute said a failure to advance UNFCCC carbon market architecture for global ...

Progress on Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... methodology papers towards the development of Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy. To achieve Australia's goals for renewables deployment, there is a growing pipeline of public sector investment for a range of projects. Private capital will also ...

Australia joins COP28 gender and just transition partnership

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... action, and US$1.2 billion has been committed for relief, recovery and peace. On energy, US$2.5 billion was mobilized for renewables and US$1.2 billion for methane emission reduction. In addition, US$568 million was pledged to drive investments in clean ...

COP28: Countries tackle coal as President claims "no science" behind phase-out

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023  |  NEWS
... to phase out coal globally. Australia joined 119 countries, not including China and India, to commit to the Global Renewables and Energy Efficiency Pledge. The agreement will see tripling of the installed renewable energy capacity and doubling of the ...

Rest invests $1b in Quinbrook green data centres

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... the largest in the southern hemisphere. Quinbrook develops solar energy and storage, energy efficient data centres, renewables for energy intensive industries, and grid support infrastructure for distributed energy. Rest chief investment officer Andrew ...

Loss and damage funds a key consideration for COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... changing the landscape and calculations for private sector investors when comparing investments in fossil fuels to renewables." "We can look at human rights and nature and climate at the same time," Halpern said. "It's not about looking at stewardship ...

Capacity Investment Scheme expansion to jolt renewable energy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... and will lower energy bills for households." Jackson said the scheme will support a large buildout of batteries and renewables projects and reduce reliance on gas. He added that it would be a boon for supporting a just transition in Australia. "Renewable ...

Macquarie opens clean energy arm

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... These include 2.4 GW of large-scale onshore wind farms in Western Australia developed in partnership with Green Wind Renewables. A wind farm in Boulder Creek near Rockhampton, Queensland, is expected to begin development in 2024. The business adds to ...