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Local Councils "missing out" on clean energy solutions: CEFC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... local government, and has pointed out that local councils have access to tailored debt finance products for energy efficiency upgrades. The report notes that local councils are a major provider of infrastructure and are responsible for more than AU$380 ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund receives ARENA grant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... considered less risky. Additionally, the structure of the EUA overcomes the "split incentive" where tenant enjoy energy efficiency savings whilst the building owner pays the charges associated with the upgrade. Last year, the state parliament of Victoria ...

Verdia to assist companies on energy efficiency project design

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... the Westpac Energy Efficient Financing Program, which will finance business investment in projects to increase energy efficiency or transition to solar power. The Westpac Efficient Financing Program is designed for customers in sectors including education ...

CEFC commits to Westpac Efficient Financing Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... $15,000, CEFC noted. Eligible projects include rooftop and off-grid solar PV, battery storage and solar thermal, energy efficiency equipment, low emissions vehicle, projects that upgrade the energy efficiency of buildings, energy-from-waste projects ...

AODP releases 2016 Global Climate 500 Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... property including renewable energy generation and clean technology development, waste and recycling processing, energy efficiency and sustainable agriculture." A total of 33 Australian institutions are on the AODP index, with 11 are ranked D or lower ...

Experts weigh implications of Labor's ETS proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... climate change policy this week, with proposals to transition Australia to 50% renewable energy by 2030, increase energy efficiency and reintroduce an ETS by 2020 as part of commitments in the Paris Agreement. Labor's policy moves further, faster than ...

CEFC finances University of Melbourne upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is lending up to $9.1 million to the University of Melbourne to finance energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives. The CEFC finance will allow the University of Melbourne to accelerate the implementation ...

CEFC launches $250m Community Housing Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... investment mandate, strengthening the focus on financing "emerging and innovative renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency and cities and the built environment." CEFC pointed to a number of features of seven-star Nationwide House Energy Rating ...

Melbourne buildings retrofit with solar panels

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... Sustainable Melbourne Fund was funded by SMF's new strata loan product, which provides 100% project finance for energy efficiency and solar energy projects to strata buildings, both residential and commercial, SMF said. The financing is in the form of ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... said. "That is he strategic question - what is the shared value to that. That applies to any number of topics - energy efficiency, community investment." With the tools available and a growing demand for companies to implement goals that are aligned ...