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University of Melbourne launches Sustainability Plan 2017-2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... committed to reducing emissions by 20,000 tonnes of carbon per year by 2020 through on-campus energy projects such as solar, wind and geothermal; increasing the number of graduates "who can demonstrate a specialization in environment and sustainability," ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed up to AU$18 million for a project combining solar, wind and battery storage to be built in North Queensland. The AU$18 million is in the form of recoupable grant funding for a Windlab and ...

Artesian Venture Partners launches $20m Clean Energy Seed Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... sectors such as the internet of things, energy storage, biofuels, alternative energy generation (solar, wave, geothermal, wind), metering and control, green building and biomaterials, transport technologies, water and waste." The Clean Energy Seed Fund ...

QIC invests $800m in Powering Australian Renewables Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... developed in Australia at Nyngan (102MW) and Broken Hill (52MW) NSW, which were commissioned in 2015. Two new "significant" wind generation projects in Queensland and New South Wales have been identified for development in 2017/2017. QIC acquired the ...

CEFC reports $837m in commitments for 2015-2016

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... new investment commitments. The CEFC listed a number of key investments, such as AU$67 million to Australia's third largest wind farm at Ararat in Victoria, AU$68 million towards the construction of a green building in Geelong, to stretch the design ...

ARENA provides $9.9 million funding to New Gullan Range Wind Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... (ARENA) is providing AU$9.9 million in funding to support a AU$26 million large-scale solar farm to be co-located with a wind farm. A 10MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant will be built next to the existing Gullen Range Wind Farm near Canberra. Co-location ...

MEP Werke GmbH, Strasser Capital join Climate Bonds Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... The Climate Bonds Initiative recently certified the AU$500 million Westpac Climate Bond, which will be allocated to seven wind energy facilities and five low carbon commercial properties. The underlying assets have all been certified under the Climate ...

Westpac Group issues $500m climate bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... property in Australia. Siobhan Toohill, Westpac The funds from the bond from the Westpac Climate Bond will be allocated to seven wind energy facilities and five low carbon commercial properties, Westpac said. The underlying asses have all been certified ...

CEFC, Palisade Investment Partners launch infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... built," he said. "This a recognition that renewable energy assets are different from other assets... If you're building a wind farm or a solar farm, so long as you have it sited well and you have conducted good community engagement, if you have a problem ...

Demand exceeds supply in Australian green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... that to be the growth region in 2016." In 2015, ANZ issued an AU$600 million green bond that will finance green property, wind power and solar projects. ANZ's first green bond was a five-year fixed rate, priced at 99.384 and an 80 bps spread over the ...