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Renewable energy provides 10% of Australia's electricity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... Hydro-electric Scheme and Tasmania's network of 27 hydro-electric projects provide the majority of the country's hydro power." Wind energy represents about 22% of renewable energy generation in 2011, a slight decrease from the previous year, with bioenergy ...

Pacific Hydro reduces carbon footprint 37%

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... to focus on our core markets of Australia and South America." Pacific Hydro produces renewable energy from a portfolio of wind farm and hydro power assets in Australia, Brazil and Chile. The company sells and trades electricity, electricity derivative ...

Climate Bond Standard to screen green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... certifies bonds as contributing to the delivery of a low carbon economy. In its first stage, the Climate Bond Standard lists wind energy investments currently eligible with an expansion to solar energy and other renewable energy investments to follow ...

Investors weigh environmental, social risks of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The mining of coal seam gas has never been more prominent in Australia, and institutional investors are weighing the environmental, social and political risks of being invested in companies with exposures to coal seam gas operations. While there are ...

Consumers doubt energy retailers' "green" credentials

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... electricity from renewable sources. When questioned as to what other sources of energy consumers would agree to use, solar, wind and hydro topped the list, but nuclear power came in surprisingly high, with 34% of respondents saying they would agree to ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... AU$16bn Retail Employees Superannuation Trust (REST) partnered with UBS International Infrastructure Fund to buy the Collgar Wind Farm in Western Australia. Construction is expected to begin in 2012 on the AU$750m project, which will be built on 18,000Ha ...

ASX100 CEO pay increases faster than stock value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
The salaries of ASX100 CEOs increased 131% and the median bonus increased 190% in the first decade of this century, while the stock value of the same ASX100 companies only increased 31%, according to research by the Australian Council of Superannuation ...

Carbon Farming Initiative offers landholders revenue opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... offsets, if the offset takes the form of revegetation, that is also capable of generating CFI credits." Anderson also pointed to wind farms as another land-holding operation that could be used to generate credits. "There might be spare land around wind ...

ACCIONA to develop NSW wind farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
ACCIONA, the world's largest independent, non-utility, renewable energy developer and owner, will develop a AU$147m wind farm in New South Wales. The Gunning Wind farm will generate 46.5MW. It is ACCIONA's 278th in the world and will deliver enough ...

Institutional investors begin analysis of carbon tax impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... and businesses which are carbon neutral and clean energy sectors. It's clearly a big positive for cleaner energy providers (wind, solar and to a lesser extent gas). It's probably neutral for the finance sector - many large finance companies have already ...