Australasia
23 May 2012
Australian companies will now be guaranteed the chance to pitch for business flowing from Julia Gillard’s government’s A$10bn ($9.8bn) clean energy fund, in a bid to push green jobs in the region.
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14 May 2012
The Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads in Australia has selected Carmanah Technologies’ solar lighting system for use in roadways across the state.
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14 May 2012
Western Australian Energy Minister Peter Collier has blamed the escalating cost of the government’s solar feed-in tariff on a communication breakdown with energy provider Synergy.
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14 May 2012
Australia-basedAGL Energy has sold its 53MW Hallett five wind farm to Eurus Energy for an undisclosed sum and will realise a $30m development fee to complete the deal this financial year.
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9 May 2012
Australian renewable power developer CBD Energy has secured a A$25m revolving line of construction finance from an unnamed US bank.
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3 May 2012
A company that has developed an off-grid solar product for emerging markets is about to close an oversubscribed equity raise, despite being unable to gain traction with banks just five years ago.
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2 May 2012
TrustPower has concluded a collection of conditional agreements that will see it significantly expand its existing 100MW wind farm at Snowtown, South Australia.
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1 May 2012
Thai energy company Ratchaburi Electricity Generating has announced plans to invest $600m into wind power projects in Australia.
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1 May 2012
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy has received a A$9.9m grant from the Australian government’s Emerging Renewables Programme, in support of its grid-connected wave energy project.
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24 April 2012
Epuron and its joint venture partner Macquarie Capital Wind Fund have entered into a sale agreement with Australia-based AGL, which will purchase both companies’ respective interests in the Silverton Wind Farm.
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19 April 2012
US solar company Sungevity has formed a joint venture with Australian solar business Nickel Energy, to provide a pay-as-you-go solar offer to the Australian domestic market.
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19 April 2012
SunWize Technologies has finished the largest solar installation on the island of America Samoa in the South Pacific.
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16 April 2012
The Australian Capital Territory has received strong interest for its solar tender, with 49 separate prequalification proposals being submitted as part of a request for proposals.
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13 April 2012
Senator Bob Brown has announced that he will be stepping down as the leader of the Green Party as the party welcomes new leader Christine Milne as his successor.
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30 March 2012
Australia-based cleantech company Dyesol has successfully raised A$5m ($5.2m) through a share purchase plan and a private placement.
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28 March 2012
A A$200m ($208.14m) fund launched by the Australian government is ‘open and ready for business’ and will start committing capital to domestic renewable energy companies looking to achieve commercial success.
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23 March 2012
Australian clean generation company AGL Energy has acquired the development rights to the Silverton Wind Farm, an onshore project that could be up to 1GW in size, for an undisclosed price.
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19 March 2012
Integrating environmental, social and government principles into investment practices does not decrease the size of the investment opportunity but instead allows a better understanding of the risks, representatives from a global asset management business stressed today.
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7 March 2012
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has chosen Sydney to be the base for a major new A$10bn ($10.70bn) clean energy finance shop to facilitate the build of relationships with potential lenders and partners.
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6 March 2012
US efficient motor manufacturer UQM Technologies has been contracted to supply electric propulsion systems by Australian electric vehicle company EV Engineering.
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