Pacific Hydro's Clements Gap Sustainable Communities Fund opens on 8 March 2010 and Pacific Hydro is encouraging local community groups and organisations working in the area directly surrounding the newly opened project to consider applying for funding.

Pacific Hydro will celebrate International Women's Day by hosting a lunch today for students and staff from Portland and Heywood Schools.

A severe earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter scale struck central Chile in the early hours of Saturday morning. Media reports indicate that at least several hundred people have been killed and there has been significant disruption to infrastructure in areas south west of Santiago.

Australia's leading renewable energy company, Pacific Hydro, has welcomed the Federal Government's announcement today that will enhance the Renewable Energy Target (RET) scheme, supporting low-cost utility scale clean energy projects while ensuring household renewable energy options continue to be rolled out.

The South Australian Premier, Mike Rann, has officially opened Pacific Hydro’s first South Australian project, the Clements Gap Wind Farm, in a ceremony which celebrated the project’s success due to proactive State government policies, an enthusiastic community and key contractors.

Pacific Hydro welcomes the Federal Coalition's recognition of the important role that renewable energy will play in a response to climate change but remains concerned that the mix of policies put forward yesterday does not address the serious issues currently facing investors in low cost, utility scale renewable energy.

Pacific Hydro has lodged its planning application with the Moorabool Shire Council for the Yaloak South wind farm. The application seeks approval for a wind farm with a maximum of 14 wind generators and a capacity of under 30MW.

More than 30,000 delegates from every part of the world make for an interesting atmosphere at COP 15. There is a strong sense of urgency to get an agreement but as expected the negotiations are complex and issues seem to bounce around without resolution.

Leading Australian renewable energy company, Pacific Hydro, said it was encouraged that the Ministerial Council on Energy (MCE) had recognised the important role of utility scale renewable energy in Australia’s transition to a cleaner energy future.

Pacific Hydro has been successful in gaining a permit for the Nilgen Wind Farm, located approximately 2 hours north of Perth and 10km east of Lancelin in the Gingin Shire, Western Australia.

Pacific Hydro's Sustainable Communities Fund has delivered a funding boost of $50,000 to nine community groups working in the Codrington and Yambuk area in a cheque presentation ceremony held at the Victoria Hotel today. (25/11/2009)

Australia's leading renewable energy company, Pacific Hydro, has welcomed the proposed changes to the CPRS Complimentary Measures arrangements released today by the Federal Government. The proposed changes, if well designed and fully implemented, represent an important step towards ensuring Australia can make the transition to a low emissions economy.

The national HR Leadership Awards for 2009 has named Pacific Hydro as the winner of the Employer of Choice for companies with fewer than 1000 employees.

Pacific Hydro's Sustainable Communities Fund has delivered a funding boost of $50,000 to 21 community groups working in the Ararat Rural City in a cheque presentation ceremony held at the Ararat Performing Arts Centre today.(7/9/2009)

Leading Australian renewable energy company Pacific Hydro will hold public information sessions to inform the local community about the new Yaloak South wind farm proposal.

Don't miss out on your chance to share in Pacific Hydro's $50,000 Codrington/Yambuk Sustainable Communities Fund.

Australia’s leading renewable energy company, Pacific Hydro, welcomed today’s news that an agreement between the Government and Opposition has been reached that will see the 20% by 2020 Renewable Energy Target (RET) bill passed.

Australia’s leading renewable energy company, Pacific Hydro holds one of Australia’s largest geothermal exploration licences, sitting on the most extensive hot water reserves in Australia (the Great Artesian Basin in South Australia) has today rejected the need to set aside part of the Renewable Energy Target (RET), commonly known as banding, for technologies such as geothermal.

A lost opportunity for Australia and extremely disappointing”, was how Pacific Hydro General Manager,Australia/Pacific, Mr Lane Crockett responded following the announcement that the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) was rejected by the Senate today.

Australia’s leading renewable energy company, Pacific Hydro, today urged the Senate to vote for both the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) and the 20% by 2020 Renewable Energy Target (RET) this week as once implemented, these policies will deliver investment certainty for business and tens of thousands of new jobs.

Pacific Hydro’s newly boosted $90,000 Sustainable Communities Fund has seen 18 community groups in the Portland area receive funding at a cheque presentation ceremony today.

Leading Australian renewable energy company, Pacific Hydro has formally acknowledged the recipients of theinaugural Clements Gap Sustainable Communities Fund in a ceremony at the Crystal Brook Football Club.

Recent renewable energy announcements by the South Australian Government are set to further strengthen the State’s reputation as the green capital of Australia and the clean energy powerhouse of the nation, said Australian leading renewable energy company Pacific Hydro.

Australia’s leading renewable energy company, Pacific Hydro, announced today that it has closed the largest financing deal in the company’s history and has commenced construction of its 111MW Chacayes hydro project in Chile.

With three weeks to go until applications close in the 2009 Sustainable Communities Fund in Portland,Pacific Hydro is reminding community groups in and around the area that there is still time to get anapplication in for a chance to share in the $90,000 Fund.

Pacific Hydro’s Sustainable Communities Fund for the Portland/Cape Bridgewater community openstoday(15/4/2009)and,with the inclusion of the Cape Nelson South Wind Farm this year, has a poolof $90,000 available to community groups and organisations working in the local area

Community groups who want the chance to share in $50,000 from Pacific Hydro’s Clements Gap Sustainable Communities Fund have just a couple of weeks left to get their applications in.

Australia’s leading renewable energy company, Pacific Hydro, says that thousands of new jobs will be created once the Federal Government’s 20% Renewable Energy Target is in place. Pacific Hydro calls on the Federal Parliament to pass this important legislation as soon as possible to ensure industry can begin investing and creating jobs in the industries of the future.

With construction of the 57MW Clements Gap wind farm nearing completion, leading Australian renewable energy company Pacific Hydro has launched the Clements Gap Sustainable Communities Fund which will provide over $1 million in grants to community groups over the life of the project.

São Paulo, 16-17 February - Pacific Hydro, a leading Australian company in the production of electricity from renewable sources and committed to the generation of clean energy by means of the implementation of sustainable projects is participating today and tomorrow in the event Wind Forum Brazil 2009 which will approach the most important issues related to wind-energy generation in Brazil.

Leading Australian renewable energy company Pacific Hydro will seek a planning permit for a new proposed wind farm at Nilgen that will provide enough clean, green energy to power 53,000 homes.

The release of Infrastructure Australia’s preliminary audit of projects for consideration and prioritisation has identified the critical relationship between electricity infrastructure and real action on climate change, said leading Australian renewable energy company Pacific Hydro.

Cape Bridgewater’s dedicated volunteer fire brigade has received a boost this summer thanks to local resident Barry Wilson and Pacific Hydro.

Pacific Hydro has welcomed the Federal Government’s release of the exposure draft legislation for the 20% Renewable Energy Target (RET), but says that new aspects of the legislation raise some questions about the scheme’s ability to deliver 20% renewable energy by 2020.

The release today of the Federal Government’s White Paper detailing the design of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) confirms the critical role that renewable energy will play in Australia’s transition to cleaner energy generation and emissions reductions, said Pacific Hydro.

Pacific Hydro’s Planning Application for the Carmody’s Hill Wind Farm will be on public display for three weeks from Wednesday November 26th to December 18th and community comment is invited.

In its 2008 version, the program will benefit two initiatives related to health; one to environment; six to community development; and three to education that will help the communities that live in surrounding areas of Pacific Hydro´s projects operation and development.

Treasury modelling for the Government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) released today has been welcomed by leading Australian renewable energy company Pacific Hydro.

Australia’s leading renewable energy company, Pacific Hydro, has today welcomed the launch of two key elements to Australia’s response to climate change by Federal Minister for Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson.

Pacific Hydro will pursue a planning permit for a new wind farm in Adelaide’s mid-north following strong support from local communities in Georgetown, Gladstone and Gulnare.

Construction of infrastructure in the valley started in March 2008. A key milestone during the year was the Corema Region VI approval of the EIA for the first project, Chacayes, in August 2008. Chacayes will be the first of five plants that Pacific Hydro Chile plans to develop and deliver in the Alto Cachapoal Valley that together will provide an expected 560 MW of clean, renewable and environmentally sustainable energy.

Thanks to a Pacific Hydro Sustainable Communities Fund grant the ‘See Change in Port Fairy’ campaign has received a boost of $10,000 alongside 10 other community groups and organisations surrounding the Codrington and Yambuk Wind Farms.

The final Garnaut Review handed down today identifies Australia’s opportunity to take advantage of its significant energy resources to reduce carbon emissions by 2050, yet its approach to the expanded National Renewable Energy Target (NRET) fails to deliver investor certainty to the renewable energy industry.

Pacific Hydro’s Sustainable Communities Fund has provided more than $50,000 to 17 local community organisations in the Ararat Rural City with the largest grants going to programs that encourage community participation.

Australia’s leading renewable energy company, Pacific Hydro, encourages the Federal Government to pursue the introduction of the 20% National Renewable Energy Target (20% NRET) to ensure investment in clean energy starts immediately and that new zero emissions industries are developed for the future.

Australia's leading renewable energy company, Pacific Hydro is reminding community groups in the Codrington/Yambuk area that there is still time to submit an application for the Sustainable Communities Fund which closes on 4 August.

The draft Garnaut Climate Change Review handed down today provides a clear picture of the significant action Australia must take if it is to manage risk associated with climate change.

“Renewable energy will be an essential part of Australia’s energy future if we are to reduce our impact on climate change”, said Pacific Hydro CEO, Rob Grant as he welcomed today’s release of the COAG Working Group on Climate Change and Water’s expanded National Renewable Energy (RET) options paper.

The Productivity Commission, in a report released yesterday, has underestimated both the challenge we face in dealing with climate change and the immediate action required in the stationary energy sector to begin transitioning to a cleaner economy. The Commission has recommended the discontinuation of industry development measures such as the 20 per cent Mandatory Renewable Energy Target (MRET).

Pacific Hydro’s Sustainable Communities Fund opened today (May 5) with a call for applications from organisations working in the Ararat Rural City.

Yarra Trams has introduced Melbourne’s first wind-powered tram in partnership with leading Australian renewable energy company Pacific Hydro and Victoria’s primary agency on climate change, Sustainability Victoria.

Two of Australia’s leading greenhouse gas emission reduction project developers and consultants, Pacific Hydro and SMEC (Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation), today announced they had joined forces to create a carbon services Joint Venture called Perenia.

Leading Australian renewable energy company Pacific Hydro today announced the second round of its Sustainable Communities Fund for the Portland and Cape Bridgewater area was open and called for applications from local community groups and organisations.

Leading Australian renewable energy company Pacific Hydro today welcomed the release of the interim Garnaut report and said that it was the first time in many years that a Government report had revealed the substantial social, economic and environmental impacts of climate change.

Leading Australian renewable energy company, Pacific Hydro, today announced it had signed a deal with India’s largest wind generator manufacturer, Suzlon Energy Limited (SEL) for 27x 2.1 megawatt (MW) wind generators for the Company’s first South Australian wind farm at Clements Gap.

Pacific Hydro’s planning application for the Crowlands Wind Farm will be considered in six days of Panel Hearings to be held from Tuesday February 5th in Beaufort.