Treasurer Joe Hockey and Finance Minister Mathias Cormann have issued the Clean Energy Finance Corporation with a new investment mandate that obliges it to seek a rate of return significantly above market norms.
The clean technology grant program paid millions to already-completed projects and to ones that would have proceeded without funding, says a new audit of the scheme.
The ACT - which is now the only Australian state or territory with legislated targets for renewable energy, emissions reductions and energy efficiency - has issued a new report showing significant progress towards its goals.
Many energy efficiency training programs and grant schemes funded through the 'clean energy' package have closed or will shortly do so, but useful courses and resources are still available.
Gladstone Ports has developed an in-house fix to cut dozer idle time, ANZ has targeted its most energy-inefficient branches and Australia Post has a new $500,000 fund to trial new technologies, according to their EEO public reports.