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Allens advises Alinta Energy on significant solar PPA in South Australia
When built, the Solar River Project will be a 200MW facility consisting of more than 640,000 solar photovoltaic panels and one of the largest battery storage systems in the Southern hemisphere. ...
NSW rewrites regulation of private water and sewage infrastructure
New legislation makes important changes to the regulatory scheme applying to private water and sewage infrastructure in NSW In particular the reforms change the way in which water infrastructure is approved and licenced by the NSW Government Partner Andrew Mansour and Lawyer Jerome Entwisle discuss ...
Hydrogen – what you need to know
The COAG Energy Council Hydrogen Working Group continues its work on the National Hydrogen Strategy, with the release of its issues papers series. The nine papers are a fascinating look at the breadth, depth and interwoven nature of the issues facing hydrogen. ...
Report: National Electricity & Gas Rules Update: May 2019
In this update we summarise the progress of new and existing rule change requests across the month of May and take a closer look at the AEMC's final report on the regulatory framework for stand-alone power systems. ...
Report: National Electricity & Gas Rules Update: December 2018 - January 2019
In this update we review the progress of rule changes across the period of December 2018-January 2019 and take a closer look at the AEMCs proposed changes to the regulatory regime for embedded networks ...
Paris Agreement on climate change to enter into force before COP22
Overnight the Paris Agreement met its second and final threshold for entry into force when the EU lodged its instruments of ratification with the UN Partner Andrew Mansour Senior Associate Emily Gerrard and Associate Ellie Mulholland take a brief look at the events this week that triggered the early ...
ACCC inquiry into the east coast gas market - key findings and recommendations
The final report of the ACCC inquiry into the east coast gas market was released today The ACCC has made recommendations about removing government moratoria on gas developments revising the test to determine when a pipeline should be regulated and increasing consistency and transparency in ...
Registering Indigenous Land Use Agreements - it's all or nothing
In McGlade v Native Title Registrar, the Full Federal Court has found that the Native Title Registrar does not have the jurisdiction to register an agreement on the Register of Indigenous Land Use Agreements unless the agreement is signed by all registered native title claimants. ...
Victoria to ban fracking
Victoria has become the first state to permanently ban all onshore unconventional gas exploration and development passing new anti-fracking legislation this week The new law also extends the moratorium on all onshore petroleum exploration and production in Victoria until 30 June 2020 Partner Igor ...
UK Supreme Court counters High Court on penalties
The highest appellate court in the UK has affirmed and restated the penalty rule as it applies in the UK in a recent decision that directly addresses and counters the High Court of Australias approach to the rule in Andrews Partner Nick Rudge and Lawyer Patrick Easton report ...