Featured in Down to the wires 06-2024

UP: Let’s get engaged

With Europe’s grids ripe for upgrade and expansion, pv magazine’s Carrie Hampel examines community acceptance of energy infrastructure projects and some of the issues involved. Communication between communities and stakeholders is a two-way street.

By

Carrie Hampel

10 Jun 2024

Amprion has planted wildflowers underneath 25 pylons near Koblenz, Germany, to increase biodiversity and insect activity. | Photo: Daniel Schumann/Amprion

Some regions have a lot of industry but limited renewable energy resources, while other regions have the opposite. Securing community acceptance for the infrastructure to get power to where it is needed can be both hugely complex and remarkably straightforward.“Talk and listen. It’s really that simple,” said Nancy Kluth, Amprion project spokesperson for the German …

This article is part of pv+

Subscribe digitally to unlock exclusive investigative reporting, expert insights, in-depth analysis, and premium background coverage. Your subscription also includes full access to the digital edition of our magazine.