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“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
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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
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Trailblazing wind farm snapped up by Spanish renewables giant hoping to free it of grid constraints
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
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Offshore wind foundation, reef
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
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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
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“This has to change:” Flurry of late orders breaks wind drought and gives global turbine giants hope for 2026
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
1
SEC steps in to rescue another stalled project, an Australian-first wind farm overlooking coal ruins
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
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Leading battery storage developer says Australia will likely reach its 82 pct renewables target … in 2034
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
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Trailblazing wind farm snapped up by Spanish renewables giant hoping to free it of grid constraints
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
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Mining giant Rio Tinto to build “green iron” facility that uses biomass to cut emissions
Biomass

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.
Joshua S Hill
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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
Hydrogen

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.
Sophie Vorrath
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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.
Sophie Vorrath
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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.
Joshua S Hill
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Ever heard of ocean thermal energy? This Australian startup wants to take it from prototype to product
Renewables

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

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

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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