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Australia ranked fourth on global renewable energy list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... in March that government would maintain the renewable energy target (RET) at 41TWh, or equivalent to 20% of total electricity consumption by 2020, and that the government further accepted the recommendations of the Climate Commission that the frequency ...

Energy audit implementation yields cost savings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... companies both from the perspective of environmental and sustainability concerns and because of increases in the price of electricity. "It's a pretty common theme with the companies that we engage with for energy audits," said Matthew Curnow, joint managing ...

Geodynamics announces successful test of geothermal energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Geodynamics has announced that they have successfully generated electricity from geothermal 'hot rocks' technology at a pilot plant in South Australia. Geodynamics' 1MWe Habanero Pilot Plant, South Australia (photo courtesy of Geodynamics) Geodynamics' ...

Low Carbon Australia finances Golden North project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... Australia's Alliance Partner 2xE. 2xE estimates the project payback period at just over six years, based on current electricity prices. "While Golden North is iconic to South Australians, this expansion means the company can take advantage of recent ...

Companies advised to manage carbon price future uncertainty

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... and it means that companies are not able to make these decisions, given that they it may not be here in future." The electricity and renewable energy sectors have been more impacted by these uncertainties, given the electricity sector's emissions-intensive ...

Government to maintain existing Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... government will maintain the Renewable Energy Target (RET) at current levels to ensure that at least 20% of Australia's electricity comes from renewable sources by 2020, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet has announced. The ...

Energy Choice joins Energy Smart Finance Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... about $2,400. The simple payback for the project is just under 4.5 years, but the church will continue to keep its electricity costs down for years to come." See Also: Low Carbon Australia and CEFC to merge for 2013 launch

Climate Change Authority backs Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... recommendation is that the RET will remain unchanged at 41,000GWh, as currently legislated. "Under the current scheme renewable electricity generation is forecast to grow from around 30,000 gigawatt hours (GWh) at present to around 65,000 GWh in 2020-21 ...

Low Carbon Australia finances $11m pilot energy project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... meet increasing demands of the growing region. "We will provide network support to enhance the reliability of the electricity distribution system in Traralgon that is owned by SP AusNet," Anthony Collins, managing director of NovaPower told The Sustainability ...

MSCI: Asia Pacific, EU green building market show potential

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... energy efficiencyâ€related regulations in North America over the last decade; it is also a consequence of low electricity prices in the region," the report said. Electricity prices in Asia-Pacific have increased by 199% between 2001 and 2011, while ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

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Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

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While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

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