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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.

Responsibility for awarding permits for new renewable projects in Michigan will remain with the state’s Public Service Commission.

The European Commission (EC) has published new recommendations to encourage the faster permitting and installation of new renewable projects.

The Cumberland County Board of Supervisors has granted permission to Hecate Energy to build a 150MW solar farm in Virginia.

The US Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has called on the US Congress to accelerate legislative reform for solar projects in the US.

The US Department of Energy has invested up to US$22 million to improve planning, siting and permitting of large-scale renewable projects.

The government of Alberta has implemented a new “agriculture-first” approach to approving projects, on land in the Canadian province.