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NSW transmission business TransGrid will run a grid access auction to quickly and efficiently commission the infrastructure required for the state's New England renewable energy zone.

NSW's second renewable energy zone will be larger than originally planned, and a $1.5 billion pumped hydro project is likely to play a key role in its development.

State government actions over the last six months, particularly in NSW, have significantly strengthened investor confidence, according to a new survey by the Clean Energy Council.

The spiralling costs of biodiversity offsets in NSW is often a problem for proponents of clean energy projects in the state, according to the Clean Energy Council.

• Bunnings to ban VicForests-sourced timber
  
• NSW Energy Minister endorses global 2019 'peak emissions' goal
  
• Tougher lead limits imposed on Nyrstar smelter

The latest auction of credits under the NSW Hunter River salinity trading scheme has raised 67% more money than the previous auction.

Plans to establish Australia's first official renewable energy zone have prompted 113 registrants to pitch projects worth $38 billion.

The Victorian Parliament has passed a Bill allowing onshore production of conventional gas, and in NSW dates have been set for Planning Commission hearings on the Santos Narrabri coal seam gas project.

NSW's planning department today recommended that Santos be allowed to proceed with its controversial $3.5 billion Narrabri coal seam gas project, which could supply half the state's gas needs.