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Combet announces phase-out of solar credit mechanism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... solar credit mechanism in January 2013, six months ahead of schedule, a move that is expected to lower the cost of electricity and curtail a potential oversupply in renewable energy certificates. Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg ...

LGS generating energy savings certificates from retrofits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... hired Sigma Global to manage the energy savings certificates process, which are based on LGS's activities to reduce electricity consumption in its direct real estate portfolio. LGS views the generation of energy savings certificates as a stream of increased ...

Fewer ASX companies see carbon price as a business risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... reported a 5 million tCO2e (-20%) Scope 2 GHG emission reduction, with the purchase of zero carbon emissions hydro-electricity to power the Mozal aluminium smelter contributing to this improvement. Companies responding to the CDP survey are reporting ...

Australian infrastructure underprepared for climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... infrastructure is not equipped to handle more frequent, extreme weather events and other impacts of climate change, with the electricity, road and rail and financial services sector underprepared, according to a report from The Climate Institute. The ...

Low Carbon Australia finances second Wagga Wagga project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... costs, Wagga Wagga City Council's Mayor Rod Kendall said in a media statement. "The gas-fired generator will create electricity for the centre and the heat the engine produces will be used to heat our pools," Kendall said. This is the second project ...

NAB funds second Environmental Upgrade Agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... Street, signed an agreement to fund a AU$1.3m retrofit of the building, including a trigeneration system to generate electricity, heating and cooling, occupancy sensors and double glazing. The retrofit is intended to cut CO2-e emissions by approximately ...

Low Carbon Australia and Quantum Power offer biogas services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... "For example, an AU$1m biogas power plant installed at a piggery has the potential to more than meet the business's electricity needs, while the payback for the project is about four years. We've seen the benefits through our installed biogas engines ...

Low Carbon Australia financing for local council upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... Aquatic and Leisure Centre and the Great Lakes council administration building in NSW. "These upgrades should reduce the electricity costs of the two buildings by 12%, or approximately $30,000 per year based on current prices," McDonald said. Under the ...

AGL Energy, First Solar granted $130m for solar project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... project will be built in Broken Hill and Nyngan, New South Wales and the thin-film PV solar plant will generate enough electricity to power approximately 30,000 homes. The Solar Flagships Council found the AGL project had the overall highest level of ...

Carbon price cost could have 0.1% impact on services sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... worst would be 0.1% of general ledger in the first year, said Iain Smale, managing director of Pangolin Associates. "Electricity isn't a big component of the overall spend," Smale said. "For the legal industry, it's actually quite small. There is a lot ...