Renewables need land – and lots of it. That poses tricky questions for regional Australia
- Written by Bonnie McBain, Lecturer, University of Newcastle
ShutterstockRenewable energy capacity in Australia is expected to double, or even triple, over the next 20 years. There is one oft-overlooked question in this transition: where will it all be built?
Many renewable energy technologies need extensive land area. Wind turbines, for instance, cannot be located too close together, or they won’t...





