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Artesian Venture Partners launches $20m Clean Energy Seed Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... Innovation Fund, which draws on finance and skills from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). "The Clean Energy Seed Fund will target scalable, high growth potential startups, fueling innovation ...

AMP Capital, CSIRO back renewable energy tech startup Evergen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
AMP Capital and CSIRO have provided investment and technical backing to renewable energy tech startup Evergen. Dr Glenn Platt, Evergen CEO Evergen uses licensed technology from CSIRO in a system that analyses and optimises home energy costs to draw ...

Renew Financial on PACE, US residential renewable energy market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... Energy (PACE) financing model to multiple states in the US, and enabling financing for residential and commercial renewable energy and water efficiency projects. Renew Financial was founded in 2008 by Cisco DeVries, who created the PACE concept. PACE ...

QIC invests $800m in Powering Australian Renewables Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... million alongside AGL Energy in the Powering Australian Renewables Fund (PARF), a AU$2 -3 billion large-scale renewable energy fund. AGL's Broken Hill Solar Plant (photo courtesy AGL) QIC has invested the AU$800 million on behalf of clients the Future ...

CEFC reports $837m in commitments for 2015-2016

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... private sector capital into clean energy activities. Across the economy, we are working to accelerate investment in renewable energy, increase energy efficiency in the manufacturing and transport sectors and improve energy standards in the built environment. ...

ARENA provides $9.9 million funding to New Gullan Range Wind Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing AU$9.9 million in funding to support a AU$26 million large-scale solar farm to be co-located with a wind farm. A 10MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant will be built next to the existing Gullen ...

Treasury Corporation of Victoria issues green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... Pallas. "We are delivering on our promise and making Victoria a leader in action on climate change - with strong renewable energy targets and now diversifying our funding source for key state investments. "It's evident by the strong market demand for ...

Stakeholders assess ESG policy priorities for Parliament

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... policies." With the states and territories making commitments on net zero carbon emissions and development of renewable energy infrastructure, there is a risk of policy slippage between states and federal government. "It is absolutely in the interest ...

ARENA funds Southern Oil Refining biofuel lab pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing AU$2.4 million in funding for Southern Oil Refining to develop and build a biocrude and biofuel laboratory in Queensland. The laboratory project, which will be based in Yarwun near Gladstone ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund receives ARENA grant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has provided AU$425,000 in grant funding to Sustainable Melbourne Fund to assist councils in Victoria to set up environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs). Scott Bocskay, CEO of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund ...