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ARENA board members, CEO named

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... administer existing ACRE programs and projects; consider funding shortlisted for Solar Flagships; progress the Emerging Renewables Program; and select eligible applicants under the Advanced Biofuels Investment Readiness program," according to the Ministry ...

Government grants $1.9m for geothermal exploration study

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... industry to take the next step forward." NICTA's project is the first to be funded under the government's AU$126m Emerging Renewables Program, at www.acre.gov.au which has been established to provide support for the development of renewable energy and ...

Institutional investors put climate change into risk budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... more to "climate sensitive assets" - real estate, infrastructure, private equity, sustainable equities, efficiency/renewables and commodities, and more than half of participants either have, or plan to review, climate risks within climate-sensitive asset ...

Use of renewable energy to grow by 6% a year to 2035

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... from renewable energy sources by 2020 - around 20% of total electricity generation. BREE projects that the share of renewables in total electricity generation could reach up to 24% in 2034-2035, with wind energy predicted to be the major driver of renewable ...

Business, investors get certainty as carbon package passes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... opportunities." Beyond just certainty of pricing risk, there are new opportunities for investment in clean technology, renewables and infrastructure projects such as gas-fired electricity generators through initiatives such as the AU$10bn Clean Energy ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... policy. Policy does change and many of these projects are dependent on policy support. The express comparisons with renewables is what make it so hard." For those investors that do make allocations to renewable energy projects view them through the lens ...

Renewable energy could meet up to 80% of global supply by 2050: IPCC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
Nearly 80% of the world's energy supply could be met by renewables by 2050, if supported by public policies, according to a report from over 120 researchers working with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Additionally, increasing ...