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Business begins unwinding of carbon tax arrangements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... inserted at the behest of the Palmer United Party will create new, if temporary, reporting requirements for gas and electricity retailers. "Most companies planed for repeal," said Martijn Wilder, a partner at Baker & McKenzie and head of the firm's global ...

ARENA provides $11 million grant to Carnegie Wave Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... array globally and the first time any company has created a wave farm with multiple wave energy converters to produce electricity and fresh water. The CETO 6 project site also be located off Garden Island, "in deeper water, west of the current Perth ...

CEFC provides finance to New Energy Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... project. The facilities will generate "cost competitive, base load energy and a lower emissions outcome than current grid electricity sources," according to a statement from CEFC. While both projects will be eligible for Australian Renewable Energy Certificates ...

Vast Solar begins construction on 6MW solar thermal station

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... Jemalong Solar Thermal Station will include three hours' thermal storage, which should enable the plant to generate electricity on demand. Construction began in mid-April and is expected to finish by the end of the year. CST power generation uses the ...

CEC analyses impact of removing Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... sources such as solar, wind, bioenergy and hydro by 2020. "This study shows that the Renewable Energy Target is holding electricity prices lower over the long term by minimising the use of increasingly costly gas for electricity generation," said David ...

Tumut Shire Council to slash electricity costs after upgrade

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... The Tumut Shire Council in New South Wales has completed upgrades to its administration building that will reduce electricity costs by 66%, according to the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO The AU$2.1 million Riverina Highlands ...

Margaret River Winery installs SunPower solar system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... Wines, a Margaret-River based winery, has installed a 149-kilowatt solar power system that the winery says will offset electricity use by 30%. Photo Courtesy of Watershed Winery Watershed had a SunPower solar power system installed on a roof shared by ...

CEFC provides $20m loan facility to Carnegie Wave Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... technology. It "uses wave power to pump high pressure water that can be used to generate clean energy in the form of electricity and desalinated fresh water," CEFC said. "It is a fully submerged system which allows it to better withstand the harsh ocean ...

CEFC commits $30 million to EUA financing fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... halved its energy costs through a $1.3 million energy efficiency upgrade, installing an on-site generator to provide electricity, heating and cooling, occupancy sensors and double glazing. It is targeting 4 stars NABERS, up from 2.5. 470 Collins Street ...

CEFC, CBA finance efficiency upgrades for food processors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... Wodonga Rendering and Wodonga Abattoirs are installing a $4 million gas-fired trigeneration plant that will supply electricity, hot water and steam, which is estimated to save about a third in energy costs and CO2-e emissions due to reduced grid electricity ...