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Regional communities often don’t oppose renewables, but want a say in where they go and who foots the bill.
In South Africa and Kenya, some green energy projects have deprived local communities of land and livelihoods instead of sharing the benefits.
South Africa is struggling to move to renewable energy because of: Eskom’s dominance, weak planning, a poor grid, failing municipal networks and unused solar.
Africa is rapidly expanding electricity generation, but new research shows energy planning must also account for water scarcity and carbon dioxide emissions.
Many steps that are good for clean energy also dovetail with federal priorities, from affordable housing to data centers and rural development.
China dominates the wind turbine market, but it wants to expand further.
Reform UK and the Green party are expected to win their first seats in the Senedd, but they have contrasting views on the Welsh countryside.
Consumers in some countries are already being offered free electricity when renewables bring in extra power.
Africa holds key green energy minerals but exports them raw. If the continent had its own Green Bank, it could finance local manufacturing and green industry.
In Nepal, local shareholding in a hydropower project changed how communities regarded it.
The urgent need to slash Australia’s carbon emissions is undeniable. But the sluggish transition is making it tougher to offer certainty for workers.
Offshore wind contracts are ready – but ships, ports and cables are not.
If Australia hits 82% renewables by the end of the decade, wholesale power should be a third cheaper.
Politics is just one challenge. The cost of borrowing to build wind and solar farms is another, especially in fast-growing developing countries. There are solutions.
Wind power offers a large financial benefit to UK consumers.
Offshore wind and solar have tremendous potential but still face many challenges – new study.
New report shows how seemingly benign weather conditions can have a big impact on British electricity production – and prices.
The government’s energy package is unnecessarily preoccupied with fossil fuels and ignores important reform work already underway.
The Earth’s own heat can be brought up from underground and used as a source of energy that emits almost no greenhouse gases and can operate 24/7 almost anywhere on the planet.
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Research Fellow, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University
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Senior Research Associate, Renewable Energy & Energy Systems Analyst, UNSW
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Distinguished Professor of Industrial Engineering and Faculty Director of The Energy Transition Institute, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Mechanical Engineering, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University
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University of Southern Queensland
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Professor of Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology