The Australian Renewable Energy Target (RET) has spurred considerable investment in renewable electricity generation, notably wind power, over the past decade. This paper considers the distributional implications of the RET for different electricity customers. Using time-series regression, we show that ...
He has previously said the election will act as a referendum on renewable energy as the state struggles with the highest electricity prices in the country. Under the plan, 25 percent of South Australia's peak energy demand will be met by renewable energy, with Weatherill saying that private se...
The government is currently seeking from the Labor opposition a bipartisan approach to a more reasonable subsidy while also boosting investment in what it calls "clean coal." According to News Corp on Wednesday, supporters of the Moree solar project said the Origin Energy deal only illustrates the...
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Renewable energy is a somewhat sensitive sector from a foreign investment perspective. Australia's foreign investments regime generally requires that 'foreign persons' investing in renewables projects and related acquisitions notify the Australian Treasurer, advised by the Foreign Investments Review Board (FI...
investment and economic cooperation, Tong said: “Once Hong Kong becomes anRCEPmember, we can expect a surge in business collaborations, thanks to the mutual recognition between Hong Kong and Australia. This will not only streamline outbound investment and cooperation between the two economies, but ...
connect additional renewable energy generators into the National Energy Market to attract further investment in NSW, while the three proposed pumped hydro projects will provide reliable energy generation, capacity and dispatchable power when solar or wind resources are unavailable,” it said in a ...
Australia and China have had a very long trade and investment relationship. Although over the last few years investment by China in Australia has declined, as has Chinese investment generally in many other parts of the world, "there are some ...
how this is an action forward for our future), along with the expected financial benefits of this type of investment, e.g 20 per cent more growth when supporting renewable over fossil fuels, plus this 10 year project creates 50 jobs in Australia in NSW, how much carbon...
The ALP will embrace the investment framework put forward by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), which recommended using the 10 billion Australian dollar (about 7 billion U.S. dollars ) Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) to address Australia's energy shortfall. ...