In May of 2009, the Ontario
legislature passed the Green Energy Act, 2009 (the
"Act") as part of the province's plan to become a
leading sustainable energy economy and to provide incentives for
the development of renewable clean energy sources such as wind,
solar, hydro and bio-fuel while at the same time advancing the
government's agenda to eliminate coal from the energy supply
mix and to create new employment opportunities for Ontarians. One
of the key features of the Act, in addition to facilitating and
expediting the approval process for renewable energy projects, is
the introduction of the Feed-in Tariff ("FIT") program,
offered through the Ontario Power Authority ("OPA"),
pursuant to which renewable energy developers will receive a set
revenue stream for a fixed period according to the type and volume
of energy produced....
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The location of the investment shall be determined pursuant to the local zoning plan. If the local zoning plan has not been adopted for a specific area, the location of the public investment shall be determined by a decision on determining the location of a public investment, whereas other investments by a decision on development conditions.
Although the most suitable energy resources should be not only affordable and safe, but also environment-friendly and sustainable, use of unsustainable energy resources are widespread.
In our e-update of 5 August, "Community Renewable Schemes: A Grant or FITs - But Not Both?" we undertook to update you on guidance to be issued by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) when it was published.
Under Resolution 41/2009/QH12 dated 25 November 2009, the Vietnamese National Assembly approved investment in the Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Project, comprising two plants each having two turbines, to supply electricity to the national power grid.
Pennsylvania's lawmakers, the governor's office and the natural gas industry have yet to begin formal negotiations on establishing a natural gas tax, industry officials say.
On Monday 23 August 2010, Minister Stephen Robertson announced the Queensland Government’s plan for protecting the State’s most valuable food producing land in a new Policy . . .
On Thursday 19 August 2010, the Queensland Parliament passed the Geothermal Energy Bill 2010.
Among other things, the Bill introduces significant amendments to the regimes for land access and
compensation under Queensland’s resources and energy legislation.
A door has been opened for foreign companies to enter Vietnam's infant nuclear power industry with the Government announcing a series of nuclear power plants to be built before 2030.
On August 13, 2010, following the completion of its 30-day consultation period with respect to the proposed change to the pricing for ground-mounted solar PV projects up to 10 kilowatts in size, the Ontario Power Authority announced amended and finalized new pricing and introduced other new changes to the microFIT Program, which among other changes prevents "commercial aggregators" from participating in the microFIT Program.
