Wind

Unique finance deal paves way for Australia’s biggest wind and battery project
Work on the first stage of what will be Australia’s biggest wind and battery project to begin next year after landing unique finance deal with no long term contracts.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 30, 2022

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Utilities

State owned water utility to build new wind farm to provide power for desalination
WA state-owned water utility kicks off shift to renewables with deal to buy and build a 150MW wind farm to help power its operations, including desalination.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 29, 2022

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Renewables

Multi gigawatt wind and solar tender flops, undermined by “secret” price cap
A multi-gigawatt tender for wind and solar capacity in Spain flops due to a “secret” price cap that failed to take into account rising costs.
Joshua S Hill

Nov 29, 2022

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Queensland pledges to make its own wind turbines amid boom in giga-scale projects
Queensland says it wants to establish a local wind turbine manufacturing industry to supply its new giga-watt scale projects.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 28, 2022

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First stage of Australia’s biggest wind, solar and battery project signs grid connection
Connection deal signed for part of the first wind stage of what will be the country’s biggest wind, solar and battery project.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 27, 2022

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Australia’s first wind, solar and hydro storage project just got a lot bigger
Genex boosts the wind component of what will be the country’s biggest hybrid project by almost a third, and chooses a turbine maker.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 27, 2022

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Why Australia’s biggest gas kettle never stood a chance against wind and solar
Torrens Island B gas generator is just a giant kettle, the gas equivalent of the dirty Latrobe Valley coal burners, and equally useless to a grid transitioning to renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 25, 2022

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Renewables

Australian fund manager’s wind and solar pipeline hits 10GW, but most of it is overseas
Australian fund manager IFM has a huge pipeline of renewable projects in Europe and the US, but not much in its home country.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 23, 2022

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Wind farms deliver another big bonus to consumers under ACT’s 100 pct renewables deal
ACT reaps benefit of locking in prices for its net 100 per cent renewable supply, receiving bonus payment of $32 million in last quarter as prices surge in rest of country.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 22, 2022

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Wind farm rejected over threat to koalas gets green light for new design
The central Queensland wind farm sent back to the drawing board for posing a “clearly unacceptable” threat to koalas has been approved for construction.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 21, 2022

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Latrobe Valley pine plantation wind farm confirms Supreme Court challenge
Osmi Australia confirms that state approvals for its 200MW Delburn wind farm are being challenged in court, with a hearing date set for February 2023.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 18, 2022

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Renewables

Another giga-scale wind, solar and battery project jostles for a spot in new renewable zone
Virya Energy proposes 220 of wind turbines, up to 300MW of solar PV and a 500MW/500MWh battery north-west of Jerilderie.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 18, 2022

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