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Sandfire Resources completes DeGrussa Solar Power Project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... trucked-in diesel." The use of solar PV offers cost savings for Sandfire. The CEFC cites 2013 AECOM estimates that "electricity generation cost between $240-$300/MWh (for diesel costs only) for larger mines and up to $450/MWh for communities and smaller ...

CEFC commits to Westpac Efficient Financing Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... Welsh said. Westpac Group has increased its proportion of renewable energy financing from 45% to 61% of its total electricity generation portfolio over the past five years. The bank's lending to the CleanTech sector was AU$6.1 billion in 2015, Westpac ...

AODP releases 2016 Global Climate 500 Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... shares and investment in low carbon investments. "As a result of introducing a new exclusion on coal mining, coal-fired electricity generation and oil tar sands in November 2014, we divested $25 million of high carbon shares," Lambert said. "Our carbon ...

Experts weigh implications of Labor's ETS proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... regulatory shifts that will impact on industry sectors such as the emissions intensive trade exposed sectors and the electricity sector. Emily Gerrard, senior associate, Allens The Labor Party announced its climate change policy this week, with proposals ...

Companies advised to stress test climate change scenarios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... Climate Institute recently released a report, A Switch in Time, which performed scenario planning on one sector - the electricity sector. The Climate Institute modelled a modest carbon price rising to AU$40 per tonne by 2030, resulting in emission reductions ...

CEFC, Palisade Investment Partners launch infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... grid, they are selling the generated energy and thus have an income stream. Yates noted that the price for generated electricity would have to be below $50 per MWh for 20 years for the asset to produce a negative return. According to statistics provided ...

Laing O'Rourke pilots moveable solar-diesel power plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... deployment, flexibility and modularity of a conventional diesel or gas generator. This is music to the ears of off-grid electricity consumers. Further, due to the flexibility and mobility of the technology, we can provide systems on offtake agreements ...

Moree Solar Farm signs PPA with Origin Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). FRV reached financial close in July 2014 after being willing to sell electricity and large-scale generation certificates (LGCs) on the spart market, instead of obtaining a PPA first, ARENA noted. "In doing ...

ARENA allocates $8.4m for Normanton Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... Canadian Solar Australia will construct the solar plant, and Ergon Energy has signed a power purchase agreement to buy electricity from the solar farm. Ergon Energy will work with Canadian Solar and Scouller Energy to analyse and report on the network ...

CEFC finances University of Melbourne upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... higher productivity and stronger financial performance." The University of Melbourne expects the project to reduce grid electricity use by around 8% and deliver carbon emissions abatement of more than 9,000 tonnes per year upon completion, CEFC said. ...