Communication is now even more important to geting renewable projects off the ground, experts say

Renewable Energy Companies Can Shorten the long applive process needed for their projects by communicating better with stakehlets, according to experts.

Christina Shim, IBM’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Said Sponsors Need to Focus on the Business Value – In addition to the environmental benefits – when discusing their projects.

“That being said … there some triggering words now, depending on where you sit around the world, and i think the more that you can quantify business value for what you’re doing and tie to, the business is the business Business decision making, it’s only going to be more and more important, “Shim said chursday.

“As long as the outcomes are the same, you just need to make sure that you’re communicating in an approves way with the right stakehlders.”

She compared it to how one might talk to a cfo, versus an investment, versus someone in procurement. “You kind of have to talk about things a little bit differently.”

Mitesh Patel, Interim CEO and Coo at Sankable International, Agrees that adjusting communication for the right audience is Crucial.

“For Politicians, The Voters are their Constituency, Not Your Project or Not Your Company. You have to help them translates Developing a project to deliver solar energy from Australia to Singapore via Undersea Cables.

The project, Called Australia-SASIA Powerlink, is Valued Around $ 24 Billion And expected to supply singapore with 1.75 gigawats of electricity – or Around 15% of Its Electricity NeedsAccording to the company.

The comments by shim and patel, who was speaking to cnbc’s steve sedgwick on a panel in singapore, come as renewable energy projects often take many years years to get off the ground.

A Report From the global infrastructure hub, which is part of the world bank’s public-principal infrastructure advisory facility, noted the complex nature of preparation Needed Before an infrastructure protrust Underway. It put the average project preparation time at 6 years but said it can take up to 14 years if the project is not planned properly.

Cenk Alper, CEO of Sabanci Holding, A Turkish Congress, said the biggest obstacle to getting renewable energy projects off the ground is often regulatory.

“The biggest problem is still government – the permit.

The situation in Europe is WorsE, He Added, Citing a Project Where Connecting to the Grid Took Two Years.

Alper said western counts need to streamline the approval process for renewable energy projects, noting china have embarked on more projects in the last five years.