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Investors commit to growing green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... working with organizations making commitments in other workstreams of the UN Summit - cities, low-carbon transport, clean energy. That applies to emerging as well as developed markets," said Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds CEO. "The response to climate change ...

SMF stepping up advocacy for environmental upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... associated with the upgrade. Bocskay noted that the EUA structure is modelled on a US vehicle, Property Assessed Clean Energy ( PACE ) which was intended to finance retrofits to residential property. PACE has expanded to include commercial property in ...

NY's EIC on residential, commercial property energy upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
The state of New York is leveraging innovative clean energy financing vehicles and community outreach to fund clean energy and energy efficiency projects in both commercial and residential properties. The Energy Improvement Corporation (EIC ) operates ...

Challenges, opportunities in Australia's energy future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... stay," and that changes to storage capabilities were likely to impact on uptake. Kane Thornton, acting CEO of the Clean Energy Corporation (CEC) noted that renewable energy currently stands at almost 15% of total supply, with hydroelectric contributing ...

ARENA funds expansion of Doomadgee Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... Ergon Energy said in a statement on its websit e when Doomadgee Solar Farm was given an award for innovation by the Clean Energy Council. The expansion of Doomadgee Solar Farm is the first to be funded through ARENA's Community and Regional Renewable ...

ARENA announces $100 million support for Moree Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... inherited when it was established in July 2012, the agency said. In addition to the ARENA financial support, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is providing up to $60 million of senior debt finance to Moree Solar Farm, the CEFC has previously ...

Forest protection CFI project issued 160,000 carbon credits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Regulator has issued more than 160,000 carbon credits to a carbon farming project in western New South Wales covering an 8,500-hectare section of native forest. Josh Harris, Climate Friendly The Sunset Ranch Native Forest Protection ...

CEFC, CFSGAM to establish clean energy infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and the direct infrastructure division Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) will establish the country's first unlisted clean energy direct infrastructure fund. Meg McDonald, chief operating ...

ARENA provides $11 million grant to Carnegie Wave Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... agreement, ARENA said. ARENA is not the only government-related agency to fund the CETO 6 project. In March, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) announced it would provide a AU$20 million, five-year loan facility to Carnegie Wave Energy to help ...

Climate Bonds Initiative proposes green property standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... ANZ, Niall McCarthy of the Investor Group on Climate Change and Eureka Funds Management, and Simon Brooker of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.