The Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility will provide a loan of up to $516 million to Genex Power for its Kidston stage 2 solar and pumped hydro project.
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation isn't precluded from financing all carbon capture technologies, the funding body has told a Senate committee inquiry.
Former Clean Energy Regulator chief Chloe Munro, Grattan Institute's Tony Wood and EPA Victoria's Cheryl Batagol are among those who received Australia Day honours for their services to the environment.
Businesses should move fast if they want to receive two-tier payments for cutting energy use at times of extreme peak demand, says Matt Drum of consultancy Ndevr.