NSW's planning policy on infrastructure will be amended to tighten controls on wind and solar farms near the fringes of regional cities, under a draft proposal.
Energy and Emissions Reduction Minister Angus Taylor today introduced a Bill that will establish a long-awaited licensing framework for offshore wind projects.
A small community group can't take legal action against a planning decision to extend the deadline for building a wind farm, Victoria's Supreme Court has ruled.
A court has ordered a major food company that polluted a waterway to make a $100,000 payment to a conservation group that is its partner in a bioenergy project.
The NSW government is planning to strengthen assessment requirements for CCS projects, waste-to-energy projects, groundwater treatment activities, and large storage batteries.
Subject to any legal challenge, ARENA's remit will now extend to include soil carbon and CCS projects, as well as abatement activities in key industries that aren't linked to renewable energy.