A dramatic scaling up of renewables in the global energy mix by 2030 would increase Australia's GDP by 1.7 per cent, improve social welfare and mitigate water shortages, according to new analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
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Hornsdale Wind Farm successful in ACT’s second reverse auction
South Australia's 270 MW Hornsdale Wind Farm has won a contract to deliver an additional 100 MW of power to the ACT, which will help secure up to 250 construction jobs in SA's mid-north.
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CEFC to continue funding wind and solar under new mandate
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will continue to invest in wind and solar projects under a new Investment Mandate that came into force at the end of 2015.
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CEFC hamstrung by latest investment ban on wind and small-scale solar
The renewable energy sector has reacted with dismay to the Federal Government's recent directive, which bans the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) from investing in wind and small-scale solar, the latter of which includes rooftop panels.
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