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Renewable energy company secures $160m from Macquarie

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... on average annually in the next five years, while batteries for power storage are forecast to grow by 25% and electric vehicles at 17%. "Encouragingly, investor appetite is growing and diversifying to support this trend, building on the energy transition's ...

NAB backs green bank for Aussie farmers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... opportunities for a diverse range of manufacturers and industry, from those involved in the clean energy supply chain to electric vehicles and recycling. At the same time new technologies and production approaches are lifting the sustainability of our ...

Green bank returns $5.4bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... emissions reduction targets". CEFC has "made considerable progress in finance for household sustainability and electric vehicles, which can have an immediate benefit for consumers," CEFC chief executive Ian Learmonth said. And in the coming year, it ...

Green budgets fatten amid global uncertainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... "The Chinese decarbonisation value chain is already subject to high tariffs, and as a consequence no Chinese electric vehicles are being sold in the US. But large numbers of EVs are being sold in China itself," Cooper said. "China's large and fast-growing ...

China plays long game on battery disruption

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... against the backdrop of an expanding global EV market. According to the Electric Vehicle Council, demand for electric vehicles in Australia has never been higher with a record 114,000 new EVs sold in 2024. "We're expecting the adoption of electric ...

Subscription EVs attract HESTA, IFM interest

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... HESTA, by way of its mandate with the former, will take a 49% stake in Splend Group, a provider of subscription electric vehicles. IFM Investors has made the investment via its Growth Partners Fund 2, with HESTA and others also investing in Splend, which ...

Powering AI: An opportunity for investors?

HAMISH CHAMBERLAYNE  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... artificial intelligence (AI) growth. The power demands of AI, combined with the impacts of reindustrialisation, electric vehicles (EVs), and the transition to renewable energy, sees the technology represent a significant investment opportunity across ...

Back on the huddle, fund flows into clean energy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... asset classes in carbon-abating technologies, like clean energy generation and storage, transition minerals, electric vehicles, and turbines and solar PV. Even if the US exit the Paris Agreement under Trump, which could hurt global emissions in the next ...

UniSuper's environmental option returns -16%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... environmental issues and opportunities. At least 40% of their revenues must come from environmental themes, like electric vehicles (EVs) or renewable energy. Its top holdings include Tesla, Digital Realty Trust, Enphase Energy, and Samsung SDI. Addressing ...

Tech giant hits environment target

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... using product-materials that are less carbon intensive, opting for low-carbon shipping tariffs and investing in electric vehicles in its car fleet. For its owned and operated buildings, PUMA buys renewable energy tariffs and renewable energy attribute ...