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CEFC provides $20m loan facility to Carnegie Wave Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has provided a AU$20 million, five-year loan facility to Carnegie Wave Energy to help accelerate final stage technology development, the CEFC said. Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO The loan facility provision is CEFC's ...

Mercer: ESG as source of innovation in shifting economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... enhanced indexing. We haven't seen a lot from enhanced ESG hedge funds. We are looking at a number of strategies in clean energy infrastructure and renewables, and there is money going into those areas. That's really interesting. We haven't seen that ...

CEFC commits $30 million to EUA financing fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed up to AU$30 million to a fund financing environmental upgrade agreements (EUA). Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO The CEFC is partnering with National Australia Bank (NAB) and Eureka Funds Management to ...

350.org Australia issues ASX200 fossil fuel divestment study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... fuels. Tier 1 companies are "substantially involved in fossil fuel extraction" and included Woodside Petroleum, Origin Energy, Santos, Caltex, Oil Search, Beach Energy, Aurora Oil and Gas, Whitehaven Coal, Karoon Gas, AWE, Senex Energy, Drillsearch ...

CEFC, CBA finance efficiency upgrades for food processors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
Manufacturers and food processors are using financing from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Commonwealth Bank to upgrade equipment to increase energy efficiency, save on energy costs and boost competitiveness, according to the CEFC. CEFC ...

South Australia government to support Good Money store

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... includes 246 community organisations across 650 locations in Australia to offer safe, fair, and affordable loans, savings, energy inclusion and other programs and has reached over 125,000 people. In Victoria, Good Shepherd Microfinance operates three ...

Call for EUA inclusion in Emissions Reduction Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... it is 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. "The crux of the challenge we see ...

UCA Funds Management sets exclusions in fossil fuel policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... coking coal and conventional oil remain eligible for investment, and "[w]here a company is a major investor in renewable energy, that interest will be offset from excluded fossil fuels interests when considering whether the company remains open for investment," ...

IGCC joins world peers in voicing fugitive methane concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... emissions risks through international equities holdings. "This is more for Australian investors as global investors in this energy source and asset class," Fabian said. "We do still have exposure to that market through internationalequity holdings, not ...

South Australia introduces building upgrade finance bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... the state and provide a new financing vehicle for commercial developers to retrofit buildings to improve water, waste and energy efficiency. Scott Bocskay, CEO of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund The proposed Building Upgrade Finance (BUF) scheme is designed ...