The Federal Government has introduced legislation which, if passed, will terminate the Energy Efficiency Opportunities Program and remove the mandatory requirement for large energy using businesses to assess and report on opportunities to improve energy efficiency. ...

The Federal Government has released its Green Paper on the design of the Emissions Reduction Fund Partner Grant Anderson reports on this proposed centrepiece of the Governments Direct Action Plan ...

In this update we summarise the progress of new and existing rule change requests across the month of April and take a closer look at the new Default Market Offer (New South Wales, South Australia and South-Eastern Queensland) and Victorian Default Offer regulations that will commence on 1 July 2019 ...

Part of the Japanese Ministry of Economy Trade and Industrys strategy for LNG market development which aims to achieve stability in LNG supply and lower prices is to abolish or relax destination clauses with the view that this would lead to lower prices through increased reselling and arbitrage ...

The New South Wales Government has released its new Wind Energy Planning Framework with the aim of establishing a more efficient and consistent assessment and approval regime for wind energy projects and also addressing the concerns raised by stakeholders to the 2011 draft Guidelines The buffer zone ...

From 1 July 2015 sellers and landlords will be able to enter into sales and leases which are the result of unsolicited offers or which involve only wholly-owned subsidiaries without the need to first provide a building energy efficiency certificate following amendments to federal legislation Partner ...

Allens has advised Westbourne Capital to achieve financial close in relation to the construction and development of the Lincoln Gap Wind Farm near Port Augusta, South Australia. The firm assisted ...

In a novel move, IWN has coordinated the incorporation of Zero Emissions Water (ZEW) Limited, on behalf of 13 Victorian water corporations, to enter into a PPA to promote renewable energy generatio ...

Allens has appointed Melissa Keane as a partner in its Projects team, effective 1 January 2019. With considerable experience in transactional projects, particularly energy projects, Melissa will ...

The Northern Territory Government has decided not to impose a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing for its onshore oil and gas industry giving the Territorys onshore oil and gas operators and investors investment certainty at a time that export and domestic opportunities are arising Partner Ben ...