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ARENA fund Laing O'Rourke redeployable solar hybrid project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will allocate $450,000 in funding to Laing O'Rourke to support a $1.4 million redeployable, large-scale solar-diesel hybrid power plant pilot project. Global construction company Laing O'Rourke would be ...

ARENA announces $100 million support for Moree Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed AU$101.7 million of support to the Moree Solar Farm, a large scale solar plant that will shortly begin construction. Renewable energy company Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) is set to begin ...

UCA Funds Management adds Transfield Services to exclusions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... unconventional methane gas such as coal seam gas through fracking. Under the new policy, Aurora Oil and Gas, AWE Limited, Beach Energy, Bathurst Resources, Buru Energy, Drillsearch Energy, Maverick Drilling and Exploration, Red Fork Energy, Sundance ...

Forest protection CFI project issued 160,000 carbon credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Regulator has issued more than 160,000 carbon credits to a carbon farming project in western New South Wales covering an 8,500-hectare section of native forest. Josh Harris, Climate Friendly The Sunset Ranch Native Forest Protection ...

AGL installs first solar panels at Nyngan solar plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... general manager business customers and power development; Leslie Williams, MP, NSW parliamentary secretary for renewable energy (Photo provided by AGL) The Nyngan Solar Plant will be Australia's largest utility-scale solar plant, with approximately 1.35 ...

RIAA: Increased public demand for responsible investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... that play out is in the increase in demand for institutional products or wholesale products in themed areas - a low carbon energy fund, green bonds, etc., etc." The report has found that the total funds under management in Australia and New Zealand in ...

CEFC, CFSGAM to establish clean energy infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and the direct infrastructure division Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) will establish the country's first unlisted clean energy direct infrastructure fund. Meg McDonald, chief operating ...

GRI names Michael Meehan new chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... 2010-2013. He has almost 20 years' experience in the sustainability field, including sustainable supply chain and carbon/energy reporting technologies. "Michael has a longstanding commitment to the sustainability field with a strong presence in technology ...

Business begins unwinding of carbon tax arrangements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... repeal of the carbon tax are going to be reflected in their prices going forward," said Grant Anderson, partner in the energy and resources group at Allens. "On top of that, electricity and gas retailers will need to provide to the ACCC a carbon tax ...

Universe of climate-linked bonds expands to US$502.6bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... and now it's $35bn outstanding issuance." The report breaks climate-themed bonds down into seven categories - transport, energy, climate finance, buildings and industry, agriculture and forestry, waste and pollution control, and water. Transport bonds ...