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CEFC signs $50m asset financing agreement with Firstmac

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... see the CEFC and Firstmac extend personal and business finance for the adoption of low emissions and electric vehicles and solar and energy efficient equipment in buildings. "This financing program is available for a wide range of commercial activities ...

CEFC provides $100m financing for Origin Solar Servicing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is providing a 12-year $100 million financing deal to Origin Energy, to support Origin's solar power purchase agreements (PPAs) to business and residential customers. CEFC CEO Oliver Yates With the CEFC finance, Origin ...

Swiss Re hedges wind risk for Infigen Energy wind farms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... hopeful after speaking to banks that this will be the end outcome." Swiss Re published a report, Profiling the risks in solar and wind, in which they state that demand for risk management services will increase as the renewable energy sector continues ...

Decarbonising economy requires sophisticated investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... will be a combination of obviously reducing exposures, eliminating exposure, ramping up investment to roll out the wind/solar infrastructure, and work on energy efficiency - that's the most effective thing we can do, obviously. That second piece goes ...

CEFC invests $125 million in energy efficiency property trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... businesses and local governments to access Energy Efficient Loans, a commitment of AU$70 million towards a $116 million solar PV Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) program delivered by global solar provider Sun Edison, up to $30 million to leverage up to ...

Experts warn of trustees' climate change litigation risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... generation plants came online in the US last year and old ones are being retired. You compare that to the staggering growth in solar power being rolled out - the market is changing very quickly, companies that are completely invested in coal at the moment ...

CEFC, NAB launch $120m green finance fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... micro turbines, and fuel switching and processes. The program will also potentially support the installation of rooftop solar PV, solar thermal for hot water and heat pumps and solar PV that replaces diesel generation, the CEFC said. "Businesses wanting ...

ANZ issues $600m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
ANZ has issued an AU$600 million green bond that will finance green property, wind power and solar projects. The bond - ANZ's first green bond and the second issued by an Australian bank - is five-year fixed rate, priced at 99.384 and an 80 bps spread ...

Pollinate Energy to open Kolkata office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
Pollinate Energy, a social enterprise that provides affordable solar lighting to people in India's urban slums, is expanding its operations into Kolkata, its third city in India. Alexie Seller, national manager - business development and operations ...

Utilities sector face material ESG issues: Sustainalytics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... which, again, is both a threat and an opportunity. Sustainalytics found that the global installed capacity for grid-connected solar panels increased by 338% from 2009-2012, and also notes that "the traditional large-scale production of electricity is ...