BrightSource BrightSource Energy%u2019s proposed Ivanpah Solar Complex, illustrated here, is among several renewable energy projects that have been fast-tracked for approval by the Bureau of Land Management.

Thirty%u2013one proposed renewable energy and power transmission projects have been put on the fast track for approval by the Bureau of Land Management, with the aim of getting them paid for with stimulus funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

%u201CThe B.L.M. is committed to helping diversify this country%u2019s energy portfolio in an environmentally responsible manner,%u201D the director of the bureau, Bon Abbey, said in a statement announcing the 14 solar, seven wind, three geothermal and seven transmission projects.

All the projects %u201Ccould potentially be cleared for approval by December 2010,%u201D according to the bureau%u2019s Web site, and all are proposed for bureau-managed land.

The projects, which range in size from 24 megawatts to 986 megawatts, were picked because the bureau said it believed that the projects were far enough along that they could receive approval by the end of the year %u2014 the deadline for projects to be eligible for the stimulus funding.

The fast-track designation stems from a decision by Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar to establish a streamlined process for getting applicants the reviews they need.

%u201CThe fast-track process is about focusing our staff and resources on the most promising renewable energy projects,%u201D said Mr. Abbey, %u201Cnot about cutting corners, especially when it comes to environmental analyses or opportunities for public participation.%u201D

The list includes some high-profile projects like BrightSource Energy%u2019s Ivanpah Solar Complex and Duke Energy%u2019s contentious plan to build a wind farm in Nevada.