Wind

Wind

Norway’s giant oil fund invests in renewable energy for first time
Norway’s gargantuan oil fund has begun its shifts towards investing more heavily in renewable energy projects.
Ketan Joshi

Apr 8, 2021

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Scotland’s renewable record cements its place as UK’s onshore wind hub
Scotland sources more than 97 per cent of its electricity demand from renewables in 2020, as Great Britain’s electricity grid records its ‘greenest moment’.
Ketan Joshi

Apr 8, 2021

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Renewables

Walcha Energy proposes to “go it alone” on major NSW transmission link
A private transmission line has been proposed as the most effective way to facilitate thousands of megawatts of new renewables capacity proposed for NSW New England REZ.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 7, 2021

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Renewables

Floating wind and wave power project to use Australian wave technology
Perth-originated Bombora partners with TechnipFMC to demonstrate a 6MW hybrid wave and offshore wind generator on a shared floating platform.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 6, 2021

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Solar

Booming rooftop solar growth pushes renewables to 28 pct of energy mix
A record-breaking 3GW of new rooftop solar installations in 2020 pushed the total renewable energy mix in Australia to almost 28 per cent.
James Fernyhough

Apr 1, 2021

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Wind

Epuron submits plans for 300MW wind farm in NSW coal country
Plans to build a 300MW wind farm in the New South Wales Hunter region have been lodged with the state’s Department of Planning, Industry and Environment.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 31, 2021

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Wind

Biden announces massive offshore wind plan as pressure mounts on Morrison
Biden administration announced huge boost into offshore wind power as it extends climate ambition summit invitations to 40 world leaders, including Morrison.
Ketan Joshi

Mar 30, 2021

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Multimedia

Video: Why don’t Coalition ministers visit wind and solar farms?
The Federal Coalition likes to boast that Australia leads the world in wind and solar. Curious then, that no ministers have attended an opening of these facilities. Must have been busy.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 30, 2021

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Featured

Biggest coal generator AGL to split business in two to focus on renewables transition
Six years after it was first mooted, AGL has accepted that it needs to split its businesses into two to cope with the transition to a renewables grid.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 30, 2021

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Coal

Australia still addicted to coal despite huge growth in wind and solar
New report shows record fall in coal generation in 2020 across the world, as wind and solar grow. But Australia highlights why the pace of change is still not quick enough.
Ketan Joshi

Mar 29, 2021

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Renewables

Australian renewable growth is flattening out, and the timing couldn’t be worse
Renewable energy keeps breaking records in Australia. But a new government report shows that the headwinds are coming and the risks are high.
Ketan Joshi

Mar 26, 2021

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Other Good Stuff

NZ utility Contact Energy planning pipeline of large-scale wind farms
Contact Energy hires consultants Roaring40s to help develop a pipeline of large-scale wind farms in New Zealand over the next six years.
Joshua S Hill

Mar 24, 2021

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