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Aust must avoid Europe's ETS disaster

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... solution to climate change," said Williams. The reliance on coal as the cheapest way around the world to produce baseload electricity means the most effective way to reduce GHG output is through carbon and storage (CCS). "It's a technology that could ...

Planners miss sustainable mark: Fahy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... reallocation of capital from carbon intensive to carbon less intensive," said Fahy. "There will be massive investment in electricity generation primarily around brown coal and changes to public transport infrastructure."

IFM boosts stake in Ecogen

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
Industry Funds Management (IFM) bought the remaining 72.6 per cent equity stake in gas electricity firm, Ecogen Holdings from Babcock & Brown Power for $80.9 million. IFM has been an investor in the firm since 2003 and now completely owns the business ...

CFS GAM rides $1bn infra wave

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
... the firm managed to purchase two UK based regulated infrastructure assets including water and sewerage firm, AWG and electricity network, Electronic North West. Refusing to rest on its laurels, the firm aims to raise a further $500 million for two of ...

Telstra's McCredden joins UniSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
... executive of Telstra Super Pty Ltd since 1990 and previously held senior superannuation positions with the then-State Electricity Commission of Victoria. While at UniSuper, McCredden established Telstra Super Financial Planning, the corporate super fund's ...

Infrastructure Australia should set national priorities

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
... should have increased powers to drive priorities, develop more competitive national markets in areas such as water, electricity and transport and ensure market-based pricing of scarce resources such as water. In recognition of the changing capital markets ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2008
... 14,338.54 HONG KONG - Stocks rose as energy companies were assisted by speculation the government would allow higher electricity charges and petrol prices to curb excessive energy use. The Hang Seng Index climbed 149.13 points to 24,533.12 points WELLINGTON ...

CBA still seeding Colonial funds

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2008
... is finding investors, though slowly, for its more recent investment of $614 billion, invested in United Utilities Electricity Limited, a business since renamed Electricity North West. The utility provides electricity to parts of northern England, including ...

Emissions trading won't fix climate change: expert

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
... profits of carbon producers particularly energy producers, argues the German MP who pioneered their feed-in tariff electricity system. Hans -Josef Fell, a leading Greens MP from the German parliament told Financial Standard that if the goal is fighting ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
... added 1.78 points to 1,425.35. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 4.88 points to 2,528.85. LONDON - UK stocks rose after electricity producer British Energy said it had recieved takeover approaches and the oil price soared. The FTSE 100 added 52.5 points ...