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CEFC, CBA finance efficiency upgrades for food processors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... save on energy costs and boost competitiveness, according to the CEFC. CEFC CEO Oliver Yates The AU$100 million Energy Efficient Loan program provides financing to upgrade with new technologies and energy efficient equipment, and pointed to recent financing ...

CEFC invests $536 million across 39 projects in first year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Finance Corporation highlighted several of its investments in the annual report, including the AU$100 million Energy Efficient Loan facility co-financed by CEFC with Commonwealth Bank for funding to smaller business, particularly the manufacturing sector ...

Melbourne wins energy efficient built environment award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... The City of Melbourne has been recognised at the C40 and Siemens Climate Leadership Award in the category of Energy Efficient Built Environment. The award, which was given in London earlier this week, recognises Melbourne's initiatives to create an energy ...

CEFC study advocates demand management for electricity use

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... also advanced meters and time of use pricing, electric vehicle infrastructure and smart energy management and energy efficient products, the CEFC added.

Clean Energy Finance Corporation makes first investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... enabling businesses to preserve their working capital." EELs can fund a variety of equipment upgrades, including energy efficient lighting, industrial refrigeration, methane capture, heat exchangers, energy efficient motors, pumps and fans, solar panels ...

Energy audit implementation yields cost savings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Williams pursued power factor correction and voltage optimization on their distribution board, upgraded to more energy efficient lighting in their manufacturing operations, repaired and replaced some machinery, and is investigating a 100KW solar photovoltaic ...

Zoos Victoria certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... offsets to bring total emissions to zero. Among those measures include a solar PV system to provide power for energy efficient lighting in Melbourne Zoo's front retail shop and improvements to Melbourne Zoo's Butterfly House have significantly reduced ...

Businesses addressing climate change as strategic risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... companies are looking at it, if they have the latitude to shift." Hoffman pointed to consumer demand for more energy efficient appliances and use of biofuels as examples of how companies are moving on climate change ahead of government policy action. ...

City of Melbourne certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... and environmental upgrade agreements as means by which commercial building owners can upgrade buildings with energy efficient technologies. City of Melbourne has also installed stormwater tanks in parks and improved irrigation and is extending their ...

Low Carbon Australia finances Warrnambool lighting project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia (LCAL) will partly finance an energy efficient street lighting project in Victoria that will cut energy use and costs in six councils. LCAL will provide slightly more than 50% of the Warrnambool City Council's AU$872,500 commitment ...