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Demand exceeds supply in Australian green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... green bond, the first Australian-issued climate bond in the market. Proceeds of that bond were to tagged to fund renewable energy facilities. Also in 2014, the World Bank issued an AU$300 million, five-year fixed rate Australian-dollar denominated Kangaroo ...

Government launches new Clean Energy Innovation Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
The federal government will retain the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), and has announced that the two specialist agencies will jointly manage a AU$1 billion Clean Energy Innovation Fund (CEIF). ...

Ayers Rock Resort finishes 1.8MW PV system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... to Epuron to construct, own and maintain the $7 million 5,770-module solar array at the resort. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing AU$450,000 funding support to Voyages "to analyse and promote the learning and expertise gained ...

ARENA allocates $8.4m for Normanton Solar Farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will allocate AU$8.4 million in funding support for the construction of a 5 MW DC (4.5 MW AC) solar farm near Normanton in far North-West Queensland. Canadian Solar and Scouller Energy will jointly own ...

Australian Ethical FUM AU$1.4bn for second half of 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... natural gas companies on the principle that natural gas is a transition fuel source between fossil fuels and renewable energy sources. See Also: Australian Ethical Investment AUM up 13% in Q4 Australian Ethical launches Emerging Companies Fund

CEFC finances University of Melbourne upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... Corporation (CEFC) is lending up to $9.1 million to the University of Melbourne to finance energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives. The CEFC finance will allow the University of Melbourne to accelerate the implementation of "of innovative ...

CEFC launches $250m Community Housing Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... related this new fund to its new investment mandate, strengthening the focus on financing "emerging and innovative renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency and cities and the built environment." CEFC pointed to a number of features of seven-star ...

Australian Ethical Investment AUM up 13% in Q4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... natural gas companies on the principle that natural gas is a transition fuel source between fossil fuels and renewable energy sources. "As part of our annual review, e decided to move out of gas," he said. "Our support of natural gas was always as a ...

AGL opens Nyngan, Broken Hill solar plants

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... in July 2015 and Broken Hill came online in December 2015. The two plants have generated over 200,000 MWh of renewable energy, and AGL said the two plants will produce approximately 360,000 MWh of renewable energy annually. "Developing two solar plants ...

ARENA selects 22 projects for $100m funding round

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced 22 projects will progress to the next stage of its AU$100 million large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) competitive round. The projects were able to demonstrate its cost of energy was below ...