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- Challenges arise as renewable energy gathers speed in country NSW Mon, 12 Aug 24, 6:01amLandholders have knocked back tens of thousands of dollars to host turbines as about 40 per cent of approved renewable projects do not proceed to completion.
- The great pylon pile-on: can councils’ opposition scupper Labour’s ‘clean power’ revolution? Sun, 21 Jul 24, 2:00amThe energy secretary’s plans to install thousands of pylons in unspoiled rural areas is facing a huge backlash
- Give local authorities the power to achieve net zero | Letter Wed, 3 Jul 24, 1:56amThe next government should give councils devolved powers to create new investment ecosystems for renewable energy based on local needs, says John Merry, deputy mayor of Salford city council
- How to find the balance between renewables and food production Thu, 20 Jun 24, 11:38amLocal councils say the growing number of renewable energy projects needs to be balanced against local land use requirements and community interest.
- Future impact of proposed fossil fuel projects must be assessed, UK court rules Thu, 20 Jun 24, 9:15pmLandmark judgment says planning bodies must account for burning of extracted fuel when considering site proposals
- Local councils seek guidelines to balance renewable energy projects with agriculture Thu, 20 Jun 24, 11:38amLocal governments in regional Western Australia say a growing number of renewable energy projects need to be balanced against local land use requirements and community interest.
- 'Daunting shortage' of skilled workers looms over giant, renewable energy projects Wed, 31 May 23, 6:50amOutback Queensland is home to the largest potential wind zone in the country, but a lack of infrastructure and a shortage of skilled workers are major roadblocks in reaching national renewable energy targets.
- Some farmers are cashing in as wind farms expand, but it's tearing towns apart Fri, 14 Apr 23, 4:29amPower and money are pitting neighbour against neighbour as one old farming community grapples with a new, rapidly growing industry.
- Race to decarbonise electricity sector sparks fresh arguments about 'gold-plating' of poles-and-wires network Fri, 14 Apr 23, 4:29amPower and money are pitting neighbour against neighbour as one old farming community grapples with a new, rapidly growing industry.
- Wind power the 'greatest gift' to farmers earning big bucks from renewable transition Fri, 14 Apr 23, 4:29amPower and money are pitting neighbour against neighbour as one old farming community grapples with a new, rapidly growing industry.
- St Arnaud locals furious after town meeting over powerline plan Wed, 29 Mar 23, 12:42pmFarm groups and locals from St Arnaud say they are "appalled" by the lack of transparency over plans to build powerlines from the Northern Grampians, over broadacre cropping areas, to Echuca.
- Stoke-on-Trent residents to sue council over ‘mis-sold’ solar power contracts Thu, 9 Mar 23, 2:00amMore than 230 people are to launch a class action lawsuit after some say they feel ‘lied to’
- Plans for gas drilling in Surrey Hills to face judicial review Fri, 3 Mar 23, 4:41amLocal campaigners succeed in bringing legal challenge after government overruled council’s rejection of project
- Shire of Esperance calls for supply assurances as gas network decommissioning looms Sat, 11 Feb 23, 10:22amResidents have until March 31 to transition away from the local gas network before its closure, but the shire president wants government assurances it will stay open until everybody has secured an alternative energy supply.
- Solar farm owner Toucan Energy enters administration amid Thurrock scandal Sat, 12 Nov 22, 4:46amAuthority lent total of £655m over four years to owner of 53 solar parks across Britain