The Renewable Energy Bill allows for the Energy Minister to declare specified transmission, renewable energy or storage projects a Priority Energy Project (PEP). Once declared a PEP, further changes introduce...
The New South Wales Government has declared two large-scale pumped hydro energy storage projects as Critical State Significant Infrastructure (CSSI), highlighting their strategic importance to the National Electricity Market (NEM).
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the transition to renewable energy sources are emerging sectors already shifting the landscape for investors, employers, and the public on a global scale. While the pace...
In recent months there has been media coverage of foreign investors experiencing difficulty in securing Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) approval to acquire energy infrastructure, in particular local electricity projects.
Pumped hydro making waves in Australia – the role of pumped hydro energy storage in Australia’s energy future
As foreshadowed in our previous article, new mandatory climate reporting came into effect on 1 January 2025. Despite the Coalition's vow to repeal the new laws if it wins the...
The NSW Government has announced its Renewable Energy Planning Framework which will form a key part of the development assessment process renewable energy projects and associated infrastructure in NSW.
In the vastness of Australia's landscape, remote communities have traditionally had difficulty maintaining a supply of reliable and sustainable energy. Those communities who are literally 'off the grid' have typically...
In more good news for NSW's energy transition focussed around renewable energy zones (REZ), on 26 June 2024 the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces (the Minister) granted an infrastructure...
On 8 May 2024 the Independent Planning Commission granted development consent for the 192MW, $373 million Thunderbolt Wind Farm in the New England Renewable Energy Zone, subject to conditions.
On 19 April 2024, Justice Duggan of the Land and Environment Court handed down the long-anticipated judgment in Goldmate Property Luddenham No. 1 Pty Ltd v Transport for NSW [2024]...
The Victorian State Government has announced plans to abolish stamp duty and transition to a new annual property tax system for commercial and industrial property from 1 July 2024.
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