Market operator sees no breach of the reliability standard this summer thanks to the more than five gigawatts of wind and solar additions in last 12 months.
Wind
Goldwind seeks buyer for first 450MW stage of Clarke Creek wind farm
Goldwind Australia taps PwC to advise on sale of first stage of massive Clarke Creek wind farm.
Green hydrogen export potential lifts Australia to No. 3 on global renewables index
Australia reaches highest position ever on EY Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index, boosted to third place by green hydrogen and solar export plans.
US research identifies new resin material to make wind turbine recycling easier
US National Renewable Energy Laboratory researchers demonstrate new resin material for construction of wind turbine blades that can be easily recycled.
German wind report shows “repowering” wind turbines could double output by 2030
Upgrades to old German turbines could see a massive expansion of output without building in a single new spot
Vestas wind turbine topples in Sweden at unfinished project
A 230m tall Vestas wind turbine tower has collapsed in northern Sweden, in latest of series of accidents and malfunctions involving the Danish giant’s hardware.
CWP and Partners target more than 2GW of wind and storage after merger
CWP Renewables and the Swiss-based money manager Partners Group to merge the bulk of their Australian assets and will target more than two gigawatts of new wind, solar and storage.
“Tipping point”: Queensland zinc refinery commits to 100 pct renewables
Queensland zinc refinery Sun Metals commits to 100 per cent renewables, and will reach 80 per cent by 2030 in what is considered a turning point for Australia.
Solar and wind farms face more production cutbacks in NSW and Victoria
Solar and wind projects in NSW and Victoria warned of further constraints after modelling by Transgrid discovered new risk of “voltage collapse” in region.
Graph of the day: Gas is not so needed in UK’s power plan
The UK is frequently cited as an example of why gas is “needed” in a clean energy transition, but the government’s own forecasts shows gas will be in rapid decline.










