Wind

Wind

Biden approves first major offshore wind farm in US
Approval of 800MW Vineyard Wind is first step in Biden Administration’s goal of 30GW of installed capacity of offshore wind power by 2030.
Ketan Joshi

May 13, 2021

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Australia officially met renewable target in January, despite big project delays
Clean Energy Regulator officially declares that the RET is met, as new wind and solar delivered more than 33,000GWh in the 12 months to late January.
Giles Parkinson

May 12, 2021

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Battery

Neoen unable to repeat Hornsdale battery bonanza in first quarter revenue
The “exceptional” January 2020 performance of Australia’s original Tesla big battery continues to set an unattainable benchmark for French renewables giant Neoen.
Sophie Vorrath

May 12, 2021

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AEMO says Australia “well ahead” of 90 per cent renewables scenario for 2040
AEMO says record installations and growing pipeline of wind, solar and storage mean Australia is well ahead of “step change” scenario.
Giles Parkinson

May 10, 2021

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Renewables

South Korea to spend $40 billion on world’s biggest floating wind farm
Three months after announcing it was building the world’s biggest offshore wind farm, South Korea now wants to build the world’s biggest floating wind farm.
James Fernyhough

May 10, 2021

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Featured

Keith Pitt vetoes federal funding deal for wind and battery hub in Queensland
Resources minister Keith Pitt intervenes to veto $280 million from government fund to Neoen’s Kaban green energy hub in north Queensland.
Giles Parkinson and Michael Mazengarb

May 6, 2021

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Renewables

Could vertical wind turbines finally have their day, and be the future for wind farms?
UK researchers say vertical axis wind turbines could prove to be more efficient than the current standard horizontal axis, propellor style machines.
Joshua S Hill

May 5, 2021

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Australia could reach 75 pct renewables before things get tricky, Schott says
Australia can expect days of 100 per cent renewables with increasing regularity, as market share of wind and solar grows, ESB chair says.
Michael Mazengarb

May 4, 2021

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Wind

French nuclear giant EDF unveils first wind and battery project in Australia
French nuclear giant EDF buys 280MW wind project in central Queensland, the first of a major pipeline of wind, solar and storage projects in Australia.
Giles Parkinson

May 3, 2021

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Historic German court decision rules climate inaction violates rights of the young
A significant and historic ruling from Germany’s top court: putting off climate action for future generations to deal with is illegal.
Ketan Joshi

Apr 30, 2021

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AEMC dumps “do no harm” rule to end chaotic response to system strength issues
AEMC dumps “do no harm” rule that caused chaos in the grid and forced many wind and solar farms to install expensive machinery.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 29, 2021

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Four new solar farms join grid, but no sign of Australia’s biggest wind project
Four new solar farms started production in latest quarter, and others were registered or were fully commissioned, but still no sign from the country’s biggest wind project.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 29, 2021

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