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AGL opens Nyngan, Broken Hill solar plants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... Solar Plant with $166.7 million funding support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and $64.9 million from the NSW Government. Both plants are were constructed in partnership with First Solar, Bogan Shire Council (Nyngan) and Broken Hill ...

HESTA allocates $6.7m to affordable housing development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... fund last year. "Horizon Housing are a large, well managed community housing provider in southeast Queensland and northern NSW, and they were looking for capital to fund an expansion of an affordable housing program," said Ian Learmonth, SVA's executive ...

ARENA, CEFC back Barcaldine Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... Elecnor is providing equity investment, the CEFC said. Elecnor Australia is currently constructing 70MW Moree Solar Farm (NSW). The Barcaldine Solar Farm will operate on the fringe of the National Energy Market grid, CEFC said, and the project will demonstrate ...

South Australia passes building upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... environmental upgrade finance structures in place. The South Australia scheme has built on the experiences of Victoria and NSW, said Scott Bocskay, CEO of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund. "South Australia has gone thru a robust consultation process and ...

Ross Hill Wine Group certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
Ross Hill Wine Group in Orange, NSW has received carbon neutral certification under the National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS), making it the first Australian winery to do so. Iain Smale, Pangolin Associates Pangolin Associates, energy and carbon management ...

Queensland government approves Clare Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... helping us to reach our 50% renewable energy target by 2030," Trad said in a statement. FRV also owns the Moree Solar Farm in NSW, a 70MW farm that is under construction. Burdekin Shire welcomed the announcement. "This is great news for us and supports ...

Industrial relations: a vehicle for climate change mitigation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... government sector, I think trade unions have played a major role and they've been able to partly because of government support. in NSW, the state government has an active policy of reducing emissions, which has created a positive environment for action. ...

Newpin social benefit bond returns 8.9% in second year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... program, resulting in an 8.9% p.a. return to investors. The Newpin SBB is underpinned by an outcome-based contract between the NSW government and UnitingCare. Investors receive a return based on the proportion of children restored to their parents. Some ...

ESG concerns a challenge for mining projects: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... financial liabilities, such as losses of operating or exploration licenses, as has recently happened with coal seam gas mining in NSW." A third issue that MSCI is monitoring is the relationship between mining companies, state and federal governments ...

Queensland commits $3m to social benefit bond pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... Queensland joins New South Wales and South Australia in developing programs that will lead to social benefit bond issuance. NSW has already been in the vanguard in Australia around social impact investment - in 2013, the state government pioneered the ...