finance Archives - Renew Economy

Policy & Planning

Australia’s climate failures could double spiralling debt costs, government modelling shows
Government modelling shows failure to act on climate change could add tens of billions of dollars a year to cost of servicing Australia’s spiralling debt.
Michael Mazengarb

Apr 12, 2022

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Wind

Landmark Vestas deal allows wind farms to pay for turbines after production starts
Three Australian wind energy projects valued at more than $A400 million will be backed by a “landmark” payment deferral facility led by Vestas.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 27, 2021

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Renewables

Wind giant Vestas throws weight behind cleantech start-ups
Vestas Ventures to fund early-stage start-ups in energy storage, grid flexibility, green transport and industry, and advanced materials.
Joshua S Hill

Nov 27, 2020

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Renewables

CEFC teams up with Ironstone to super charge clean energy investment
CEFC to tip $100m into joint venture with Ironstone Capital to encourage institutional investors, such as superannuation funds, into the clean energy market.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 26, 2019

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Commentary

Indian Auditor-General finds public banks have US$1.8bn at risk on dud coal plants
Two of India’s leading public sector banks at risk of losing a “significant proportion” of US$7.4 billion loaned over three years to private power producers
Bob Burton

Aug 31, 2017

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Press Releases

Superannuation trustee duties and climate risk
A new legal opinion on climate change and trustee directors’ duties has wide-reaching ramifications for Australia’s $2.3 trillion superannuation industry, Environmental Justice Australia said today.
Environmental Justice Australia

Aug 3, 2017

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Storage

How much will a Tesla Model 3 cost in Australia?
The best way to estimate the prices is to use Tesla’s own configuration prices for the USA/Aus Model S and then scale them for the lower numbers.
Alex Shoolman

Aug 1, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

Battery storage developer Younicos acquired by Aggreko in £40m deal
German-U.S. storage specialist Younicos snapped up by British power generation firm Aggreko in £40m deal.
Ian Clover

Jul 6, 2017

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CleanTech Bites

Rooftop solar gets cheaper finance with first green bond in Australia
Rooftop solar enters green bond market in Australia, in move that could lower finance costs for rooftop solar and battery storage.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 22, 2016

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6 environment and development stories to watch in 2016
2015 ended on high note with 195 nations joining together in establishing the Paris Agreement to limit global temperature rise to 1.5-2°C. So what now?
Sarah Parsons

Jan 21, 2016

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Other Good Stuff

The mystery of Hanergy’s thin film market surge and crash
Why is Hanergy opening 1,500 retail stores in China to sell solar stuff? And why did the firm have a market cap of $38.64B?
Eric Wesoff

May 22, 2015

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U.S. pledge to green climate fund could build climate action momentum
Tony Abbott called it a Bob Brown slush fund, but Barack Obama has promised to inject serious capital into Green Climate Fund.
Alex Doukas and Athena Ballesteros

Nov 14, 2014

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