Wind

Policy & Planning

NSW announces extra tender for more firmed renewables capacity to fill looming coal gap
New South Wales to run an additional tender for firmed generation capacity to plug forecast gaps in supply left by retiring coal plants and “extended lulls” in solar and wind.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 18, 2026

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Renewables

Records tumble as nine wind and solar projects, 1 GW of batteries join grid in just three months
If Angus Taylor thought there was “too much wind and solar” on Australia’s grid back when he was federal energy minister in 2018, have we got news for him in 2026.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 17, 2026

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Renewables

Solar and wind titans reboot push for huge inland renewables zone, as “least-regret pathway” to coal-free NSW
A consortium of companies led by Tilt Renewables wants AEMO to factor in a massive, up to 10 GW inland REZ to its 2026 blueprint for the national grid.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 17, 2026

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Renewables

How Queensland coal plant waste is helping to build a (concrete) bridge to renewables
CS Energy is using its coal plant byproducts quite literally to build a bridge between its traditional fossil generation business and its renewable energy future.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 16, 2026

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Renewables

Replacement turbine blades arrive at one of Australia’s oldest wind farms
Hydro Tasmania has successfully delivered replacement turbine blades to one of Australia’s oldest continuously working wind farms.
Joshua S Hill

Feb 16, 2026

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Policy & Planning

State LNP promises “strict new audits” of solar and wind, Barnaby promises a big new coal plant
Nothing says election year like a big new push for division around renewables. In Victoria, the opposition Coalition and One Nation are getting busy courting votes.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 16, 2026

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Renewables

Renewables account for more than 55 pct of Spain’s energy mix in 2025, and in first month of 2026
Renewable energy accounted for over half of the total energy mix in Spain during 2025, with the trend continuing into the first month of 2026.
Joshua S Hill

Feb 13, 2026

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Storage

Origin says big batteries “playing well” with ageing fossils, but won’t rule out new gas peakers
Origin Energy says big batteries are doing the heavy lifting for its aging fossil fuel plants, and cutting the costs of gas, but won’t rule out new gas peakers.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 12, 2026

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Renewables

Second stage of Australia’s biggest wind project is now sending power to the grid
The second stage of what is already Australia’s biggest wind project has started sending power to the grid and soon will be the nation’s first to reach gigawatt scale.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 12, 2026

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Renewables

Renewables auction delivers record number of solar projects, biggest onshore wind farm
The UK’s latest renewable energy auction has secured a record amount of new development capacity and the largest onshore wind project in a decade.
Joshua S Hill

Feb 11, 2026

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Renewables

Choppers and concrete pours: Helicopter joins effort to deliver huge Twiggy Forrest wind farm
A helicopter has been deployed to start stringing the transmission lines that will connect the huge Uungala wind farm to the grid in central western New South Wales.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 11, 2026

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Renewables

AGL eyes options for a 2 gigawatt plus wind energy portfolio after signing string of PPAs
AGL to create a new funding vehicle, using other people’s money, to develop its major wind projects, including auction winners in NSW and the CIS.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 11, 2026

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