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ARTICLE · 18 MAY 2010

Renewable Energy Future Fund

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The Commonwealth Government announced the creation of a $652 million Renewable Energy Future Fund in its 12 May 2010 budget statements, as part of the expanded $5.1 billion Clean Energy Initiative.

AustraliaEnergy and Natural Resources
Robert Gregory
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Sean Rush
Sean Rush

The Commonwealth Government announced the creation of a $652 million Renewable Energy Future Fund in its 12 May 2010 budget statements, as part of the expanded $5.1 billion Clean Energy Initiative.

According to the budget papers, funding will be used to provide support for the development and deployment of renewable energy projects, including wind, solar and biomass. Through partnerships between the Government and the private sector, it will leverage private funds in critical early stage investments to support the commercialisation of renewable technologies.

The Fund will provide additional support:

  • for the development and deployment of large and small scale renewable energy projects, for example further investments in geothermal, solar and wave energy; and

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