On 2 August 2013, The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) announced the financing of several new solar projects at Port Augusta in South Australia, Moree in New South Wales and Beaudesert in South East Queensland.
Sundrop Farms have announced in-principle agreement for CEFC to co-finance a major greenhouse development near.
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Category Archives: Renewable energy
25 July 2013
A remote South Australian geothermal project by Geodynamics, Marcus Priest from the Australian Financial Review and Hydro Tasmania all have one thing in common: they were crowned winners of the 2013 Clean Energy Council Awards last night.
Hosted by the Clean Energy Council as part of Clean Energy Week – Australia's largest industry-run event.
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by Giles Parkinson
Solar and wind energy could replace all fossil fuels in Australia by 2040 if their recent rate of deployment is maintained and slightly increased over the next 27 years – delivering the country with a 100% renewable electricity grid “by default” as early as 2040.
The stunning conclusions come from research from Andrew Blakers,.
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By Samantha Hepburn, Deakin University
While Australia aims to produce a fifth of its energy from renewable sources by 2020, non-renewable energy is still flourishing. But non-renewable energy sources such as coal and gas have a significant advantage over wind and solar energy: they can be owned. So, what do property rights have to do.
June 2013 — The International Energy Agency and others say energy efficiency could be a big winner in combatting climate change – but Australian policy-makers aren't taking full advantage of the potential opportunities, writes Alan Pears.
THE Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) was instructed by the government (under pressure from the Greens) to prepare a comprehensive 100 per cent renewable scenario for.
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By Jenny Riesz
The Opposition has clearly stated its intention to remove the Clean Energy Finance Corporation if it takes government at the next election. Will the Coalition introduce another mechanism to take its place? How will an Abbott Government make sure Australia brings to market the diverse range of renewable technologies we need to.
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By Laura Eadie, University of Technology, Sydney
If I install solar panels and a car battery to run my air conditioner, should I pay higher electricity network fees? The electricity industry and Queensland’s Energy Minister would say yes, but is that equitable?
Scenarios like this expose inconsistencies between the way we pay for electricity poles and.
By Roger Dargaville, University of Melbourne
To avoid 2 degrees of climate change, global carbon emissions will need to be reduced by at least 50% by 2050. For developed countries such as Australia with higher carbon emissions this will mean cuts closer to 80%: it essentially implies decarbonising the stationary energy sector in Australia..
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By Dylan McConnell, University of Melbourne
13 April 2013: Let’s be honest: the relationship between renewable energy and the electricity market is complex. So what does the latest report from Australian energy research firm RepuTex tell us?
Well, for a start, coal-fired power has reached a ten-year low.
The report, widely covered in the.
On Friday 12 April 2013, the Clean Energy Council congratulated AGL Energy, Meridian Energy, Vestas and Leighton Contractors on the opening of the largest wind farm in the Southern Hemisphere by Liberal Premier of Victoria Denis Napthine at Macarthur in the south-west of the state.
Clean Energy Council Chief Executive David Green said the billion-dollar project.
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