Reports

A new Deloitte study commissioned by the Clean Energy Council interviewed major banks, venture capital firms, superannuation funds and other investors to get their recommendations on the $10 billion Clean Energy Finance Corporation.

The group identified the barriers and market failures that could be addressed by an institution such as the CEFC, which would be funded from carbon tax revenue collected from the nation's 500 biggest polluters.

The CEC comissioned SKM MMA to conduct this detailed analysis of 'fair price' for exports from residential solar PV systems. The report is focused on NSW but relevant to the discussion nationally about how 'one for one' schemes should work.

The Clean Energy Council engaged Intelligent Energy Systems (IES) to investigate the impact of potential changes to the solar credits scheme on the overall Small-scale Technology Certificate (STC) market over the period from 1 July 2011 to 31 December 2014.

In response to the huge off-grid renewable energy opportunities in Australia, the Clean Energy Council commissioned a report titled 'Improving Off-Grid Renewable Energy Opportunities' conducted by Hydro Tasmania Consulting.

The Clean Energy Council engaged ROAM Consulting to provide a quantitative estimate of future retail electricity prices, particularly identifying the proportion of a residential consumer's electricity bill that is likely to be due to renewable schemes such as the Large-scale Renewable Energy Target (LRET), Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) and state-based Feed-in Tariffs (FiTs).

The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the barriers currently facing Australian bioenergy projects from reaching their potential. The scope of the review encompasses the acquisition of energy derived from biomass and its conversion to electricity which can be traded through the wholesale markets in Australia.

The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the barriers currently facing Australian bioenergy projects from reaching their potential. The scope of the review encompasses the acquisition of energy derived from biomass and its conversion to electricity which can be traded through the wholesale markets in Australia.

The CEC commissioned this report which looks at the current state of the industry, government support and policy settings, and the factors that are critical for the success of hydro power in Australia.

Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Minister, Greg Combet, AM MP:
"This is a welcome report and highlights the importance of iconic Australian power generation projects such as the Snowy Mountains Scheme and Tasmanian hydropower. This report reminds us of the importance of the 20% Renewable Energy Target, and the need for a carbon price to provide certainty to investors. Reinvestment in aging hydropower assets will form an important part of the future energy market and efforts to reduce carbon pollution."

This report was comissioned by the CEC to examine the current market in Australia and overseas and look at future prospects for the industry.

The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the barriers currently facing Australian bioenergy projects from reaching their potential. The scope of the review encompasses the acquisition of energy derived from biomass and its conversion to electricity which can be traded through the wholesale markets in Australia.

The CEC commissioned GL Garrad Hassan to conduct this study that reviews the status and trends of the Australian wind industry. The report takes a detailed look at the current state of play.

The Clean Energy Australia report provides a snapshot of the industry for 2011. It includes information on all renewable technologies including installation, investment and employment data.

This report highlights the benefits of dedicating revenue to clean energy technologies and creating a separate organisation to oversee such a fund.

The Clean Energy Australia report provides a snapshot of the industry for 2010. It includes new modelling that predicts the creation of more than 55,000 clean energy jobs over the next decade, many of which will be in regional areas. It also includes data on the installation of household solar power this year.

The marine environment is a vast, largely untapped renewable energy resource. This report has been prepared for the Clean Energy Council to present a snapshot of the Australian Marine Renewable Energy Sector in 2010.

A report commissioned by the Clean Energy Council from Roam Consulting exploring transmission congestion in the Australian National Electricity Market (NEM), and particularly the relevance of transmission congestion to the development of renewable generation under the 20% by 2020 Renewable Energy Target (RET).

A new report by Access Economics has found that a carbon price is not going to wreck the Australian economy. We have already felt a bigger impact from the recent surge of the Australian dollar this year than we would from a price on carbon. The report compares the relative impacts of exchange rate movements and a carbon price.

Commission by the Clean Energy Council to compare existing and proposed renewable energy policies in Victoria and their potential impact on renewable energy development. The report outlines the policy outcomes in terms of energy generation; investment and job creation. It found that current policies would increase clean energy capacity by a substantial 3000 megawatts by 2016, the equivalent of powering an estimated 1.2 million homes.

Australia has some of the toughest, most up-to-date standards in the world, according to an independent report commissioned by the Clean Energy Council. The study also finds no evidence that there is anything produced by wind turbines that can make people sick.

An analysis of the LRET to identify and quantify any foreseeable "hidden" benefits or costs that may not have been previously captured.

Despite being the only developed country which has not ratified the Kyoto protocol, the USA seems to have many good practices on renewable energy and energy efficiency to teach the world.

This report provides a description of the global and Australian hydro power industry, covering
both the current status and future prospects for the industry.

The Pacific Renewable Energy and Microfinance (PREM) project was initiated with the aim to equip microfinance institutions (MFIs) with the knowledge to be able to provide financing for small scale renewable energy energy and energy efficiency systems.

This manual is aimed at introducing 'Energy Lending' to MFIs in PICs. REEEP hope these materials will assist MFIs to create appropriate energy loan products for their clients.

232 renewable energy stakeholders around the world were consulted on their perceptions regarding renewable energy's potential, barriers, policy, regulation, business and finance.

Members only report on geothermal energy by KPMG. Uploaded August 2010

The Clean Energy Council commissioned a Newspoll study asking if Australians preferred the Government to give greater priority to nuclear or renewable energy.

A CEC solar data sheet providing a snapshot of the solar industry in Australia.

The first part of the work commissioned from Ernst & Young looking at options to accelerate the development of clean energy technologies. This report looks at how changes to the tax system can be used to make investment in clean technologies more attractive.

Australia needs to implement new workforce and training strategies if the country is to achieve its renewable energy targets. The clean energy industry is projected to expand significantly over the next decade but this is dependent on the availability of a skilled workforce.

Access Economics - The net employment impacts of Climate Change Policies and what it means for Australia's economy.

The report also includes:

• An assessment of the Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) under the expanded national Renewable Energy Target; and
• An assessment of the REC market under the current MRET scheme and review of RECs produced under the scheme in the 2007 generation year.

This report was prepared to update work undertaken in 2007/2008 through the
Australia Indonesia Kemitraan Project.

Two recent initiatives have been underway in the Pacific to develop a sustainable solar photovaltaic (PV) market to deliver electrictiy to those beyond the national grid who typically rely on kerosene as a fuel for lighting. The focus of this report is to place these new initiatives in context; to explore their points of similarity and differentiation from each other and previous programmes and to explore what their future may hold as potential models for further deployment of solar PV accross the Pacific.