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Regards, Bob King.
QUICK SUMMARY
LOCATED or ADVISED THIS WEEK
18/1/24 Moonlight Range Wind, Central QLD
9/2/24 Forecasting Assumptions and Gencost
9/2/24 Draft legislation on climate-related financial disclosures
23/2/24 Offshore Storage
24/2/24 Punchs Creek Solar, Toowoomba
22/3/24 House of Reps, EV’s and Batteries
PREVIOUSLY
15/1/24 Western Downs BESS QLD, $600m
19/1/24 Prairie Wind, Hughenden
22/1/24 Anti Slavery Bill
26/1/24 Rate of Return for Gentailers
29/1/24 Energy Policy Framework in NSW, extended period
31/1/24 Offshore area, Bass Strait, Burnie
31/1/24 VIC Transmission and REZ, $3.5BLN
2/2/24 Greenwashing supplementary submissions
2/2/24 Orderly Exit Management
5/2/24 NSW South West REZ
8/2/24 Aust. Energy Market Commission rule changes
9/2/24 GenCost draft
9/2/24 AEMO’s Draft 2024 Forecasting Assumptions Update
12/2/24 IPCN Hills of Gold Wind Farm
16/2/24 Draft ISP
19/2/24 Senate Protecting the Spirit of Sea Country Bill 2023
30/3/24 Australia’s new Nature Positive laws
15/1/24 Western Downs BESS QLD,270MW/2hr, https://www.epw.qld.gov.au/community-engagement/western-downs-bess
18/1/24 Moonlight Range Wind, Rockhampton, 97 turbines, BESS
19/1/24 Prairie Wind Farm, Hughenden, 100turbines, 800MW
details https://www.windlab.com/projects/prairie-wind-farm/
22/1/24 Anti Slavery Bill, to appoint a Commissioner
26/1/24 Rate of Return for Gentailers
details https://www.aer.gov.au/documents/aer-rate-return-instrument-amendment-consultation-paper-dec-2023
Submissions: [email protected].
THIS IS THE BIG ONE FOR NSW
29/1/24 NSW Energy Policy Framework to accelerate approvals benefit sharing, and set wind back 2Km. Overview and submissions https://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/policy-and-legislation/renewable-energy/energy-policy-framework
Brief details https://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/news/communities-and-industry-have-their-say-nsw-accelerates-renewable-energy-transition
More details https://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-10/draft-energy-policy-framework.pdf
Freehills legal comment https://hsfnotes.com/energy/2023/11/16/have-your-say-on-the-draft-nsw-energy-policy-framework/
To have your say visit: planning.nsw.gov.au/energy-policy-framework
Of which Wind Energy and noise Guidelines,
Specific wind guidelines https://shared-drupal-s3fs.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/master-test/fapub_pdf/NSW+Planning+Portal+Documents/Draft+Wind+Energy+Guideline+(2).pdf
Technical supplement for noise impact assessment https://shared-drupal-s3fs.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/master est/fapub_pdf/NSW+Planning+Portal+Documents/Draft+Wind+Noise+Technical+Supplement+(1).pdf
31/1/24 Offshore area, Bass Strait, Burnie
31/1/23 VIC Transmission and REZ proposals
Details https://www.energy.vic.gov.au/about-energy/news/news-stories/have-your-say-on-victorias-renewable-energy-zones Submissions https://engage.vic.gov.au/victransmissionplan
Pin a comment on a map
2/2/24 Orderly exit management
Office of Energy & Climate Change, submissions to [email protected]
2/2/24 Greenwashing supplementary submissionsdetails
https://w.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Environment_and_Communications/Greenwashing Submissions [email protected].
5/2/24 NSW South West REZ
8/2/23 Australian Energy Market Commission, AEMC, rule changes, a) concessional finance for transmission and b) to modify depreciation timing; both to speed up projects
9/2/23 Forecasting Assumptions and GenCost 2023/24 details https://www.aemo.com.au/consultations/current-and-closed-consultations/2024-forecasting-assumptions-update-consultation submissions [email protected]
9/2/24 GenCost draft Report
Submissions to [email protected]
9/2/24 AEMO’s Draft 2024 Forecasting Assumptions
Submissions to [email protected]
9/2/24Exposure draft legislation on climate-related financial disclosures to amend Corporations Act and ASIC Act https://treasury.gov.au/consultation/c2024-466491
12/2/24 IPCN Hills of Gold Wind, Nundle, 64turbines, BESS 100MW, $826M
23/1/24 speaker registration https://www.ipcn.nsw.gov.au/cases/2023/12/hills-of-gold-wind-farm/speaker-registration-form-page?project_id=782a4fef-38fc-48b4-9a80-9a8e14cdb8a4
Submission https://www.ipcn.nsw.gov.au/make-a-submission
16/2/23 Draft ISPhttps://aemo.com.au/consultations/current-and-closed-consultations/draft-2024-isp-consultation
details https://www.energymagazine.com.au/ameo-releases-draft-2024-isp/
details Climate Change Authority <[email protected]>
19/2/24 amendments to Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 by Protecting the Spirit of Sea Country Bill 2023 to consult First Nations people https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Environment_and_Communications/SeaCountryBill2023
ttps://consult.industry.gov.au/offshore-petroleum-consultation-requirements
24/2/24 Punchs Creek, Millmerran, Toowoomba 800MW, BESS250MW/1hrdetails https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2024/01/08/queensland-council-calls-for-feedback-on-giga-scale-solar-and-battery-project/
Submissions to The Toowoomba Regional Council
22/3/23 House of Reps, EV’s and EV Batteries, details https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/press-releases/committee-launches-inquiry-into-transition-to-evs/
Submissions
30/3/24 Australia’s new Nature Positive laws, EPBC Act reform – DCCEEW, to allow faster decisions
PETITIONS
William Shackell petition- Will needs another 10,000 – https://www.nuclearforaustralia.com/
15/1/24 Halt Mount Fox BESS https://www.change.org/p/halt-the-construction-of-the-mount-fox-battery-storage-facility?source_location=petitions_browse
OCCASIONAL NOTES
ONE EVENTS
Jan 23rd IPCN Hills of Gold Wind, speaker registration
Jan 25th, 11am,Marginal Loss Factors (represnent 10% in the system) details https://www.aemo.com.au/energy-systems/electricity/national-electricity-market-nem/market-operations/loss-factors-and-regional-boundaries forum register https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/609e4a2a-b316-4dc6-8c1a-2c2978603e3c@320c999e-3876-4ad0-b401-d241068e9e60
Jan 29 2pm-3:15 Webinar refined Draft South West REZ Access Scheme.
details https://www.energyco.nsw.gov.au/news/refined-south-west-rez-draft-access-scheme-declaration
Jan 31st Wed 3pm -4.30 GenCost Draft23-24 Webinar,
Jan 25th, 11am,Marginal Loss Factors (represnent 10% in the system) details https://www.aemo.com.au/energy-systems/electricity/national-electricity-market-nem/market-operations/loss-factors-and-regional-boundaries forum register https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/609e4a2a-b316-4dc6-8c1a-2c2978603e3c@320c999e-3876-4ad0-b401-d241068e9e60
Feb6th Australians For Reliable Energy Ready to March on Canberra 10am
Mar 6-7 Smart Energy Expo program released
TWO – NSW project pipeline
At https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/major-projects/
Request for Sears
Mavis Solar Farm Gulgong
Whitehaven Solar Farm, Narrabri
Sears Issued
Upper Hunter South Solar Farm
Yass Solar Farm
Barneys Reef Wind Farm Gulgong
Gunnedah East BESS
THREE
16/1/24 National Farmers Federation are seeking public release of the Community Engagemen Review to Chris Bowen in December. The review received 509 written submissions and 251 online survey responses.
FOUR
GPG’s portfolio of 1.3GW Australian renewables for sale details https://www.pv-magazine-australia.com/2023/12/12/4-billion-expected-from-sale-of-naturgys-1-3-gw-portfolio-holder-gpg-australia/?fbclid=IwAR3KiynPCwOqLzrfcteu-hT8IAbdR-LVF0mISfrjYshHGUuXlo8uykMDBmc
| $4 billion expected from sale of Naturgy’s 1.3 GW portfolio-holder GPG AustraliaMajor Australian renewable energy portfolio holder Global Power Generation Australia, jointly owned by Spain’s Naturgy and an arm of the Kuwait Investment Authority, is reportedly going up for auction early next year.www.pv-magazine-australia.com |
FIVE
SIX
Burrundulla Solar project at Mudgee rejected by Land and Environment Court https://reneweconomy.com.au/court-rejects-solar-farm-for-wrecking-a-towns-view-poor-consultation/
| Court rejects solar farm for wrecking a town’s view, poor consultationNSW court rules the solar project didn’t take into account its impact on the landscape’s character and fell short on community consultation.reneweconomy.com.au |
SEVEN
No tricks Zone 18/1/24 Nearly 160 Scientific Papers Detail The Minuscule Effect CO2 Has On Earth’s Temperature
EIGHT
NSW Modern Slavery Procurement Guidance is now available from https://info.buy.nsw.gov.au/resources/modern-slavery-and-procurement and https://info.buy.nsw.gov.au/news/2022/modern-slavery-and-procurement-guidance-is-now-available
NINE
Source Richard Lindzen notes that the increase of about 1 degree centagrade
over 175 years is spread widely over a range of 16 degrees
ENDS 20/1/24
