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Sunny outlook: big solar farms given tick by neighbours

Living near a large-scale solar project is not a problem for most residents, with a study finding 82 per cent of neighbours would allow more to be built nearby.

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Australia’s investment in large-scale wind and solar hits six-year peak

Data comes as federal government passes legislation Thursday making expanded energy underwriting program law

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Renewables rebound after slump but must speed up to hit Labor’s 2030 energy goals

Narrative that transition has stalled ‘demonstrably not true’, researcher says, but investment and construction must accelerate

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If we want more solar and wind farms, we need to get locals on board by ensuring they all benefit too

The race is on to transition to clean energy. Solar and wind farm developers are inundating regional communities in the hope they will host generation and transmission infrastructure. This extra capacity is needed to achieve the federal government target of 82% renewables in Australia by 2030.

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Farmers who graze sheep under solar panels say it improves productivity. So why don’t we do it more?

Allowing livestock to graze under renewable developments gives farmers a separate income stream, but solar developers have been slow to catch on

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Experts want more big solar projects, less nuke talk

The number of large-scale solar projects in Australia needs to rise rapidly, but the nuclear power debate could derail progress, industry experts say.

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Gina Rinehart says renewable energy could use one-third of Australia’s prime agricultural land. Is she right?

The figure is based on an Institute of Public Affairs report, but its extrapolations have been described as ‘ridiculous’

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Australia needs ‘substantial increase’ in large-scale renewables projects to meet decarbonisation targets

Clean Energy Council data reveals that investment in renewables has fallen to lowest levels since 2018

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Morning Mail: Major ‘reboot’ for NDIS, voice opposition hardens, Europe air fares soar

Bill Shorten to announce major shakeup of the welfare scheme that he helped devise; Essential poll shows slight change in referendum intentions

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Renewable energy growth must double to meet Australia’s emission goals, Clean Energy Council says

More than 35% of Australia’s electricity last year was supplied by wind and solar, up from just under 17% in 2017

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Australian solar power production goes through the roof

Australia's small-scale rooftop solar systems set a record during summer, supplying more electricity than brown coal, the Clean Energy Council says.

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