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Governance and Compliance of Standards and Permit Conditions
Author: Dyer, Andrew
Background The governance of standards related to the design, construction, operation and maintenance of large-scale energy projects rely on a range of standards, regulators, responsible authorities and compliance mechanisms to monitor and enforce those standards. Standards are often set and maintained by the responsible authority (for example, a state planning department or environment department) and there are a variety of arrangements in place for enforcing compliance with the standards. Standards may be ‘borrowed’ from other jurisdictions (for example, Victoria uses . . .
More »Neighbour Agreement/Deed: Annotated
Author: Wind Farm Living
The Developer will use this Neighbour Agreement to lodge a caveat over your land title. The caveat follows the title and applies to all owners and occupiers of the land. A caveat prevents any transfer of the land to a new owner or any financial undertakings with banks etc without the Developer’s consent to release the caveat. The Developer may refuse to release the caveat. Due Diligence Show this Neighbour Agreement/Deed to the following providers and ask some questions: 1. . . .
More »Winterbourne Wind Farm Noise Assessment – Peer Review
Author: Huson, Les
L Huson & Associates Pty Ltd has been commissioned by the Voice for Walcha to peer review the Winterbourne Wind Farm Noise and Vibration Assessment (NVA), report reference S6207C14 dated October 2022 that was prepared by Sonus Pty Ltd. The NVA is included in the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) dated 27 October 2022 as Appendix H that was prepared by Environmental Resources Management Australia Pty Ltd. Section 6.2 of the EIS summarises the NVA. This peer review considers the assessment . . .
More »Vulnerability of bats in Australia to wind turbine mortality: a trait-based assessment
Author: Harris, Carissa; and Turbill, Christopher
Abstract: Wind turbine collisions are a leading cause of bat mortality globally, yet the vulnerability of Australian bat taxa remains poorly understood. Trait-based assessments offer a valuable method for evaluating mortality risk in the absence of data on species- and region-specific turbine interactions. Behavioural and morphological traits are strongly associated with bat fatalities at wind farms globally. Here, we use a trait-based approach to identify the relative vulnerability of bat genera to the increasing threat of wind turbine fatalities in . . .
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