Macarthur wind farm operating ‘well within’ noise limits
By Sophie Vorrath on 30 April 2013
Independent assessment of Australia’s biggest wind farm finds it is operating well within the state’s strict limitations on noise.
Tag: "wind energy"
Mixed Greens: Pro-wind groups call for change to Vic planning laws
By Sophie Vorrath on 30 April 2013
Petition calls on Vic Premier to amend wind laws. China taking climate lead; power privatisation flawed; ice manufacturer wins PV grant, Virgin considers ‘bio-port’.
Why Baillieu’s exit could be good news for wind energy
By Giles Parkinson on 7 March 2013
Ted Baillieu was a one-man show, erecting roadblocks for the wind energy industry. His resignation could remove some of those roadblocks, but his legacy remains, with a tribunal implying it may be prepared to reject a wind farm because of ‘psychological’ impacts.
Podcast: How a US community wind farm won 600 investors
By John Farrell on 23 April 2013
Hoping to broaden ownership in proposed rural wind farm, four local groups joined South Dakota Wind Partners to bring local investors to the mix.
Interview: Infigen Energy’s Miles George
By Giles Parkinson on 22 February 2013
Why are Australian utilities dragging their heals on commissioning new wind farms? Infigen Energy CEO Miles George gives his side of the story, plus the latest on the planned 35MW solar PV farm, why wind speeds have slipped at Capital, and the ongoing fight against anti-wind campaigners.
Graph of the Day: Are wind farms as useless as some say?
By Giles Parkinson on 4 March 2013
Today’s graph of the day shows that wind farm output often coincide with periods of peak demand high wholesale prices.
Renewable Germany: The very model of a new energy order
By Amory Lovins on 18 April 2013
Germany’s energy turnaround offers proof that an industrialised, politically pluralistic market economy can run well on efficiency and renewables.
US power grid could rely on majority renewables by 2050: study
By Sophie Vorrath on 18 April 2013
Study finds US grid could quit coal, close a quarter of its nuclear plants and rely on renewables for the bulk of its electricity generation.
Graph of the Day – How fossil fuels lose out to wind and solar
By Giles Parkinson on 20 February 2013
A series of graphs that show how wind, solar and other renewables will push coal and gas out of the Australian energy market.
Interview: Miles George on the outlook for wind and solar farms
By Giles Parkinson on 31 August 2012
The Infigen Energy managing director says wind farms need to be commissioned soon to ensure the Renewable Energy Target is met. He expects solar PV to play a significant role, and is excited about the opportunities of battery storage and combining this with wind and solar.
Mixed Greens: BP beats renewables retreat, offers up wind assets
By Sophie Vorrath on 4 April 2013
Oil giant to sell wind energy business, focus on fossil fuels. Plus: 49-nation group of Least Developed Countries agrees to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
CEC says EPA report dismisses myth about wind farm infrasound
By Staff Reporter on 4 February 2013
A report by the EPA in South Australia dismisses “myth” around infrasound levels from wind farms, says CEC.
Graph of the Day: Renewables create more jobs/$ than fossils, nuclear
By Sophie Vorrath on 21 March 2013
Study finds that renewable energy sources create up to three times more jobs for every $1 invested than coal, gas and nuclear.
Clean Energy Trends 2013: The future is all about deployment
By Ron Pernick on 21 March 2013
Clean Edge report finds clean energy continues to grow as a major economic force, with increasing focus on deployment of readily available technologies.
Mixed Greens: SA backs wind energy as investors hover
By Sophie Vorrath on 20 March 2013
South Australia Premier says wind investment ‘vital’ to state. Investors eye wind farms in SA, NSW; Hydro Tas extends King Island wind farm survey.
A smart grid and seven clean energy sources
By Giles Parkinson on 6 February 2012
The Grattan Institute’s study into Australia’s energy future canvasses seven technologies that could help deliver an 80 per cent reduction in emissions by 2050 – wind, solar PV, solar thermal, geothermal, CCS, nuclear and bio-energy. And then there is the grid, and it’s need to be smart and play fair, and not just favour the incumbent coal and gas plants.
Belgium plans artificial island for wind energy storage
By Nicholas Brown on 20 January 2013
Belgium is planning to construct an island in the North Sea for the sole purpose storing wind energy.
Abandoned turbines: Another Madigan wind energy myth debunked
The latest quotable claim by anti-wind lobbyists is that 1 in 20 wind turbines worldwide are permanently inactive. It’s wrong, as usual.