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Big Batteries are now 'premises': NSW Land Registry Services
The NSW Land Registry Services (NSWLRS) is expected to release updated guidance regarding the registration of leases for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in New South Wales. In this Insight, we outline the change and explore its benefits, as well as offer a comparison to the position in other Australian states. ...
Queensland's new critical minerals strategy unveiled
The Australian Government's recent Critical Minerals Strategy 2023-2030 has been followed by the release of the Queensland Critical Minerals Strategy. We outline the four key objectives of the new Strategy and explore how the QLD Government intends to strengthen Queensland's position in the critical minerals global value chain. ...
Next step in delivering the Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan
Following the release of the Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan in September 2022, the Queensland Government has revealed draft legislation—the Energy (Renewable Transformation and Jobs) Bill 2023 (Qld). This Insight explores the Draft Bill and identifies key details still to be provided. ...
Safeguard 2.0—managing risk under Australia's new carbon scheme
With Australia's revamped baseline-and-credit carbon trading scheme, the Safeguard Mechanism (starting on 1 July 2023), many of Australia's large emitters—and their investors, financiers and customers—are grappling with how to comply with the scheme and manage carbon risk. ...
More detail on the ESB's proposed capacity mechanism
With so much recent commentary on the perks and pitfalls of a capacity mechanism, this Insight takes a step back and unpacks what we know about the proposal and what it will look like for both generators and retailers in the future. ...
Transporting hydrogen via existing gas pipelines potentially a step closer
Since our last update on 18 October 2021, significant progress has been made in the ongoing review of the National Gas Regulatory Framework. The latest proposed amendments open the door for renewable generated gases to be transported and sold using existing pipeline infrastructure. ...
Allens advises Oil Search on $22 billion merger with Santos
The Allens cross-practice team was led by Corporate Partners Guy Alexander and Richard Kriedemann, along with Senior Associate Elise Blume, and was supported by lawyers across a range of practice ...
Shareholder activism in Australia
The past few years have seen a dramatic rise in shareholder activism across Europe and the US This trend is now becoming increasingly common in Australia Following an unsuccessful attempt to gain control of the board of ASX-listed Antares Energy Limited by a US-based hedge fund Partner Tim Lester ...
Four key ways technology will help companies meet their decarbonisation goals
Companies know they have to change the way they operate if they're going to reach net zero by 2050. In this Insight, we explore four key ways technology can help meet decarbonisation goals, drawing on examples discussed in our recent webinar 'Leveraging technology to accelerate decarbonisation'. ...