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Michael Mazengarb is a journalist with RenewEconomy, based in Sydney. Before joining RenewEconomy, Michael worked in the renewable energy sector for more than a decade.
ARENA
Australian Federal Government
CEFC
Governments
Renewables
Former ARENA, CEFC heads call on Coalition to abandon “flawed” green bank changes
Former heads of the CEFC and ARENA issue joint call for Morrison government to abandon "flawed" plans to open up the CEFC to fossil fuel investments.
Renewables
Tasmanian Government
Wind
Final turbine completed at Tasmania’s Granville Harbour wind farm
Last of 31 turbines completed at Tasmania’s 112MW Granville Harbour wind farm, a project that promises to deliver a one-third increase to state’s total wind power capacity.
Governments
Institutions
Renewables
CEFC reaffirms commitment to renewables, and to “prudent investment”
Clean Energy Finance Corporation stresses continued focus on investing in increasing share of renewables in a modernised electricity grid.
Angus Taylor
Australian Federal Government
Climate
Governments
People
Renewables
Planned changes to CEFC investments ‘dangerous’, former CEO says
Former CEFC chief Oliver Yates warns a senate inquiry that proposed changes to the agency's investment mandate could open it up to 'dirty deals'.
Angus Taylor
Australian Federal Government
CleanTech Bites
Climate
Governments
People
Renewables
Scott Morrison
CEFC may have to sell wind and solar investments to fund $18bn technology roadmap
CEFC could be forced to sell $8 billion of assets, including wind and solar projects, to meet $18 billion of new investment promised by Coalition's Technology Roadmap.
Angus Taylor
Australian Federal Government
Governments
People
Renewables
Scott Morrison
Angus Taylor’s power grab for clean energy funding
Under the guise of the 'Technology Investment Roadmap', the Morrison government is making an unprecedented power grab over clean energy funding.
Angus Taylor
Australian Federal Government
Coal
Gas
Governments
People
Research Groups, Institutes and Universities
Federal government energy roadmap based on guesswork and thought bubbles
Department officials concede that some of the assumptions underpinning the Morrison government's technology roadmap are departmental guesswork.
Angus Taylor
Australian Federal Government
Gas
Governments
People
Renewables
Taylor to force clean energy funds to back gas and carbon capture
A leaked draft of the Morrison government's 'technology investment roadmap' suggests it will open up clean energy funding to fossil fuel projects.
Angus Taylor
Australian Federal Government
Governments
People
Battle lines drawn over future of CEFC, as Taylor gets wires crossed on gas
Labor to oppose efforts by Coalition to push CEFC into fossil fuel projects, as energy minister Angus Taylor gets wires crossed on the corporation's gas investments.
Angus Taylor
Australian Federal Government
Gas
Governments
People
“Crazy”: How Taylor plans to co-opt CEFC funds into unprofitable gas projects
Legislation reveals how Angus Taylor will co-opt one of Australia's most successful clean energy investment bodies to pour taxpayer funds into unprofitable gas projects.
