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

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
Global solar specialist NextEnergy Capital's fifth fund - an OECD-focused solar strategy - has reached first close with investors including Norway's largest pension fund. NextPower V ESG aims to develop over 14 gigawatts of energy assets - enough to ...

Traditional Owners to lead Pilbara renewables rollout on exclusive native title land

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... Corporation (YEC), one of the largest Indigenous-led renewable energy initiatives in Australia, that will develop wind, solar, and renewable energy storage projects in Western Australia near to major industrial energy users. Yindjibarndi appointed director ...

Seismic shift expected in global energy mix

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... of global electricity capacity expansion over 2022-2027, with output growing by almost 2,400 gigawatts. By 2027, wind and solar will be 20% of global power, with wind capacity doubling and solar capacity tripling. "The growth runway for renewable energy ...

Renewables need to ramp up significantly: CER

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... small-scale renewable energy systems. CER is currently selecting a new accreditor and seeking a new product listing body for its solar designer and installer registration scheme, to replace the Clean Energy Council. Renewable power producers smashed ...

Japan renewables get boost from Singapore tech

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... software company Envision Digital will deploy remote monitoring and analytics in all of Japan energy operator JRE Operations' solar and wind farms across 90 sites across the country. Japan could be 90% powered by renewables by 2035 due to a decline in ...

BlackRock raises $500m for Super Battery

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... network fit for purpose in the 21st century, enabling Australia to capitalise on its abundant natural resources of wind and solar to decarbonise the grid." "Battery storage underpins a future balanced grid, ensuring that more clean energy can reach more ...

Strong demand for green bonds: BNP Paribas Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... proceeds and integrity of implementation. "As an example of ambition, imagine a power company prints a green bond, financing solar PV," Ou Yong said. "That's what we want, but imagine if you look at the issuer-level strategy, what happens if they tell ...

A new "nuclear renaissance" for investors: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... existing nuclear power plants there, there is a significant gap that needs to be met by other forms of renewable including solar and wind and the big question is can that shortfall be made up coming through from there. Photo by Lukáš Lehotský on U ...

CSIRO to build Australia-first mobile hydrogen generator

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... enables hydrogen to be securely stored in tanks, facilitating its efficient transfer from where it is produced - like a solar or wind farm - to the desired end-use location. CSIRO researcher Dr John Chiefari said CSIRO's catalytic static mixers used ...

Review recommends significant reforms to Modern Slavery Act

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... the highest value at-risk product (US$243.6 billion), followed by garments (US$147.9 billion), palm oil (US$19.7 billion), solar panels (US$14.8 billion), and textiles (US$12.7 billion).