High Court rules Victoria’s EV tax is ‘invalid’
Victoria’s High Court has deemed the Victorian government’s tax on electric vehicles “invalid”, saying Australia’s Constitution enshrines that only the Commonwealth government has the power to enforce such taxes.
RMIT software tool unlocks BIPV design
RMIT University in Australia has developed new software that integrates product, regulation, technical, economic, and construction data. It helps architects and engineers to estimate the cost of building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) during the conceptual design phase.
Adelaide cuts emissions at train stations, starts testing hydrogen buses
Diesel trains have been retrofitted with batteries and are now running from Adelaide stations, in the latest of a spate of sustainable transport trials in the South Australian capital. This includes trials with fully electric trains and the beginning of trials with hydrogen-powered and pure electric buses.
Regulator dismisses community dispute of VNI-West interconnector
The Australian Energy Regulator has rejected a community group’s challenge to the Victoria to New South Wales Interconnector West, or VNI West, transmission project.
Massive lithium takeover deal collapses following Rinehart intervention
US giant Albemarle Corp. has withdrawn its $6.6 billion takeover bid for Australian lithium developer Liontown Resources after Gina Rinehart, via her company Hancock Prospecting, reportedly spent $1.3 billion raising its stake in Liontown to a commanding 19.9%.
The human factor: why Australia’s net zero transition risks failing unless it is fair
This article is part of a series by The Conversation, Getting to Zero, examining Australia’s energy transition.
CEFC rolls out first investment under $20 billion Rewiring the Nation fund
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has made its first investment via the Australian government’s $20 billion (USD 12.67 billion) Rewiring the Nation Fund, committing $100 million to support the build-out of renewable generation, long-duration storage and grid infrastructure in New South Wales.
Global solar industry corporate funding grows 55% year-over-year
Through the first nine months of 2023, $45.56 billion (USD 28.9 billion) of venture capital, public market, and debt financing was injected into solar, says a report from Mercom Capital Group.
ACE teams with Japanese player in 500 MW joint venture
Aspiring renewable energy developer ACE Power will partner with the clean energy arm of Japanese energy giant Osaka Gas to jointly develop a portfolio of Australian solar and battery projects with a total capacity of more than 500 MW.
CleanCo opens EOI for 3 GW of wind and solar
Queensland state-owned CleanCo has opened an expression of interest process to add 3 GW of wind and solar generation to its portfolio “to support our customers to achieve their sustainability goals, and to advance Queensland’s energy transformation”.
