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University of Melbourne launches Sustainability Plan 2017-2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... will divest itself of fossil fuel holdings, become carbon neutral before 2030 and achieve zero net emissions from electricity by 2021, under its newly launched sustainability plan. Under the new Sustainability Plan 2017-2020, the University of Melbourne ...

Barcaldine Remote Community Solar Farm begins energy generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
The Barcaldine Remote Community Solar Farm, Queensland's biggest solar farm, has begun generating and feeding electricity into the grid. Aerial of Barcaldine Remote Community Solar Farm (photo courtesy of ARENA) The Barcaldine solar farm consists of ...

CEFC identifies Australian states with best incentives for bioenergy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... scope for generating renewable energy from waste, while diverting waste from landfill. "While the scope for generating electricity from waste is relatively small as a share of total electricity generation, it can provide a baseload power source while ...

Shell Scenarios on pathways to net-zero emissions

PIA LEFEVRE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... collectively through the political system to decide whether this is going to succeed or not," he said. "[...] It's not about electricity, it includes that, but there are certain things that you can not decarbonise and hence the CCS will help to get to ...

ARENA grants $18m to Queensland combined wind, solar, storage project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
... and 2 MW/4 MWh battery storage. The project is intended to sell around-the-clock renewable energy into the national electricity market, said ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht. "Wind will generate power throughout the day and night, while solar ramps up during ...

Stockland reports on integrated sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... Star - Performance portfolio rating for 22 of the company's retail centres around Australia. Stockland has reduced electricity usage by 30% per square metre in retail centres since FY06, saving $30 million. Green Star is verified by the Green Building ...

AMP Capital, CSIRO back renewable energy tech startup Evergen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... system will charge the battery up off the grid the night before, so when you turn on the AC, you don't have to buy grid electricity that morning." The Evergen technology is based on a CSIRO algorithm that synthesises a variety of data. "The algorithm ...

NAB sets science based target for Scope 1 and 2 emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... Scope 1 emissions - all direct GHG emissions, and Scope 2 emissions - indirect emissions from consumption of purchased electricity, heat or steam with the exception of data centre emissions, in line with the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard. However ...

Sandfire Resources completes DeGrussa Solar Power Project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... trucked-in diesel." The use of solar PV offers cost savings for Sandfire. The CEFC cites 2013 AECOM estimates that "electricity generation cost between $240-$300/MWh (for diesel costs only) for larger mines and up to $450/MWh for communities and smaller ...

CEFC commits to Westpac Efficient Financing Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Welsh said. Westpac Group has increased its proportion of renewable energy financing from 45% to 61% of its total electricity generation portfolio over the past five years. The bank's lending to the CleanTech sector was AU$6.1 billion in 2015, Westpac ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

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The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

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While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

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