November 2009

20 November 2009
Vote of confidence as CEC board re-elected
The Clean Energy Council’s board was re-elected in full following voting at its Annual General Meeting this afternoon.

CEC chief executive Matthew Warren welcomed the move as a vote of confidence after a successful year to date. Read more...

18 November 2009
Tax may be the break needed for renewable energy
NATIONAL: Australia’s renewable energy industry has called on the Federal Government to consider tax breaks similar to those in the mining industry, or risk local companies taking world-leading innovation offshore.

Clean Energy Council chief executive Matthew Warren said a report produced by Ernst & Young identified tax breaks as an effective and equitable way to stimulate the growth of emerging renewable technologies in Australia. read more...

10 November 2009
Sun shines on NSW today, but outlook still cloudy for the renewable industry
NATIONAL: The NSW Government has taken an important step forward with its new scheme to encourage more households to install clean solar energy on their rooftops. But the job is not done, with all Australian governments needing to focus on driving industrial-scale renewable energy projects when they meet in December.

“The Clean Energy Council (CEC) welcomes the Rees Government’s leadership on climate change by stepping up its commitment to the use of solar panels in the state,” said Clean Energy Council chief executive Matthew Warren...read more