Latest Renewables

The latest news on all things renewables.

Australian households add record amounts of rooftop PV, as home battery installations top 4.3 GWh

Rooftop PV enjoys record month of installations at the end of 2025, as the home battery boom continues.

Giles Parkinson

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British wind farms drive down day-ahead wholesale energy prices by almost a third in 2025

British wind farms helped limit the role of gas power plants in setting prices, cutting power prices by almost a third, according to new analysis.

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Offshore wind hopes boosted as massive UK auction smashes records after years of failures

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Offshore wind hopes boosted as massive UK auction smashes records after years of failures

Offshore wind hopes boosted after a massive auction held in the UK awarded a record 8.4 gigawatt (GW) of projects at an unexpectedly low price.

Rachel Williamson

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“A price gouging rip off:” Cost of GreenPower certificates have plunged, but retailers still charge huge premium

A collapse in the price of LGCs means consumer GreenPower prices should also plunge this year – but will they? And why haven’t they already?

Rachel Williamson

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NSW pins hopes on solar-battery hybrid projects as it races to meet targets to replace ageing coal

NSW looks to boost support for solar-battery hybrids, as it seeks to ramp up efforts to build enough new capacity to allow closure of its ageing coal plants.

Giles Parkinson

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Wind

British wind farms drive down day-ahead wholesale energy prices by almost a third in 2025

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British wind farms drive down day-ahead wholesale energy prices by almost a third in 2025

British wind farms helped limit the role of gas power plants in setting prices, cutting power prices by almost a third, according to new analysis.

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Offshore wind hopes boosted as massive UK auction smashes records after years of failures

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Offshore wind hopes boosted as massive UK auction smashes records after years of failures

Offshore wind hopes boosted after a massive auction held in the UK awarded a record 8.4 gigawatt (GW) of projects at an unexpectedly low price.

Rachel Williamson

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German-backed developer has second bite at Gippsland wind project after VCAT rejection

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Policy & Planning

German-backed developer has second bite at Gippsland wind project after VCAT rejection

A small wind project in Gippsland seeking planning approval comes with a long backstory that belies its modest size.

Rachel Williamson

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Less a duck curve than a crocodile head: How the isolated west is outperforming main grid on renewables

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Less a duck curve than a crocodile head: How the isolated west is outperforming main grid on renewables

Western Australia, host to the world’s biggest isolated grid, is now outperforming the rest of the country in the uptake and integration of renewables.

Giles Parkinson

Biomass

Mining giant Rio Tinto to build “green iron” facility that uses biomass to cut emissions

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Mining giant Rio Tinto to build “green iron” facility that uses biomass to cut emissions

Rio Tinto to invest $215 million in development facility in Australia to assess a new ironmaking process using biomass called BioIron.

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ACT adds new 24 MWh battery as it expands landfill gas generation

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ACT adds new 24 MWh battery as it expands landfill gas generation

The new battery will store power from the expanded 6.2 MW gas to energy power plant for dispatch during peak periods.

Rachel Williamson

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Renewable hydrogen tech that turns biomass into green molecules wins CEFC backing

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Renewable hydrogen tech that turns biomass into green molecules wins CEFC backing

Macquarie University engineered technology that converts biomass into “carbon negative” green hydrogen gets $2m investment from federal green bank.

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Green group wages war against renewed bid to convert coal plant to woody biomass

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Green group wages war against renewed bid to convert coal plant to woody biomass

Verdant Earth takes first step in latest bid to convert Redbank coal plant into a wood waste-fuelled power station – and green groups are not happy.

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Wave

Carnegie begins work on its biggest array as wave energy pioneer edges towards commercial viability

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Carnegie begins work on its biggest array as wave energy pioneer edges towards commercial viability

Carnegie Clean Energy begins development of a 6-megawatt (MW) wave energy array – its biggest yet – in an important step towards commercial viability.

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Ever heard of ocean thermal energy? This Australian startup wants to take it from prototype to product

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Ever heard of ocean thermal energy? This Australian startup wants to take it from prototype to product

An Australian startup is hoping to commercialise a little known ocean energy tech, with an eye on a future green hydrogen industry.

Rachel Williamson

Carnegie eyes Alaska for wave energy potential as Spain CETO project gathers momentum

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Carnegie eyes Alaska for wave energy potential as Spain CETO project gathers momentum

Carnegie Clean Energy secures deal to manufacture its proprietary CETO wave energy technology – and signs an MOU to explore projects in America’s 49th state.

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New wave energy hopeful lands government grant, says it’s cracked the cost barrier

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New wave energy hopeful lands government grant, says it’s cracked the cost barrier

WaveX says its wave energy device cuts out inventive technologies to be cheaper than a remote diesel generator.

Rachel Williamson

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