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Rest teams up with Fidelity to launch new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... and redeveloping them into high-quality assets that can be operated at net-zero carbon. Through the installation of solar panels, they will also be able to generate renewable energy. Rest chief investment officer Andrew Lill said LOGICs stood out due ...

Canberra acts on billion-dollar net zero plan

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... as a global power in renewable energy supply chains." Buckley said Australian researchers have "the most efficient solar panels in the world." The program will be delivered by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) in collaboration with the Department ...

Climate tech gets funding boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Other projects included advancing wireless charging infrastructure for EVs, as well as new recycling solutions for solar panels, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and lithium-ion batteries. Since its inception three decades ago the CRC-P scheme has committed ...

Loss and damage funds a key consideration for COP28

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... there is an urgent need for international collaboration to promote the growth of slavery-free supply of batteries and solar panels. Australia is well positioned to play a constructive role at both levels."

Renewables set to dominate by 2040

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... finds that renewables are currently nearing half of the global energy mix. One in three Australian homes now have solar panels - and this is predicted to double over the next ten years. The report found fossil fuel demand is set to peak before 2030 and ...

NSW Anti-slavery commissioner raises alarm on ASX risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... lithium-ion batteries; through state-sponsored forced labour in the production of the polysilicon used in photovoltaic solar panels; and at other points in the renewables value-chain," he said. "In the US, more than 2 GW of imported solar panels were ...

Bowen paints mixed outlook for energy future

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023  |  NEWS
... crisis, rollout of renewables will drive down the price of energy, benefiting consumers and the environment. 60 million solar panels have been installed over the past decade, with 60 million more in the pipeline for the next seven. Yet 1% of the solar ...

Mandatory sustainability calculator streamlines housing approvals

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023  |  NEWS
... scoring system to help applicants to understand sustainability requirements, for example, 'if you have X number of solar panels, you get X number of points'." Sustainable measures encouraged by the tool include native landscaping, light-reflective ...

New code of practice to mitigate slavery risks in renewables

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... are evident in the manufacture and distribution of renewable energy, including in the production of photovoltaic solar panels, wind turbines, and lithium-ion batteries. In the US in 2022 more than 2 GW of imported solar panels were detained during import ...

Building sustainable supply chains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... suppliers what their human rights and modern slavery considerations were, particularly because we were sourcing the solar panels from China," Campbell said. "What ended up occurring was because they were two suppliers that were the finalists in that ...
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