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Government launches new Clean Energy Innovation Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... ARENA will manage its existing portfolio of grants and will fulfill the previously announced AU$100 million large-scale solar round, but after that round is complete, ARENA will stop issuing grants to become predominately debt and equity based under ...

Ayers Rock Resort finishes 1.8MW PV system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia and Epuron have completed a 1.8MW solar photovoltaic system at the Ayers Rock Resort. One of the arrays forming the 1.8MW solar photovoltaic system at the Ayers Rock Resort (photo courtesy of Voyages) The Clean Energy ...

ARENA allocates $8.4m for Normanton Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will allocate AU$8.4 million in funding support for the construction of a 5 MW DC (4.5 MW AC) solar farm near Normanton in far North-West Queensland. Canadian Solar and Scouller Energy will jointly own Normanton Solar ...

CEFC finances University of Melbourne upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... of "of innovative energy efficient and renewable energy technologies, including voltage optimisation, freezer upgrades, solar photovoltaics, solar thermal and micro-turbines," said Paul McCartney, executive director - corporate and project finance at ...

CEFC launches $250m Community Housing Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... retrofit existing buildings, through measures such as switching to LED lighting, updating household appliances, installing solar panels and improving insulation, the CEFC said. "Community housing is already a substantial part of Australia's overall housing ...

Mirvac to build industrial estate with sustainability features

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... "raising the bar" for industrial estates. Calibre will feature energy efficient lighting, rainwater harvesting, photovoltaic solar, cyclist and end-of-trip facilities, which they emphasise will creating savings for the tenants. "There has been a shift ...

Melbourne buildings retrofit with solar panels

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
Two Melbourne buildings have installed solar panel systems to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Lord Mayor Robert Doyle (photo courtesy City of Melbourne) The installation of a 59.4kW system at 101 Collins Street is Australia's highest commercial solar ...

AGL opens Nyngan, Broken Hill solar plants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
AGL has officially opened its Nyngan and Broken Hill solar plants - Australia's largest utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants. AGL's Broken Hill Solar Plant (photo courtesy AGL) The Nyngan plant became operational in July 2015 and Broken ...

ARENA selects 22 projects for $100m funding round

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced 22 projects will progress to the next stage of its AU$100 million large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) competitive round. The projects were able to demonstrate its cost of energy was below the threshold of ...

CEFC receives new investment mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... 13, which specifies that the CEFC must include a focus on supporting emerging renewable technologies such as large-scale solar, storage associated with large and small scale-solar, offshore wind technologies and energy efficiency technologies for cities ...