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Regulation is coming to renewable energy community consultation whether wind and solar developers like it or not. Or, how to weed out cowboys/tyre kickers/really annoying people from the industry. Energy Networks Australia's summary of the Federal Australian Energy Infrastructure Commissioner's review into community engagement in the renewable development industry, including possible licensing requirements. https://lnkd.in/gzCXd_wQ #renewableenergy #energy #development #solar #wind

At Friday’s meeting of the Energy and Climate Change Ministerial Council, Ministers agreed to accelerate an orderly exit of ageing coal-fired power stations and to address common issues affecting the development of renewables projects.   The commitment by Ministers to develop a National Consumer Energy Resources Roadmap, which is aligned with our current work on developing such a document, is a significant step towards ensuring all Australian households and businesses have access to the benefits of lower cost, more reliable, renewable energy.   We have long called for an expansion of the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme to incorporate distributed energy storage, and we are developing resources of our own to provide input into the design of the Roadmap.   The council also committed to establishing national consumer energy resources standards, which is something we have long advocated for to help remove some of the inefficient and inconsistent applications of technical standards.   We will monitor developments closely and look forward to working with government, our members, and the industry to ensure these changes take effect as quickly and efficiently as possible. Read our full media release here: https://lnkd.in/g4ywqRuK #cleanenergy

The Lone Star State is not running low on renewable energy development challenges.⭐ While Texas has made strides toward housing diverse energy sources, renewable energy developers are facing significant hurdles on the path to providing the state's grid with more energy. Read more: https://hubs.li/Q02kczbK0 #Texaspower #Texasgrid #Texasenergy #energytransition #windpower #windfarm

Regarding the long-term plan for offshore renewable energy development, what are your ideas for Ireland to put into action? The offshore renewable energy (ORE) Future Framework Policy Statement, which lays out a broad framework for the development of offshore wind in Ireland's territorial seawater and exclusive economic zone, is being consulted in order to get input from stakeholders. By 2040, this architecture is expected to produce 20 GW, and by 2050, it should produce at least 37 GW. Deadline for submissions has been extended to 26 February 2024. For more: https://lnkd.in/erVxUAzt #renewableenergy #windenergy ##offshorewind #offshorewindenergy

What’s your stance on investment in renewable energy? With next month’s general election fast approaching, new polling by Opinium indicates overwhelming public support (79%) for a cross-party consensus on maximising investment in renewable energy projects. Other independent research by Aurora Energy UK found that a system dominated by offshore wind offers the best option for helping to drive down consumer bills while also enhancing Britain’s energy security. Do you agree? Is offshore wind the way to go? Feel free to share your thoughts below! 🔗 Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/exMvNrJX #Energy #Sustainability #RenewableEnergy #OffshoreWind #Manufacturing #WalkerRubber #EnergySecurity

Why aren’t more businesses and building owners investing in their own generation and storage assets? Despite record renewable energy growth in 2023 – with 473GW added to the global energy mix last year – the energy transition remains off track, with an additional 7.2TW of renewable power needed by the end of the decade – around 1.1TW each year. Progress is being made towards the energy transition targets but given the significant time and cost of transmission upgrades required for utility scale projects, we shouldn’t rely on these projects alone. There are numerous benefits and some attractive financial ROIs for businesses and building owners to make the investment so what are the hurdles that we need to address to make it easier? #renewableenergy #sustainability #solar #batteryenergystorage #solarenergy #ev #evcharging #funding

𝗨𝗦 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲   The US Department of the Interior (DoI) has proposed an offshore wind lease sale in the Central Atlantic🌊   The proposed lease sale includes one area offshore the States of Delaware and Maryland consisting of 101,443 acres, and one area offshore the Commonwealth of Virginia consisting of 176,505 acres.   BOEM seeks public input for the potential lease sale of the areas next year, promising clean energy for over 2.2 million homes🔋   For more Renewable Energy industry news and insights, follow GreenBridge Energy for regular updates⚡️   #WeAreGBE #GreenBridgeEnergy #RenewableEnergyNews #RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy

Record Growth in Renewable Energy ☀️    The International Energy Agency’s latest report reveals unprecedented growth in renewable energy capacity, with 107 GW added globally in 2023! 🌍 Solar PV and onshore wind are leading the charge, particularly in Europe and the US. This marks a critical step towards reducing fossil fuel dependency and embracing a sustainable future. #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #GlobalGrowth

💡 Now its time for action on electricity grids! 🚀 We welcome the European Commission's EU Action Plan for Grids. This strategic initiative underscores the role grids play in speeding up the integration of renewable energy. The ambition is positive – now we need quick action to implement the plan and remove the grids bottleneck which corporates currently face to procuring more renewable energy via tools like renewable power purchase agreements (#PPAs). 🤝 Corporate renewable energy buyers support the EU's commitment to boosting power grid investments and streamlining processes for timely grid connections. A future-proofed grid network will facilitate more PPAs, adding new wind and solar power plants to the energy system. 👉 Read the press release – link in the comments 🔗 #RESourcePlatform #EUGridActionPlan #RenewableEnergy #EnergyTransition 

The ECMC announcement that sets the pathway forward for the development and implementation of the right policies to integrate #consumerenergyresources fairly, eqiutably for all Australians is a significant milestone. It is also a clear message to the #rooftop solar, #distributedstorage and #energymanagement sector that these technologies are a key part of our energy transition on our path to #netzero.