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AGL commences construction on Nyngan Solar Plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... Agency (ARENA) and the New South Wales government provided financial support to the Nyngan Solar Plant and a second large-scale PV project, Broken Hill Solar Plant, which is also owned by AGL and scheduled to commence construction in mid-2014. First ...

Interest spurs new developments in social enterprise funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... and development, Tomorrow's Agenda Research Institute A community bond is an interest-bearing security "intended for small scale, non-accredited investors and can only be issued by a non-profit organization", according to Canada's Centre for Social Innovation. ...

Australia passes 2m mark for small-scale renewable systems

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
There are more than two million small-scale renewable energy systems operating in Australia, according to the Clean Energy Regulator. The Clean Energy Regulator says lower costs of renewable energy systems and the financial incentives derived from the ...

Climate Bonds Standard tackles low-carbon transport

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... carbon transport solutions," said Sean Kidney, Climate Bonds chair. "As the world becomes increasingly urbanized, large scale improvements in the transport sector are essential if we are to achieve a transition to a low-carbon and climate resilient economy. ...

Expanded EUAs could generate $4.5bn investment in Victoria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... - outside of commercial office space - that show potential. The research really highlights the potential for industrial scale solar as well, and we see a lot of interest in that level of projects." EUAs are agreements between a building owner, local ...

CDP: ASX200 companies set short term goals for C02 reduction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... Australia and New Zealand. "The targets set by most ASX companies are short term and do not yet adequately respond to the scale or long term nature of the climate change challenge that we face. Only four companies reported absolute emission reduction ...

GRI, RAFI to collaborate on human rights reporting standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... thousands of companies is a hugely valuable resource, which can be leveraged to measure and manage human rights impact and to scale up the contribution business makes globally to improving human rights standards." RAFI also looks forward to working with ...

CEFC invests $536 million across 39 projects in first year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... the Clean Energy Finance Corporation said. The project "will be a demonstration of sustainable horticulture practices at scale, addressing the challenges of food security, water and energy availability," it added. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation ...

City of Melbourne looks to commercial solar installation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... Bocskay Recently, the City of Melbourne hosted a workshop designed to discuss the challenges and opportunities in commercial-scale solar rooftop installations and how financing agreements such as the environmental upgrade agreement (EUA) structure can ...

ARENA announces launch of wave-to-electricity unit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... times Australia's total electricity requirements. Following the 12 month test period, there is potential for Oceanlinx to scale-up its device and increase the power generated up to ten megawatts, contributing more renewable energy into South Australia's ...