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US Senate passes $1tn Inflation Reduction Act

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
... Friedman commented: "The US Senate has put the nation on the cusp of achieving the most ambitious federal climate, clean energy, and environmental justice investments in US history." "This package will bring enormous economic benefits across the country ...

Octopus launches renewable energy platform

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
... storage, with a visible pipeline of an additional $5 billion. Among OASIS's institutional investors are Hostplus, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Octopus Renewables' Sky Fund. Octopus Australia managing director Sam Reynolds said the ...

Qantas Super, CEFC back new ESG fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
Qantas Super and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) have made a combined $100 million investment in the Ellerston 2050 Fund. The open-ended, wholesale fund, managed by Ellerston Capital will invest solely in companies that afford consumers ...

Aware Super invests in $100bn energy opportunity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
Aware Super has made a cornerstone investment into North Harbour Clean Energy. North Harbour Clean Energy has priced the investment opportunity at $30 billion and $100 billion over 2030 and 2050 horizons respectively. This determination is based on ...

Apex Group wins fund admin mandate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
... facility in Darlington Point, NSW - enough to power 115,000 homes and Octopus recently partnered with the $10 billion Clean Energy Finance Corp, to invest in renewables in Gippsland," Apex Group said. Octopus Australia head of finance and operations ...

IFM Investors launches climate transition fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022
... through reduced exposure to carbon intensive companies and taking overweight positions in companies involved in the clean energy and climate-transition space. It will also invest in companies outside of the ASX 300 where suitable. "IFM will take into ...

Brookfield raises record amount for ESG fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022
... comprehensive, determined action," Carney said. "That means deploying capital across the economic spectrum from scaling clean energy generation, to transforming traditional utilities and to providing sustainable solutions for heavy industries like steel ...

Carbon transition and MBFID: Is it possible to meet both?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
... delegates showed a keen interest in hydrogen as a potential replacement for fossil fuel-based energy sources, but Clean Energy Finance Corporation director of infrastructure Julia Hinwood was less enthusiastic. "You can produce hydrogen using renewable ...

Cbus takes 10% stake in major wind project

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... in Victoria's offshore wind sector, with Star of the South "forging the way for a new local industry to deliver a clean energy boost, create thousands of jobs and reduce carbon emissions". Star of the South alone has the potential to power around 1.2 ...

AGL abandons demerger, leadership resigns

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
... brought in to take the company forward. AGL is in desperate need of directors that have direct experience in developing clean energy at scale. By failing to set Paris-aligned targets for the proposed demerged entities, the board of AGL ignored a fundamental ...