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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 ...

Statewide Super signs Paris Pledge for Action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
Statewide Super has signed the Paris Pledge for Action, a supporting document resulting from the United Nations COP21 climate summit. Signatories to the Paris Pledge for Action promise to ensure that the ambitions in the Paris Agreement are met or exceeded. ...

ARENA, CEFC back Barcaldine Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) are providing funding towards the construction of Barcaldine Regional Community Solar Farm in Queensland. Oliver Yates, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) CEO The AU$69 million Barcaldine Regional Community ...

CEFC launches $250m Local Government Finance Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... clear benefits to councils from converting street lighting to more efficient LED lighting, as well as installing rooftop solar PV on council-owned buildings. The CEFC has identified energy from waste projects as an area where councils can generate energy ...

Ross Hill Wine Group certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... the rows between autumn and winter," said. Peter Robson, chairman of Ross Hill Wine Group. In 2013, Ross Hill installed solar photovoltaic panels, which reduced energy by 26% for the winery and vineyards. To maintain NCOS certification as carbon neutral ...

Future Super goes carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... superannuation can be really carbon intensive, and can be more carbon intensive than other parts of life. People are putting solar on their roofs, people have been reducing their carbon footprint by switching to a Prius. But as it turns out, one's personal ...

ARENA receives 77 applications for $100m large scale PV

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) received 77 eligible expressions of interest (EOIs) for an AU$100 million large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) competitive round. The round was announced on 9 September 2015, and was tailored to bring down costs ...

Mirvac marks strategic process in 2015 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... property, Sirius House in the ACT, receiving six NABERS stars. "On the net positive generation side, we've installed a 90kw solar PV system for a client and a 40kw system for ourselves, which is not a lot, to be honest," Edwards said. "We've identified ...