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Newly tightened federal permitting procedures for solar and wind projects are onerous, but can be navigated with proper planning, write Allison Chapin and Michael Downs.

The US House of Representatives has passed a permitting reform bill reducing the environmental scrutiny on large energy projects.

The state of Maryland has passed a law to streamline the approval process for solar PV and energy storage projects.

Overall, Germany (with 16.1GW added in 2024) continues to be the most important market in the European Union for solar PV, followed by Spain (9.3GW) and Italy (6.4GW).

Sunstone is set to begin its engineering and procurement phase in early 2025 and start phased construction in 2026.

Consultancy DNV has forecast transmission grid congestion in the next few years to hinder renewable energy deployment in Spain.

The US state of Massachusetts has passed a bill that aims to simplify the siting process and permitting for clean energy projects.

The EPRA aims to accelerate the permitting process for critical energy and mineral projects of all types and transmission lines in the US.

PV Tech Premium reports on the barriers now facing European solar, from changing political winds to lagging grid modernisation efforts.

Grid bottlenecks have emerged as a significant obstacle standing in the way of the energy transition in the US.