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NZ Super Fund invests in wind turbine developer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... "We look forward to working with Ogin as it further develops its products and markets, and as it redevelops existing wind farms using its new turbines," Whineray said. Whineray said the investments are relatively small for the NZ$24 billion (US$19 billion) ...

Westpac discloses environmental, social, financial metrics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... said that AU$43.6 billion has been lent. "Progress to date has been primarily in renewable energy including two major wind farms and a solar farm," the bank said. "This work has been further supported by the establishment of a CleanTech Working Group ...

Australia ranked fourth on global renewable energy list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... project announcement have declined year-on-year since 2009, partially attributed to new, cumbersome regulations for wind farms at the state level. Ernst & Young cited New South Wales' policies and the Victorian planning policy that puts a 2 km distance ...

Government to maintain existing Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... clean energy investment, from solar panels and solar hot water systems through to large-scale technologies such as wind farms and hydro. Today's decision to leave the policy settings in place honours these investments while unlocking over $18 billion ...

AMP Capital invests in North American wind farm portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... projects." AMP Capital is investing in a consortium of three other infrastructure investors, and EME manages and operate the wind farms. "We consider AMP Capital's participation to be an important statement of confidence in EME's record of developing ...

ClimateWorks Australia developing GHG reductions index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... data on the number of energy efficiency projects that are being Implemented by industrial companies, the number of wind farms that are being built or proposed, or the land area that is being reforested. We will use this data to produce the first whole-ofâ€economy ...

LGS ESG sovereign debt strategy includes green bond tilt

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... has allowed the fund to access Asian countries at a supranational level, pointing to the ADB green bond which funds wind farms in China and Thailand's first large scale private solar powered project. "There is supranational issuance and projects that ...

CSIRO: engagement increases wind farm development approval

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
Actual and perceived costs and benefits of wind farms can be influenced by "design, implementation and community engagement processes", according to a study by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). The CSIRO Energy ...

Pacific Hydro reduces carbon footprint 37%

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... Brazilian community fund. The company also liaises with stakeholders on the visual and noise and infrasound impacts of wind farms and the impacts of hydro projects. Pacific Hydro notched up 4,744 tonnes of scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... change and negative implications on renewable energy projects is very much front of mind for investors in Victorian wind farms. This year, the Victorian state government led by Premier Ted Ballieu announced amendments VC78 and VC82, which now require ...