Funding | EcoGeneration

Carbon capture and storage is a big step back to the dirty dark age: IEEFA

by EcoGen Editor | May 20, 2020 | Australia, Climate, Funding, Policy, Projects, Renewables | 0 |

The government’s Australian Climate Solutions Fund offers little hope for financial industry backers of a Paris aligned economic recovery, says the IEEFA’s Tim Buckley.

Why it doesn’t make economic sense to ignore climate change in our recovery from the pandemic

by EcoGen Editor | May 11, 2020 | Australia, Comment, For Consumers, Funding, International, Policy, Projects, Renewables | 0 |

We stand at a crossroads. If government stimulus packages around the world favour carbon-intensive practices and miss the moment to modernise and decarbonise, we will lock ourselves into a warming future.

Coal finance is heading to its logical terminal conclusion: IEEFA

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 22, 2020 | Climate, Funding, International, Policy, Renewables | 0 |

Governments, corporates and financial institutions are accelerating their coal restriction policies in 2020, writes Tim Buckley.

EnergyLab secures ARENA and industry backing to scale Australia’s best clean energy start-ups

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 22, 2020 | Funding, Renewables | 0 |

The smart energy incubator has proved a fertile training ground for 80 start-ups over the past three years.

ARENA opens $70m hydrogen funding round

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 15, 2020 | Funding, Hydrogen, Renewables | 0 |

The funding round aims to support projects above 5MW and preferably greater than 10MW.

Covid-19 stimulus a golden chance to boost energy efficiency: ESIA

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 14, 2020 | Efficiency, Funding | 0 |

The government should seize the opportunity to support energy efficiency upgrades as part of its covid-19 stimulus package, the ESIA says.

Northern Territory stimulus backs PV and storage

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 6, 2020 | For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, Policy, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, State Policy, Storage | 0 |

The territory’s Household and Business Battery Scheme has an initial budget for $800,000 or 130 batteries.

NSW pumped hydro plant could unlock New England Renewable Energy Zone

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 3, 2020 | Funding, Pumped hydro, Renewables | 0 |

The study will examine the degree to which the proposed PHES plant could unlock further renewable energy investment and the development of the proposed New England REZ.

How should we think about a hydrogen economy?

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 1, 2020 | Australia, Funding, Hydrogen, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Storage | 0 |

It’s all very well to decarbonise the electricity sector but a zealous pursuit of hydrogen might be disproportionate to requirements, write Graham Palmer and Josh Floyd.

Genex signs 30-year storage offtake agreement with EnergyAustralia

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 30, 2020 | Australia, Funding, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Storage | 0 |

The 30-year agreement includes a 10-year initial term and two subsequent 10-year options.

Covid-19 infects global renewables outlook … zero growth in 2020, 10% fall in 2021: Rystad

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 30, 2020 | Australia, Funding, International, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

As populations around the world deal with the psychological and economic effects of the covid-19 epidemic the transition to renewable energy is expected to slow to a halt.

CEC calls for covid-19 stimulus to include renewables

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 27, 2020 | Australia, Comment, Efficiency, For Consumers, Funding, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Storage | 0 |

The Clean Energy Council has called for federal and state responses to the covid-19 virus to support the continued rollout of rooftop solar and storage.