Wind

Renewables

Tallest turbines and longest blades arrive in Australia for 300 km road trip to Pilbara wind site
The longest blades and tallest turbines seen in Australia arrive at port and are now being trucked 300 km to Pilbara wind site.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 26, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Small victory for big wind project navigating tough state planning laws
Plans to build a wind farm near one of country’s youngest coal plants win all-important local council approval for meteorological mast changes at project site.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 24, 2026

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Wind

Wake steering: Researchers say turbine realignments could add double digit power gains to wind farms
Researchers says realignment of wind turbines away from the wind can boost output. “Wake steering” has real data, but wind owners in Australia aren’t buying it yet.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 24, 2026

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Renewables

Worm turns for wind: Arrival of biggest and lowest cost turbines stirs Australia’s moribund market
Arrival of biggest and lowest cost turbines, a new competitor and some government contracts is stirring life into Australia’s wind energy industry.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 24, 2026

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Renewables

“First of a kind” factory to mass produce wooden wind turbine blades wins critical EU backing
World’s first commercial factory to manufacture wooden wind turbine blades takes important step closer to realisation, after being awarded funding.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 23, 2026

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Renewables

Construction starts on new wind farm as leading developer switches to new Chinese-made turbines
One of Australia’s leading wind developers has switched to new Chinese turbines in a potentially significant shake-up of the Australian market.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 22, 2026

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Policy & Planning

“Scientifically tenuous:” Investors warn half-baked EPBC reforms will leave wind industry in the wilderness
New report warns that some of the draft conditions being explored for the reformed EPBC Act are “way too conservative” and will have disproportionate impacts on the viability of wind projects.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 22, 2026

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Commentary

Yes, we need more wind power. In the meantime, let’s get the most from the projects we have
Meeting our 82% renewables by 2030 target will take every lever available. Lifting the performance of the existing wind fleet is a lever that should be activated urgently.
Chris Page

Jul 20, 2026

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Renewables

Final turbine installed at Australia’s biggest wind farm
Final turbine installed at Australia’s biggest wind farm, one of the very few projects that began construction without long-term contracts.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 20, 2026

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Renewables

It needs to be more than big batteries: The triumphs and failures of Australia’s green energy transition
AEMO reports record number of newly commissioned projects in last fiscal year, but wind and solar still running well short of numbers required to quit coal quickly.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 20, 2026

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Renewables

Twiggy Forrest’s Squadron abandons plan for troubled New England wind farm
Days after lodging new plans for a more than 500 MW wind farm, Squadron dumps plans for a project it had proposed for construction in the state’s hotly contested New England renewable energy zone.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 17, 2026

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Renewables

Australia’s biggest coal port allowed to store big batteries as it transitions to major renewable gateway
Australia’s biggest coal port given approval to store big batteries on site as it continues its transition to become a major gateway for the renewables industry.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 16, 2026

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