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senate vote 2009-09-10#2
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The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2009-09-10.14.2 motion] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Christine_Milne&mpc=Senate&house=senate Christine Milne]. This means that it was unsuccessful. The motion was:''That the Senate—''''(a) notes:''''(i) that United States of America company, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Solar First Solar], has signed a memorandum of understanding to build a 2GW solar power station in China and that this single plant will be eight times larger than projects called for by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_thermal_energy_in_Australia#2009_Commonwealth_budget_announcement Solar Flagship Program] (the program),''''(ii) that the program depends for success on significant levels of private sector capital,''''(iii) that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_financial_crisis global financial crisis] is exacerbating difficulties Australian companies are experiencing in accessing private sector capital for innovative renewable technologies,''''(iv) that, in Australia, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Systems_%28company%29 Solar Systems] has gone into voluntary [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_administration administration] because of a lack of investment capital, and''''(v) the lack of a comprehensive or coherent policy framework to encourage private sector investment in renewable energy; and''''(b) calls on the Government to underpin the success of the program by:''''(i) providing loan guarantees for commercial-scale demonstration projects,''''(ii) implementing a gross national feed-in tariff for small to utility scale renewable energy projects, and''''(iii) planning and funding electricity grid extensions to connect remote utility scale projects.''- The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2009-09-10.14.2) introduced by Greens Senator [Christine Milne](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Christine_Milne&mpc=Senate&house=senate). This means that it was unsuccessful. The motion was:
- _That the Senate—_
- _(a) notes:_
- _(i) that United States of America company, [First Solar](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Solar), has signed a memorandum of understanding to build a 2GW solar power station in China and that this single plant will be eight times larger than projects called for by the [Solar Flagship Program](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_thermal_energy_in_Australia#2009_Commonwealth_budget_announcement) (the program),_ _(ii) that the program depends for success on significant levels of private sector capital,_ _(iii) that the [global financial crisis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_financial_crisis) is exacerbating difficulties Australian companies are experiencing in accessing private sector capital for innovative renewable technologies,_ _(iv) that, in Australia, [Solar Systems](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Systems_%28company%29) has gone into voluntary [administration](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_administration) because of a lack of investment capital, and_ _(v) the lack of a comprehensive or coherent policy framework to encourage private sector investment in renewable energy; and_ _(b) calls on the Government to underpin the success of the program by:_ _(i) providing loan guarantees for commercial-scale demonstration projects,_ _(ii) implementing a gross national feed-in tariff for small to utility scale renewable energy projects, and_ _(iii) planning and funding electricity grid extensions to connect remote utility scale projects._
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senate vote 2009-09-10#2
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The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2009-09-10.14.2 motion] introduced by Greens Senator Christine Milne. This means that it was unsuccessful. The motion was:- The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2009-09-10.14.2 motion] introduced by Greens Senator [http://publicwhip-test.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Christine_Milne&mpc=Senate&house=senate Christine Milne]. This means that it was unsuccessful. The motion was:
- ''That the Senate—''
- ''(a) notes:''
- ''(i) that United States of America company, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Solar First Solar], has signed a memorandum of understanding to build a 2GW solar power station in China and that this single plant will be eight times larger than projects called for by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_thermal_energy_in_Australia#2009_Commonwealth_budget_announcement Solar Flagship Program] (the program),''
- ''(ii) that the program depends for success on significant levels of private sector capital,''
- ''(iii) that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_financial_crisis global financial crisis] is exacerbating difficulties Australian companies are experiencing in accessing private sector capital for innovative renewable technologies,''
- ''(iv) that, in Australia, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Systems_%28company%29 Solar Systems] has gone into voluntary [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_administration administration] because of a lack of investment capital, and''
- ''(v) the lack of a comprehensive or coherent policy framework to encourage private sector investment in renewable energy; and''
- ''(b) calls on the Government to underpin the success of the program by:''
- ''(i) providing loan guarantees for commercial-scale demonstration projects,''
- ''(ii) implementing a gross national feed-in tariff for small to utility scale renewable energy projects, and''
''(iii) planning and funding electricity grid extensions to connect remote utility scale projects.''- ''(iii) planning and funding electricity grid extensions to connect remote utility scale projects.''
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senate vote 2009-09-10#2
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Solar Flagship Program- Motions - Solar Flagship Program - Support program
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<p class="speaker">Christine Milne</p><p>I move:</p><dl><dt></dt><dd>That the Senate—<dl><dt>(a)</dt><dd>notes:<dl><dt>(i)</dt><dd>that United States of America company, First Solar, has signed a memorandum of understanding to build a 2GW solar power station in China and that this single plant will be eight times larger than projects called for by the Solar Flagship Program (the program),</dd><dt>(ii)</dt><dd>that the program depends for success on significant levels of private sector capital,</dd><dt>(iii)</dt><dd>that the global financial crisis is exacerbating difficulties Australian companies are experiencing in accessing private sector capital for innovative renewable technologies,</dd><dt>(iv)</dt><dd>that, in Australia, Solar Systems has gone into voluntary administration because of a lack of investment capital, and</dd><dt>(v)</dt><dd>the lack of a comprehensive or coherent policy framework to encourage private sector investment in renewable energy; and</dd></dl></dd><dt>(b)</dt><dd>calls on the Government to underpin the success of the program by:<dl><dt>(i)</dt><dd>providing loan guarantees for commercial-scale demonstration projects,</dd><dt>(ii)</dt><dd>implementing a gross national feed-in tariff for small to utility scale renewable energy projects, and</dd><dt>(iii)</dt><dd>planning and funding electricity grid extensions to connect remote utility scale projects.</dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl><ul><li>(iii)planning and funding electricity grid extensions to connect remote utility scale projects.</li></ul><p>Question put.</p> - The majority voted against a [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2009-09-10.14.2 motion] introduced by Greens Senator Christine Milne. This means that it was unsuccessful. The motion was:
- ''That the Senate—''
- ''(a) notes:''
- ''(i) that United States of America company, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Solar First Solar], has signed a memorandum of understanding to build a 2GW solar power station in China and that this single plant will be eight times larger than projects called for by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_thermal_energy_in_Australia#2009_Commonwealth_budget_announcement Solar Flagship Program] (the program),''
- ''(ii) that the program depends for success on significant levels of private sector capital,''
- ''(iii) that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_financial_crisis global financial crisis] is exacerbating difficulties Australian companies are experiencing in accessing private sector capital for innovative renewable technologies,''
- ''(iv) that, in Australia, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Systems_%28company%29 Solar Systems] has gone into voluntary [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_administration administration] because of a lack of investment capital, and''
- ''(v) the lack of a comprehensive or coherent policy framework to encourage private sector investment in renewable energy; and''
- ''(b) calls on the Government to underpin the success of the program by:''
- ''(i) providing loan guarantees for commercial-scale demonstration projects,''
- ''(ii) implementing a gross national feed-in tariff for small to utility scale renewable energy projects, and''
- ''(iii) planning and funding electricity grid extensions to connect remote utility scale projects.''
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