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Melbourne Uni taps CEFC loan to cut power costs, grid dependence
University of Melbourne hopes to cut grid electricity use by 8% using CEFC finance to install voltage optimisation technology, solar and wind micro-turbines.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 16, 2016

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Commentary

Coalition restates wish to axe CEFC, then unveils its largest program
Just hours after the Coalition restated plans to abolish the CEFC, Greg Hunt was trumpeting one of its biggest programs yet: a $250m energy efficiency program.
Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson

Feb 9, 2016

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Next-generation utility programs: The emergence of a “negawatt” market
California’s recently passed Senate Bill shows a remarkable change in how the state evaluates energy efficiency. Say hello to the “negawatt.”
Ellen Franconi

Feb 2, 2016

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Australia’s energy productivity plan promises much, but can it deliver?
Australia has a sorry track record on energy efficiency and policy reform. The productivity plan provides little reassurance this will change.
Alan Pears

Jan 29, 2016

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Indirect action: How creative can our climate policy get?
A number of Indirect Action policies can be pursued without letting climate deniers resume control of the climate agenda. They could win votes, too.
Alan Pears

Dec 21, 2015

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South Australia climate plan targets carbon world-first for Adelaide
SA’s updated climate strategy suggests its electricity sector will be 100% decarbonised by 2050, despite no change to its 2025 target of 50% renewables.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 30, 2015

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Greens set 90% renewables target for 2030, aim to double efficiency of grid
Greens unveil plan for a 90 per cent renewable energy target – by 2030. Leader Richard di Natale says major parties have locked the country into industries of the last century, supporting coal and vested interests.
Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson

Nov 22, 2015

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Australia ranks 110 in world for renewables development, energy efficiency
Australia gets a ‘D’ for its backwards-looking renewable energy and grid efficiency policies in latest World Energy Council rankings.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 11, 2015

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How Australia can become a renewable energy superpower
Report says Australia could become a global renewable energy ‘superpower’, but only if governments and industry harness three key opportunities.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 19, 2015

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Melbourne City taps $30m from CEFC to boost decarbonisation effort
The CEFC has extended $30m in finance to the City of Melbourne, to help fast-track its shift to zero-net emissions.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 16, 2015

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NSW Government

NSW boosts energy efficiency target, expands scheme to include gas
NSW extends energy efficiency scheme five years and increases it by 70 per cent, broadening its scope to include savings on gas, as well as electricity.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 14, 2015

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When fuels compete: the new dynamics of global energy markets
Rapid change is sweeping across the energy world: fuels are increasingly encroaching on each other’s territory and the silos of regional markets are breaking down.
Christophe Brognaux

Sep 22, 2015

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