Carnegie receives refund of USD 3 million

Authorities & Government

Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy has received tax rebate in the amount of USD 3 mln.

The funds were received from Research and Development Tax Incentive, from the Australian Tax Office. The R&D Tax Incentive provides a tax rebate to support Australian companies to undertake Australian research and development.

During the year ended 30 June 2014 Carnegie obtained eligible R&D expenditure from which the tax rebate was calculated. The net rebate that Carnegie received for the year ended 30 June 2014 of USD 3 mln represents an increase over the previous year of USD 1.25 mln.

Carnegie estimates the financial year ended 30 June 2015 will likely deliver a cash rebate of between USD 6 and 8 mln.

Carnegie has recently deployed its second CETO 5 wave energy unit, and announced that the final CETO 5 unit will be deployed shortly after, as part of Perth Wave Energy Project, funded by the Australian government.

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