Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction and background

[1]        Australian Renewable Energy Agency, 'History', http://arena.gov.au/about-arena/history/, accessed 26 August 2014.

[2]        Australian Renewable Energy Agency, 'History', http://arena.gov.au/about-arena/history/, accessed 26 August 2014.

[3]        Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Submission 90, p. 1.

[4]        Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Submission 90, p. 4.

[5]        Explanatory Memorandum, Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 and related bills, pp. 78–79.

[6]        Explanatory Memorandum, Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Repeal) Bill 2014, p. 1.

Chapter 2 - Views on the Bill

[1]        The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP, Minister for Industry, House of Representatives Proof Hansard, 19 June 2014, p. 6.

[2]        The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP, Minister for Industry, House of Representatives Proof Hansard, 19 June 2014, p. 6.

[3]        The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP, Minister for Industry, House of Representatives Proof Hansard, 19 June 2014, p. 6.

[4]        Explanatory Memorandum, Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Repeal) Bill 2014, p. 5.

[5]        Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Submission 90, p. 2.

[6]        Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Submission 90, p. 3.

[7]        In addition to the submissions referred to below, submissions making this argument included  Mr David Liversidge, Submission 14, p. 1; All Energy Pty Ltd, Submission 28, p. 1; Clean Energy Council, Submission 29, p. 2; Smart Storage Pty Ltd (Ecoult), Submission 40, p. 1; Licella Pty Ltd, Submission 67, p. 1; SA Power Networks, Submission 97, p. 1; APA Group, Submission 109, p. 1; Australian Solar Council, Submission 113, p. 2.

[8]        Community and Public Sector Union, Submission 66, p. 1.

[9]        Sustainable Business Australia, Submission 112, p. 2.

[10]      SMA Australia Pty Ltd, Submission 1, pp. 1–2.

[11]      SMA Australia Pty Ltd, Submission 1, p. 2.

[12]      Curtin University, Submission 81, p. 2.

[13]      Institute for Sustainable Futures, Submission 111, p. 2.

[14]      Recurrent Energy, Submission 86, pp. 2–3.

[15]      Australian PV Institute, Submission 93, p. 2.

[16]      FRV Services Australia Pty Ltd, Submission 26, p. 1.

[17]      Abengoa Solar, Submission 63, p. 1.

[18]      RayGen Resources Pty Ltd, Submission 55, pp. 1–2.

[19]      Australian National University Energy Change Institute, Submission 65, p. 2.

[20]      Sustainable Energy Association of Australia, Submission 77, p. 1.

[21]      Business Council of Australia, Submission 115, p. 1.

[22]      First Solar (Australia) Pty Ltd, Submission 84, p. 2.

[23]      Goldwind Australia, Submission 100, p. 2.

[24]      Senvion Australia, Submission 101, p. 2.

[25]      Associate Professor Evatt R. Hawkes, Submission 48, p. 2.

[26]      The Combustion Institute, Australia and New Zealand Section, Submission 49, pp. 2–3. Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society, Submission 71, p. 3.

[27]      University of Melbourne Energy Institute, Submission 91, p. 2.

[28]      Clean Energy Council, Submission 29, pp. 1–2; Mr Richard Corkish, Submission 31, p. 1; Mr Anthony Rawson, Submission 37, p. 1.

[29]      Griffith University, Submission 76, p. 1.

[30]      Clean Energy Council, Submission 29, p. 1; Smart Storage Pty Ltd (Ecoult), Submission 40, p. 2; Geodynamics, Submission 57, p. 2.

[31]      Clean Energy Council, Submission 29, pp. 2–3.

[32]      Visy, Submission 107, p 2.

[33]      First Solar (Australia) Pty Ltd, Submission 84, p. 3.

[34]      Global Change Institute, University of Queensland, Submission 94, p. 3.

[35]      Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Submission 90, p. 4.

[36]      Curtin University, Submission 81, p. 2; Bioenergy Australia, Submission 85, p. 2; Deakin University, Submission 125, p. 2.

[37]      New South Wales Government, Submission 89, p. 2.

[38]      Lord Howe Island Board, Submission 36, p. 1; Hydro Tasmania, Submission 38, pp. 2–3; Laing O'Rourke, Submission 99, p. 1.

[39]      CAT Projects, Submission 103, p. 3.

[40]      Repower Port Augusta Alliance, Submission 114, p. 1.

[41]      FRV Services Australia Pty Ltd, Submission 26, p. 2; Clean Energy Council, Submission 29, p. 1; Tenax Energy, Submission 34, p. 2; Sustainable Energy Association of Australia, Submission 77, p. 2; Recurrent Energy, Submission 86, p. 3.

[42]      Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Submission 90, pp. 4–5.

[43]      Australian National University Energy Change Institute, Submission 65, p. 1.

[44]      Australian National University, Submission 41, p. 1; Swinburne University of Technology, Submission 96, pp. 1–2; University of Sydney, Submission 70, p. 1.

[45]      Renewable Energy Society, School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales, Submission 47, p. 2; Australiasian Fluid Mechanics Society, Submission 71, p. 1; Solar Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal Groups, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University, Submission 82, p. 1; Dr Murad Tayebjee, Submission 122, p. 1;

[46]      Renewable Energy Society, School of Renewable Energy and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales, Submission 47, pp. 2–3.

[47]      Renewable Energy Students' Society, School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of New South Wales , Submission 116, p. 1.

[48]      Early career researchers of the Australian National University, University of New South Wales and University of Queensland, Submission 92, p. 1. Similar arguments were made in Mr Rowan MacQueen, Submission 123, p. 1; and Dr Jonathon Dore, Submission 128, p. 1.

[49]      Early career researchers of the Australian National University, University of New South Wales and University of Queensland, Submission 92, p. 2.

[50]      Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, University of New South Wales, Submission 106, p. 3; Professor David Bagnall, School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of NSW, Submission 108, pp. 2–3.

[51]      Australian PV Institute, Submission 93, p. 1.

[52]      Dr Adam Hawkes, Centre for Process Systems Engineering, Imperial College London, Submission 80, p. 1.

[53]      School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Submission 83, p. 2.

[54]      ACT Government, Submission 129, pp. 1–2.

[55]      Explanatory Memorandum, Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Repeal) Bill 2014, p. 5.

[56]      Dr John Wright, Submission 53, p. 3.

[57]      FRV Services Australia Pty Ltd, Submission 26, p. 2; SMA Australia Pty Ltd, Submission 1, p. 2; RayGen Resources Pty Ltd, Submission 55, p. 3; Community and Public Sector Union, Submission 66, p. 2; Sustainable Energy Association of Australia, Submission 77, p. 2.

[58]      FRV Services Australia Pty Ltd, Submission 26, p. 2.

[59]      Tenax Energy, Submission 34, p. 2.

[60]      Mr Alan Pears AM, Submission 58, p. 2.

[61]      Bioenergy Australia, Submission 85, p. 2.

[62]      Infigen Energy, Submission 119, pp. 1–2.

[63]      Business Council of Australia, Submission 115, p. 1.

[64]      Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 118, p. 1.

[65]      Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 118, p. 2.

[66]      Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 118, p. 2.

[67]      Gas Energy Australia, Submission 39, p. 3.

[68]      Business Council of Australia, Submission 115, p. 1.

[69]      Business Council of Australia, Submission 115, p. 2.

[70]      Energy Supply Association of Australia, Submission 127, p. 3.

Dissenting Report by Labor Senators

[1]        FRV Services Australia Pty Ltd, Submission 26, p. 2; SMA Australia Pty Ltd, Submission 1, p. 2; RayGen Resources Pty Ltd, Submission 55, p. 3; Community and Public Sector Union, Submission 66, p. 2; Sustainable Energy Association of Australia, Submission 77, p. 2.

[2]        Tenax Energy, Submission 34, p. 2.

[3]        Tenax Energy, Submission 34, p. 2.

[4]        Mr Alan Pears AM, Submission 58, p. 2.

[5]        Bioenergy Australia, Submission 85, p. 2.

[6]        Infigen Energy, Submission 119, pp. 1–2.

[7]        Business Council of Australia, Submission 115, p. 1.

Dissenting Report from the Australian Greens

[1]        Carnegie to collaborate with UK wave energy developers, 28 August 2014,
http://ecogeneration.com.au/news/carnegie_to_collaborate_with_bosch_rexroth_and_wave_energy_developers/088738/?utm_source=Newsletter-Update&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EcoGeneration-28_august_20142&utm_content=news:carnegie_to_collaborate_with_bosch_rexroth_and_wave_energy_developers

[2]        CSIRO Newcastle solar breakthrough for supercritical steam, accessed 3 September 2014, http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-03/csiro-newcastle-solar-breakthrough-for-supercritical-steam/5495744

Dissenting Report by Independent Senator Nick Xenophon

[1]        Repower Port Augusta: a solar future for Australia, available at http://repowerportaugusta.org/, accessed on 3 September 2014.

[2]        Repower Port Augusta Alliance, submission 114, p. 2.

[3]        Repower Port Augusta Alliance, submission 114, p. 3.

[4]        Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs, The Social and Economic Impact of Rural Wind Farms, 23 June 2011.