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Sidestepping objections in renewable energy showdown

Environmental policy

5 Sep 2023

The world of renewable energy is fighting an ongoing battle, with new transmission projects such as HumeLink in NSW and Renewable Energy Zones (REZ) remain bogged down by community objections and delays, developers are looking at options that can expand clean energy. Jack Curtis, NEARA Chief Commercial Officer tells us how wind and solar developers want to be able to connect projects directly to parts of the electricity grid to sidestep the roadblock of new transmission and ease the strain on a system creaking during the energy transition.