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- '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
- Fuel-poor homes face taking £250 energy hit due to poor insulation Fri, 1 Jul 22, 9:01amBetter insulation would save large sums for millions struggling with the cost of living, finds LGA report
- Anti-onshore wind campaigner put in charge of council’s ‘green masterplan’ Tue, 5 Apr 22, 10:03pmLincolnshire county council’s Colin Davie has vowed to ‘restart old fights’ and oppose new onshore wind
- Victorian shire says renewables 'not a priority' amid solar farm push Wed, 23 Mar 22, 5:19pmCorangamite Shire Council says the area's gas and agriculture industries shouldn't be sacrificed for renewable energy projects as it battles against a plan to build a solar farm in the region.
- Gladstone is preparing to become a city known for hydrogen power, not fossil fuels Mon, 21 Mar 22, 1:02pmParts of Queensland are in an energy 'flux' at the moment, as fossil fuels are slowly replaced with new renewable projects.
- The climate crisis is global, but councils can offer local solutions | Stephen Smellie Fri, 22 Oct 21, 6:00pmWith government support, councils can lead the way in generating clean energy, insulating housing and reskilling staff
- English councils issue only 19 fines for wood smoke despite 18,000 complaints Thu, 14 Oct 21, 10:08pmMums for Lungs writes to health secretary calling for toxic wood-burning stoves to be banned by 2027