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A US Senate bill proposing to speed up the permitting process for energy projects has received a mixed response from clean energy industry and advocacy groups.

A report by think-tank ECNO has blamed grid bottlenecks, permitting delays and flexibility limitations for a slowdown in the EU’s renewables growth.

Over US$121 billion of investment across 92GW of renewables projects in the US is at risk from federal scrutiny, according to Wood Mackenzie.

The ongoing permitting challenge is a key factor slowing down solar manufacturing and deployment in the US, according to T1 Energy’s CEO, Dan Barcelo.

A federal judge in Massachusetts has temporarily halted the Trump administration's restriction of solar and wind projects on US federal land.

Federal permitting delays have held up 11GW of new renewable energy deployment in the US in the last year alone, according to Crux.

The Philippines has fast-tracked 1.4GW of new renewable energy projects in response to the ongoing effects of the Iran war on fossil fuel prices.

The rejection of a 94MW solar PV project in Ohio stems from 'a small group of anti-solar activists', according to the project’s developer.

Trade body the Global Renewables Alliance has called for measures to fast-track the deployment of solar and other renewables amidst the Middle East crisis.

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.