Green Deals
First Solar sets new record in PV efficiency; Australian CCS gets a global funding boost; and CSIRO study suggests rural wind farms are more popular than we're led to believe.
Buffett picks the right time to buy big solar; Carnegie advances 5MW Canadian wave power project; and Dart's glasshouse plans for CSG.
Bloomberg marks trillionth dollar of green investment since 2004; Petratherm's billion-dollar vision for Oz clean energy precinct; Ceramic Fuel Cells completes another round of fundraising; and Wasabi Energy boosts its stake in Aqua Guardian Group.
Rooftop solar the star as renewables near 10 per cent of Oz power mix; Tasmania's would-be largest wind farm gets nod; Vic gets first car-share EV; and MBD Energy wins innovation prize.
Government may announce renewables VC mandates soon, but delays feared for emerging renewables fund; Algae.Tec signs algae fuel deal with Holcim; and landfill approved for carbon farming initiative.
BioPower Systems awarded grant for pilot wave energy project; Carnegie Wave Energy plans another fundraising; LanzaTech signs biomass syngas deal with China coal giant; and Climate Change Authority to be based in Melbourne.
BrightSource adds huge energy storage deal to California solar thermal plants; Qld's Solarcore placed into administration; and 1 Million Women launch plan to reduce footprints and save cash.
CO2 Group says flush with cash after record result; Ceramic gets new order from E.ON; fed govt launches Land Sector Carbon and Biodiversity Board; and three new regionally-focused clean energy indices.
Petratherm says it can supply one third of SA's power needs; funding flexibility breathes new life into Geodynamics 'deeps' JV; and Algae.Tec sees industrial-scale algal-fuel technology.
Origin signs first wind PPA since 2008; CBD abandons Neighbourhood purchase; CO2 Group to do carbon map of Tassie; and a clean heat and power solution for Oz homes by 2015.
Solco raises war chest for acquisitions in shaky Aust. solar sector; AGL opens Qld gas storage project; and Tata Steel & Dyesol fast track delivery of DSC roofing technology.
Solar lobby fails to make impact in CEC polls; cheap carbon is not the enemy of the good; Sydney's big efficiency drive; award for energy saving museum; and a former MacBanker reflects upon society's "Decadence".
Solar, wind and utilities vie for influence at CEC; BNEF predicts big boost to renewables spend; Obama visit coincides with solar R&D funding boost; and Siemens takes a liking to tidal energy.
Silex closes Australia's only PV maker; Chinese solar maker seeks local listing; a shift to wind, renewables shown in new BREE report; and City of Sydney set to tender for 12 new EV charging stations.
NZ unconcerned about carbon market premium; will AFR miss the next green boom?; IEA dispels a few renewable myths; Frontier Solar to list on VIM VSE; and Origin expands deal with Carbon Conscious.
CO2 Group taps NZ carbon offset market; Aquaflow Bionomic and Energy Parks team up to produce next gen biofuels; and LanzaTech signs its first commercial customer.
COzero dusts of plans to float in Hong Kong; RAMP Carbon catches CDM wave with Dutch deal; Africa & UK join forces to fund Indonesian abatement projects; and Carbon Market Institute teams up with IETA to advise on green business.
Cool nrg strikes agreement with Merrills to unlock Mexico CO2 deal; Ceramic Fuel Cells taps markets for $30m; corporates join forces to lower Aust. power prices; review slams handling of NSW solar scheme, lowers cost projections; and CTI exports first CO2 management course to US.
New research says CSG cleaner than coal, but not always; Greenearth Energy secures $25m for Geelong geothermal project; and Infigen gets green light to expand ACT wind farm.
Acciona's Mt Gellibrand Wind Farm gains final approval; Algae.Tec signs up for a world-first biofuel JV in China; and another fundraising success for LanzaTech.