CEFC Archives - Page 11 of 16 - Renew Economy

Solar

Queensland’s largest solar farm now feeding power to the grid
Elecnor’s 25MW Barcaldine Solar Farm in central-western Queensland is feeding electricity into the grid – two months ahead of schedule.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 14, 2016

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Renewables

CEFC backs 270MW Sapphire wind farm, in vote of confidence for merchant market
CEFC commits $120m debt finance to Sapphire wind farm to demonstrate large-scale renewables bankability, kick-start merchant market.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 12, 2016

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Policy & Planning

Monash issues ‘world first’ university climate bond
Monash University issues $218m Climate Bond – a world first, targeting sustainable development in the tertiary education sector.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 8, 2016

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Renewables

CEFC-backed renewables fund launched by Palisade
A $600m specialised renewable energy fund targeting brownfield and late-stage wind and solar has been launched by Palisade Investments.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 1, 2016

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Renewables

Yates to retire as founding CEO of Clean Energy Finance Corp
CEFC CEO Oliver Yates to retire after overseeing $2.3bn in investments and steering Australia’s renewables industry through extended periods of policy uncertainty.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 19, 2016

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Renewables

Turnbull’s re-badged innovation fund makes first investment
As ARENA hangs in the balance, a $20m Seed Fund has been launched via Clean Energy Innovation Fund to back early-stage clean energy technology, R&D.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 2, 2016

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Cutting ARENA would devastate clean energy research
Cutting funding to ARENA, which is both fulfilling Australia’s climate obligations and driving innovation and energy affordability, would be a tragic error.
Nicky Ison & Chris Dunstan

Aug 31, 2016

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Policy & Planning

Fiddling the books on renewables while the planet burns
Labor’s support of Coalition raid on ARENA is direct attack on transition to renewable energy, on innovation, on jobs and on addressing global climate emergency.
Christine Milne

Aug 18, 2016

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Smart Energy

CEFC hits record $837m of clean energy investments in 2015-16
Clean Energy Finance Corp marks 3rd year of operation with record investment level, plus 73% year-on-year increase in value of new investment commitments.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 26, 2016

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Smart Energy

CEFC puts $68m into regional Victoria’s greenest office building
A $120m project to convert Geelong heritage building into a leading green office space wins big funding from CEFC.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 28, 2016

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Renewables

The RET is a high cost way to procure renewable energy
The current mechanism for the renewable energy target is costly and inefficient. Here’s an explanation why, and what would work better and mean more wind and solar and lower costs for consumers.
David Leitch

Jun 24, 2016

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Solar

ARENA says latest bids shows large scale solar costs falling quickly
ARENA says latest round of bids shows costs of large scale solar have fallen rapidly, and need much smaller grants.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 22, 2016

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