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PE, VC vehicles to drive sustainable investment pipeline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... Group, explained the fund's approach to financing and managing assets in renewable energy generation, storage and technology. The group focuses on working in partnership with university research organisations to identify potential solutions to clean ...

BlackRock, Temasek form partnership to invest in decarbonisation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... funds will focus on investing in early stage growth companies targeting "proven, next-generation renewable and mobility technology including emerging fuel sources, grid solutions, battery storage, and electric and autonomous vehicle technologies as well ...

Low-cost, high-reliability road to renewable energy: Grattan Institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... less wind and solar energy is being generated. This is where battery storage and gas-fired generation as a bridging technology will play the role of guaranteeing supply. According to its modelling, the costs of the "keep coal" and the "70% renewable ...

Investors confident in Australian renewables sector: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... assets. Confidence is driven by the country's climate and typography, greenfield opportunities, support for advanced technology and more. Investors from Asia Pacific are also strong on Australian renewables, with 77% expecting to increase investment ...

Green bond boom, but investors look to value proposition

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... sovereign space as well." Recent issuance has come from a wide range of sectors, led by utilities, banks, REITs and technology, JP Morgan noted. "We do think there needs to be an element of verification, whether that's a green bond standard, the ...

$150 million impact fund to target small companies for investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... started with a "proof of concept fund" with diverse small and medium enterprises - two healthcare businesses, a B2C technology business, a building business, and an environmental services business. The new Impact Growth Equity Fund will seek to invest ...

ARENA to provide finance for pumped hydro facility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... Australia's electricity grid," said Darren Miller, ARENA CEO. "... The Australian Government's first Low Emissions Technology Statement has highlighted the importance of large scale energy storage solutions to facilitate more low cost solar and ...

Global digitalisation impacting environmental, social factors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... 'tech' sector, we see healthcare tech, financial tech, manufacturing tech, communications tech, design and software technology, etc. They all have a variety in terms of end market and sectors. Using a sectoral approach for portfolio construction is actually ...

Industry fund sets bar higher with Net Zero timing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... or companies in areas such as clean energy infrastructure (wind and solar projects), storage infrastructure, or grid technology. Squires identified investing in infrastructure or private equity funds, direct project-level investment, securitised bonds ...

C-suite executives cite climate as top risk to growth: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... accomplish that, particularly through bolt-on acquisitions, Larocca said. Executives pointed to financial services technology and peer to peer utilities as areas of heightened activities. This also goes to the thinking about technological disruption ...