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Finkel Review - Renewables: The importance of regulatory certainty for renewables
In the third of our series analysing the Finkel Review we look at implications for the renewable energy sector Two recommendations in particular - the Clean Energy Target CET and the Generator Reliability Obligation - raise a number of opportunities and issues for investment in the renewable energy ...
Victorian Government proposes reforms to reserve domestic gas production
The Victorian Government has today proposed significant gas market reforms primarily involving the introduction of a cap on the export of gas from Victoria in order to facilitate the reservation of domestic gas production for domestic supply The proposed reforms are aimed at reducing domestic gas ...
Climate change features again in latest coal mine refusal
Last week the NSW Independent Planning Commission (IPC) refused development consent for the Bylong Coal Project (Project). ...
Green Renaissance in Australia
After more than three years of inertia, the Australian renewable energy industry is finally showing signs of a resurgence ...
Court determines Native Title compensation for the first time
Yesterday afternoon the Federal Court handed down a decision which for the first time provided judicial consideration of how to calculate native title compensation A decision on this issue has been long awaited ever since the Native Title Act commenced in 1994 Partner Ben Zillmann Senior Associate ...
New Draft Wind Energy Planning Framework
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 ...
Report: National Electricity & Gas Rules Update: October 2018
In this update we look at the the progress of rule changes across the month of October and examine opportunities for stakeholders to participate in the AEMCs new review Updating the regulatory framework for embedded networks ...
Opposition's promise of $1 billion for hydrogen reflects growing optimism
The Federal Oppositions recent announcement of a 11 billion National Hydrogen Plan to support development of hydrogen technologies and hydrogen refuelling infrastructure is only the latest development demonstrating the industrys potential growth Partner Igor Bogdanich Associate Holly Woodcroft ...
New developments in Vietnam's renewable energy market
The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam the MOIT recently introduced amended regulations on wind power projects and issued new model power purchase agreements for wind projects and rooftop solar power projects New policies and feed-in tariffs for solar power projects are also on the horizon ...
Report: National Electricity & Gas Rules Update: September 2019
In this update we summarise the progress of new and existing rule change requests across the months of July and August and take a closer look at the AER's review into the values of customer reliability. ...