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“Could detach soon:” Turbine blade failure shuts down pioneering US offshore wind farm
Investigations underway after a blade on a massive Haliade-X wind turbine crumpled, leaving debris in the water and washing up on Nantucket beaches.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 18, 2024

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Renewables

Australian researchers zero in on cheaper seabed testing for offshore wind
RMIT engineers invent a new device that could offer a cheaper and more efficient method of seabed testing used to design offshore wind farms.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 18, 2024

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Renewables

Offshore wind: Gippsland zone fills out as more licences awarded for massive projects
A total of 10 projects are moving to the next stage of development in Australia’s first offshore wind zone after another batch were granted feasibility licences.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 18, 2024

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Renewables

RES, Origin offshore wind project wins feasibility licence in Gippsland zone
A seventh offshore wind project has been awarded a feasibility licence in Victoria’s Gippsland development zone.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 17, 2024

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Renewables

Mingyang debuts two-headed wind turbine on floating offshore platform
Chinese wind turbine manufacturer completes construction of twin-rotor floating wind turbine platform dubbed OceanX, with a total capacity of 16.6GW.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 17, 2024

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Renewables

Ørsted pilots quieter, lower impact offshore wind turbine installation method
Ørsted claims its new installation technology reduces the associated underwater noise by 99%, just marginally above the ambient noise of the sea.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 17, 2024

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Renewables

Antarctic blast blows wind energy to new highs, smashes records for winter grid demand
The Antarctic blast chilling Australia’s east coast has brought new records for wind generation and for operational demand on the National Electricity Market.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 16, 2024

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Wind

Wind farm and big battery planned for coal seam gas hub seeks federal green tick
Plans to develop a 400MW wind farm and big battery in Queensland’s Maranoa region joins queue for federal environmental assessment.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 16, 2024

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Renewables

Latest renewable tenders point to rising costs in supply chain, but consumers will be spared
Prices are clearly rising in the latest tender for large scale renewables, but that’s because of added storage – and consumers will likely be spared in any case, at least in the short term.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 15, 2024

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Renewables

WestWind unveils plan for massive 1.5GW wind farm in Sunshine State
The originator of Australia’s largest onshore wind farm has unveiled plans to go bigger again and build a 1.5GW wind farm in northern Queensland.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 15, 2024

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