Wind

Policy & Planning

State government allows all five turbines to be built in small wind project
Developer of small wind project in Victoria gets approval for five turbines from state government, but local councils are not happy.
Rachel Williamson

Jan 12, 2026

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Wind

Victoria gives green light to contested wind project, with fewer turbines and operating limits
A 600MW wind project has the green light to start construction, but government wants turbine numbers cut and restrictions placed on operations.
Rachel Williamson

Jan 12, 2026

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Renewables

Australia’s most powerful turbines unveiled as fourth wind farm reaches financial close in Xmas flurry
The fourth wind farm to reach financial close in a late 2025 flurry of activity will feature the most powerful turbines to be installed in Australia to date.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 11, 2026

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Renewables

“This has to change:” Flurry of late orders breaks wind drought and gives global turbine giants hope for 2026
A flurry of late orders has broken the wind investment drought in Australia, with global wind giants hoping for a further rebound in 2026 to help meet renewable targets.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 23, 2025

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Renewables

SEC steps in to rescue another stalled project, an Australian-first wind farm overlooking coal ruins
SEC to build state’s first publicly owned wind farm, that will be the first to be built in a pine plantation and the first to overlook a former coal plant and mine.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 23, 2025

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Storage

Leading battery storage developer says Australia will likely reach its 82 pct renewables target … in 2034
One of Australia’s leading battery storage developers says Australia will likely not reach 82 per cent renewables until 2034.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 23, 2025

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Renewables

Trailblazing wind farm snapped up by Spanish renewables giant hoping to free it of grid constraints
Spanish renewables giant agrees to buy one of the heavily constrained Victorian wind farms in line for a grid upgrade boost.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 22, 2025

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Renewables

Offshore wind turbines create all-you-can-eat havens where some fish can double in size
New study shows offshore wind turbines create different marine environments that accommodate more groups and more complexity in the oceanic food chain.
Rachel Williamson

Dec 21, 2025

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Chart of the day

Wind, solar and batteries smash output records in midst of pre-Christmas heatwave
Near-record demand creates important window into how much renewable capacity is available across the system when load is high.
Geoff Eldridge

Dec 19, 2025

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Renewables

Australian offshore wind trailblazer pulls up stumps, warns against “overstated risk aversion and timidity”
Australian offshore wind start-up that blazed a trail for the nascent technology will wind up its operations in 2026. Warns Australia needs to “up its game.”
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 19, 2025

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Renewables

Renewable certificate prices “drop like a stone” and are headed even lower as corporate demand dries up
Renewable energy certificate prices – the currency that has underpinned wind and solar in Australia – have plunged to record lows and could halve again.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 18, 2025

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Renewables

Second wind farm in two days reaches financial close, first on main grid for 2025
Wind finance drought turns into a minor flood, with the second wind project reaching financial close in two days, and the first on Australia’s main grid in 2025.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 18, 2025

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