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Consultation period opens for national energy-savings initiative

Fri, 3 February 2012 A group established to prepare a report for the Federal Government on possible design options for a national energy savings initiative have released an Issues Paper for public comment.

Seminar on carbon pricing and Clean Energy Future Plan

Thu, 2 February 2012 New financing models, leveraging public and private investment, and the opportunities presented by the Federal Government’s Clean Energy Future Plan will be addressed by the experts in carbon pricing policy at an upcoming event for the clean energy industry.

CS Energy pulls out of Solar Dawn

Thu, 2 February 2012 CS Energy has announced that it will no longer be a part of the consortium backing the Federal Government's Solar Flagships Program-winning Solar Dawn Project.

Is your business ready for carbon pricing?

Thu, 2 February 2012 New financing models, leveraging public and private investment, and the opportunities presented by the Federal Government’s Clean Energy Future Plan will be addressed by the experts in carbon pricing policy, at the EcoGeneration Clean Energy Seminars, here to help your business get ready for 2012.

New appointments to Australian Energy Security Council

Wed, 1 February 2012 The Federal Government has announced four new appointments to the Energy Security Council, established in 2011 as part of the Clean Energy Future Plan.

Call for large-scale solar proposals in ACT

Tue, 31 January 2012 Renewable energy companies with plans to establish large-scale solar generation projects in the Australian Capital Territory have been invited to submit proposals to the State Government.

New round of Solar Schools funding announced

Mon, 30 January 2012 The latest schools to receive grants under the Federal Government’s National Solar Schools Program have been announced.

Carbon Pricing and the Clean Energy Future Plan – is your clean energy business ready?

Fri, 27 January 2012 The event titled Carbon Pricing and the Clean Energy Future Plan, part of the EcoGeneration Seminar Series, is a not-to-be missed event for all solar industry stakeholders.

AUS and US collaborate for biofuels

Wed, 25 January 2012 Federal Minister for Resources and Energy Martin Ferguson recently met with United States Secretary Ray Mabus, to discuss opportunities for collaboration between the two countries in advanced biofuels research and commercial development.

Register for the EcoGen Seminar on Carbon Pricing

Thu, 19 January 2012 Following the success of the EcoGen Networking series, EcoGeneration presents:

Investing in renewables in Australia

Nathan Fabian, Chief Executive Officer of the Investor Group on Climate Change, discusses the latest in Australian clean energy investment trends.

Emerging funds for renewable energy

Renewable energy technology development will receive financial support in the 2011–12 Federal Budget as part of the new $100 million Renewable Energy Venture Capital Fund.

Financing the clean energy future

Julian Turecek, Honorary Fellow in Carbon Finance at Macquarie University’s Applied Finance Centre, explains how fresh policy settings designed to encourage investment in clean energy could lead to a new era in funding for projects and technologies.

Inquiry announced into recently launched VIC transitional FiT

Tue, 17 January 2012 Following the commencement of the Victorian Transitional Feed-in Tariff in early January, Victorian Treasurer Kim Wells has directed the Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission to conduct an inquiry into the Feed-in Tariff, as well as Arrangements and Barriers to Distributed Generation.

SA Liberals commit to wind farm reform

Wed, 11 January 2012 The South Australian Opposition has said that, if elected, it will ban new wind farms being built less than 2 kms from an existing residence.

An electrifying day for energy efficiency

The Energy Efficiency Council National Conference 2011 was a day of stirring debate and discussion, focusing on the gains to be made under Australia’s new carbon pricing scheme as well as the overhaul needed for the nation’s electricity grid.

SA closes renewables fund

Tue, 10 January 2012 The South Australian Government has recently announced the closing of its Renewable Energy Fund, following the 2011-12 mid-year budget review.

$200m Renewable Energy Venture Capital Fund launched

Mon, 9 January 2012 The Federal Government has recently announced that Southern Cross Venture Partners has been appointed fund manager of the $200 million Renewable Energy Venture Capital Fund.

Electric vehicles powered with Federal funding

The Australian Federal Government has recently committed more than $8 million in funding to a number of initiatives aimed at assisting electric vehicle industry development, and its growing on-road presence.

Biofuels plant opens in Somersby

Thu, 22 December 2011 Licella, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ignite Energy, has recently opened a commercial biofuels demonstration facility at Somersby, New South Wales.

The China story: a policy driven narrative

We are often barraged with the phenomenal numbers emanating from China in the clean energy space, whether those numbers concern installed generation capacity, dollars of investment, manufacture or intellectual property ownership figures.

EcoGen 2011 empowering the industry

Clean energy experts met with industry professionals and Australian and international exhibitors at the EcoGen 2011 Conference and Exhibition, held in Brisbane from 5–7 September, where the industry’s successes were celebrated and its future prospects debated.

Carbon pricing: a hot topic

The EcoGen 2011 Conference was the first major gathering of clean energy industry stakeholders since the announcement of the Federal Government’s carbon pricing plan earlier this year. EcoGeneration was on hand at the Conference to capture all of the political and economic analysis presented on carbon pricing.

Federal draft Energy White Paper released

Mon, 19 December 2011 The Federal Government recently released a draft Energy White Paper for public consultation, which sets out a series of proposed Government priorities to address challenges confronting Australia’s energy sector.