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Pollinate Energy brings solar lighting to urban slums

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... communities. We've had a lot of support because there's no distribution system to getting solar to slum. Its' not a technology problem, it's a distribution problem." Pollinate Energy relies on a combination of grants, fundraising through a Kickstarter-like ...

Australia ranked fourth on global renewable energy list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... investment hit US$269 billion in 2012, a five-fold increase from 2004, influenced by energy demand, natural resource, technology costs, access to finance and global competitiveness, Ernst & Young said. Australia ranked behind the US, China and Germany ...

Budget to cut ARENA funding, bring forward money to CTIP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... efficiency industries, as measures impact on funding of both the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and the Clean Technology Investment Program (CTIP). Jonathan Jutsen, executive director, Energetics Treasurer Wayne Swan's budget proposal will ...

CA Technologies: increased focus on IT energy consumption

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... that is responsible for paying the energy bill, while the other is the consumer of the energy.... How we have used our technology is to provide that single pane of glass in terms of the data, and it helps facilitate meaningful and actionable dialogue." ...

Energy audit implementation yields cost savings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Plas, a plastics and specialist moulding manufacturer, the company applied for a grant of AU$212,740 from the Clean Technology Investment Program to partially pay for the purchase and replacement of 20% of key equipment, which has resulted in the company ...

Geodynamics announces successful test of geothermal energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Geodynamics has announced that they have successfully generated electricity from geothermal 'hot rocks' technology at a pilot plant in South Australia. Geodynamics' 1MWe Habanero Pilot Plant, South Australia (photo courtesy of Geodynamics) Geodynamics' ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... sustainable investment options." Other funds are looking at how they can increase member engagement through using new technology and new channels, "There is a lot of thinking in our industry on the use of technology, so that if there are ways in which ...

Low Carbon Australia finances Golden North project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... from peak body Food South Australia Inc, and 50% of the project cost will be met by the Australian Government's Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment Program. Golden North's manufacturing base is in Laura, north of Adelaide, and their approximately ...

Companies advised to manage carbon price future uncertainty

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... sectors which have emissions-intensive activities. It may make financial sense for them to invest in emissions reduction technology and changing the way they're doing things if there's a future carbon price, but not if there's no carbon price." Further ...

The hidden movement: how responsible brands strike back

STEPHEN HALE  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Can they talk the language of the hidden movement? Will they give into the political and media smoke screens? Will technology 'out' any of their brands' dirty little secrets? Gen Y (now 18-34 years old) is the most interested demographic in these sustainability ...