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CEFC finances $20m in business energy improvements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... be used to finance up to 100% of the purchase price. Projects are assessed against CEFC's eligibility criteria for renewables, low emissions and energy efficiency technologies, the fund said. In its 2013/2014 annual report, CEFC reported it allocated ...

Mirvac reports on first year of new sustainability strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... know that energy costs are going up, we know that security of supply is going to be important in future, we know what renewables are the future, and so, therefore, why don't we put ourselves on the path towards it." This year, Mirvac noted that it had ...

CEFC allocates more than AU$930m in first full year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... projects were developed under co-financing programs. The portfolio has a diverse mix of investments - 62% represent renewables, 30% in energy efficiency and 8% in low emissions technologies, said Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO, in the CEO's report. "We have ...

APRA adds materiality to trustees' risk management declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... decisions as to whether they should exit those investments, and/or make new investments elsewhere, invest money into renewables or emerging sources of energy which might replace fossil fuels," El Hassan said. "Climate change may be one factor in these ...

Local Government Super enhances carbon-related screens

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... will be demand particularly from developing economies that won't be able to source energy requirements solely from renewables. From an economic position, if we follow the logic of decreasing use of coal, it's hard to see that nuclear won't be an important ...

Future Super launches as first fossil-fuel free fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... about the impact we could have through financial services and getting people to divest from fossil fuels and support renewables," he said. "The fact is that there was nobody offering fossil fuel free superannuation. We felt this was the biggest hole ...

ClimateWorks Australia: Australia can decarbonise by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... electricity, said Amandine Denis, head of research at ClimateWorks. "In one scenario electricity is solely supplied from renewables, particularly solar with back-up thermal and battery storage," Denis said. "The other two scenarios also include carbon ...

Challenges, opportunities in Australia's energy future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... and store their own energy through a combination of solar panels, gas generation, storage and energy efficiency; and renewables thrive, where "storage supports a 100% share of renewables in centralised power supply by 2050, high electric vehicle uptake ...

ARENA commits AU$18.5m to Energy Developments project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... currently owns and operates an existing 3.9MW diesel power station. The funding will upgrade the station into a hybrid renewables-focused power station. The first part of the funding will be used to fund ENE's project assessment, while subsequent commitment ...

AMP Capital lists fossil fuel exclusions for RIL funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... we have a smaller alternatives portfolio there, and within that, there's a private equity fund which is looking at renewables and climate change exposures in a positive way through investing in energy efficiency companies or service companies. That fund ...