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CEFC provides $54m to Genex for North Queensland large-scale solar farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... in debt finance to Genex Power for the development of the Phase One 50MW large-scale solar farm at its Kidston Renewable Energy Hub, 270km north west of Townsville. The solar farm is expected to lead to the Phase Two development of a pumped hydro storage ...

CEFC invests $75m in new Palisade Investment Partners fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed AU$75million as cornerstone investor into a new specialist renewable energy fund managed by Palisade Investment Partners. The Palisade Renewable Energy Fund (PREF) is seeking to invest as much as ...

CEFC invests $150m in solar projects in regional NSW

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017  |  NEWS
... Salvador. When operational, the projects will produce 110MW(AC) of solar generation capacity, producing enough renewable energy to power more than 41,000 homes and will increase NSW's large-scale solar by more than 50%, said Gloria Chan, CEFC large-scale ...

Investment professionals identify key ESG themes for 2017

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... characterised by leaps and bounds. We suspect this acceleration has been driven by the increasing viability of renewable energy and clean technology. However, it is likely that a growing sense of urgency in some quarters and a more distributed approach ...

University of Melbourne launches Sustainability Plan 2017-2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... Finance Corporation (CEFC) under a deal signed last year. The money can be used to finance energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives. The University is also working with the City of Melbourne on projects, Tait said. "We have an internal carbon ...

South Pole Group acquires Climate Friendly, splits business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
South Pole Group has purchased the entirety of Australia-based Climate Friendly, a carbon offset and renewable energy provider. South Pole Group was the majority shareholder in Climate Friendly. The new deal involves the "sale and immediate integration ...

BetaShares launches ETHI sustainability-themed ETF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... "stand to benefit from global trends towards sustainability and healthy living," he said. Those sectors include renewable energy, healthy food companies, and healthcare companies. The portfolio is weighted to information technology, consumer discretionary ...

Commonwealth Bank ranked in top ten of G100 Sustainability Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... installing solar panels on 11 additional bank branches in 2017, bringing the total number of bank branches powered by renewable energy to 30.

Barcaldine Remote Community Solar Farm begins energy generation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... been developed by Elecnor, and has been supported by a grant of AU$22.8 million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and AU$20 million in debt financing from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). The Barcaldine Remote ...

Investors discuss investing in two degree world at RIAA conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... by 2040," she said. "We will continue to drive operational efficiencies to an optimum lower level and then use renewable energy to offset." The CEFC's fundamental investment strategy is to unlock finance and catalyse further investment into the clean ...