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ARENA allocates funds for biomass research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... Technology Institute (FETI) at Curtin University. Professor Chun-Zhu Li is the director at FETI. Separately, last year the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) committed AU$100 million to a new Australian Bioenergy Fund, which will aim to accelerate ...

Paris Agreement: implications for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... renewable energy in getting Australia to the 2030 commitments it brought to COP21, said Kane Thornton, CEO of the Clean Energy Council, who also spoke at the Norton Rose Fulbright briefing. "I think it's fair to say that is the most powerful outcome ...

ARENA, CEFC back Barcaldine Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) are providing funding towards the construction of Barcaldine Regional Community Solar Farm in Queensland. Oliver Yates, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) ...

CEFC launches $250m Local Government Finance Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has developed a new AU$250 million program to encourage Australian councils to invest in technologies to increase their energy efficiency and lower emissions. The CEFC Local Government Finance Program will ...

CEFC commits $100m to Australian Bioenergy Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed AU$100 million to a new Australian Bioenergy Fund, which will aim to accelerate development in Australia's bioenergy sector. Oliver Yates, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) CEO The Australian ...

ARENA receives 77 applications for $100m large scale PV

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... most of Australia's enviable natural solar advantage." AA number of the ARENA applications had also approached the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) for debt funding through its complementary $250 million large-scale solar financing program. The ...

CEFC to provide up to $30m financing to City of Melbourne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will provide financing of up to AU$30 million to the City of Melbourne for a number of projects to increase energy efficiency and reduce emissions. Lord Mayor Robert Doyle (photo courtesy City of Melbourne) ...

Climate Bonds Initiative to release V2.0 standards this month

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... constituted the lion's share of climate-aligned bond issuance, at US$418.8 billion, or 70% of the total, followed by clean energy, which made up 20%, or US$118.4 billion. The remaining 10% of bonds came from buildings and industry, agriculture and forestry ...

Climate Friendly certified a B Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... carbon management solutions to businesses and households and engage in projects to reduce carbon emissions, provide clean energy sources and bring environmental and social benefits to communities. It is a member of the South Pole Group. "Climate Friendly ...

Australia falls in EY renewable energy index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... toward utility-scale solar,' EY said in the RECAI report. EY cited the government's draft directive prohibiting the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) from investing in onshore wind and rooftop solar as part of the "wind war." "A government-commissioned ...