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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

If you develop renewable energy projects or you own vacant land you are considering leasing to a solar developer, you should check out our latest #DEInsight by Christina Papillo. She offers valuable insight on diligence and proactive steps to consider when leasing land for a solar project. #solar #solarpanels #renewableenergyprojects #solarprojects #duediligence #environment #renewableenergy

In the latest Allocation Round, solar projects nearing 2 GW have secured Contracts for Difference (CfDs), marking a significant milestone for the UK's renewable energy landscape. These projects, with varying delivery timelines, are set to provide clean energy and enhance the country's energy security. With a strike price of £47 per MWh, these solar developments are essential in the race to achieve the UK's net-zero targets. #SolarEnergy #RenewableUK #CleanEnergy #SustainableFuture 🇬🇧💡

Renewable energy developers may look at farmland as an optimal place to install substantial solar projects, but sometimes the juice may not be worth the squeeze if due diligence uncovers feasibility concerns. Thank you to Christina Papillo for sharing all of the things developers must consider when planning projects on farmland in our latest DE Insight. https://hubs.ly/Q02spg580 #solar #solarpanels #renewableenergyprojects #solarprojects #duediligence #environment #renewableenergy

Since 2021, basis has haunted renewable projects, causing losses up to $13M annually. But in 2023, the landscape has shifted. Challenges remain - gas prices, delayed projects, and expiring PTCs. Now is the time to strategize and hedge basis for the future. 💡   Read more here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e-rdDHpb  #RenewableEnergy #BasisAnalysis #CleanEnergy #SustainableDevelopment

If Australia is to meet its target of 82% renewables by 2030, we need to deliver in 6 years more than 1.5x what has been delivered in the last 20. This is against a backdrop of significant global competition for skilled labour and critical minerals, along with rising costs, environmental concerns, planning delays and increased community focus on the impacts of these major projects. Why do govts keep insisting that utility scale renewable energy projects in regional areas are the only option? #renewableenergy #energy #solar #energystorage #bess #solarpv

Australia's transition to renewable energy is gaining momentum thanks to government policies, with batteries being a key piece to the puzzle in facilitating higher grid penetration by solar and wind.  Australia’s large-scale battery storage market appears to be on the rise, driven by a combination of the country’s high adoption of renewable energy, its relative lack of interconnectivity of the grid over long distances and by supportive policies at state and now federal government level. With this positive momentum in the industry, if you are looking for land for your next renewable energy project, Rok Solid. is your trusted land acquisition agency. #roksolid #renewableenergy #batterystorage

🇬🇧 In the latest Allocation Round, solar projects nearing 2 GW have secured Contracts for Difference (CfDs), marking a significant milestone for the UK's renewable energy landscape.💡 These projects, with varying delivery timelines, are set to provide clean energy and enhance the country's energy security. With a strike price of £47 per MWh, these solar developments are essential in the race to achieve the UK's net-zero targets. #nanosun #SolarEnergy #RenewableUK #CleanEnergy #SustainableFuture #SolarPanels #innovation The whole article is in the comments. So check it out!

For those of you that know me, you will not be surprised that my latest article strikes at the cross section between farmland and law. Check out my latest below!

Andrew Daniels “Why do govts keep insisting that utility scale renewable energy projects in regional areas are the only option?” BECAUSE … if the Roof Top Solar Renewable Energy Zone (RTS-REZ) is to happen… there needs to immediate and profound change to DNSP tariffs to facilitate it (and deliver a fair reasonable and equitable PLATFORM) and drive ENERGY COST EFFICIENCY. Opposition from Gentailers is vociferous as they don’t want a bar of RTS-REZ. They have much to lose if they don’t replace their centralised Fossil Fuel generators with larger grid scale VRE … and … if consumers can be allowed to be more energy cost efficient by self, and shared, consumption! If we put a Community Battery Platform - a network of batteries providing extensible virtual batteries via ESaaS (Energy Storage as a Service) so storage isn’t capital based but simply and reasonably transactional … that’s even worse for those incumbents. But this logic, and a lower cost energy system, is not attractive to the traditional supply side control energy business … unfortunately that includes Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) whose raison d’être is big generators, Market Operator and Transmission System Operator. AEMO is mortified that it cannot control our - the consumer’s - CER, that others might settle flows at nodal prices their market “sets” without them getting a “cut” (commission/fee) of the transactions as off market. [not unlike the TABs incandescent fury that online bookmakers settle bets at “tote odds”!]. We seriously need a full and frank discussion of this picture, the vision of the “Consumers’ Grid” that includes the RTS-REZ, Community Battery Network ESaaS, and a focus on Energy Cost Efficiency as the Lowest Community Cost of Energy objectives. Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) Australian Energy Regulator Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) Mick de Brenni Penny Sharpe Lily D’Ambrosio MP Hon Tom Koutsantonis MP Guy Barnett MP Darren Miller Sophia Vincent Jonathan Jutsen Bill Lilley Stephen Craig Brendan French Jacqueline Crawshaw Lynne Gallagher Ian Oppermann Wayne Fitzsimmons Dan Bolger John Cleland Guy Chalkley Marc England Rob Amphlett Lewis Dan Bolger