Wind

Policy & Planning

For $100 billion, Australia could have a low cost and reliable zero emissions grid
An investment in major transmission lines linking Australia’s best wind and solar resources could deliver reliable and cheap and clean electricity.
Bin Lu, Andrew Blakers & Matthew Stocks

Feb 22, 2021

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Featured

Australia’s battery and hydrogen storage pipeline jumped by massive 20GW in 2020
Number of battery storage and hydrogen electrolyser projects in Australia soared in 2020, rivalling that of solar PV and wind energy as developers bet on a rapid transition to renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 19, 2021

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Battery

Neoen’s Tesla big battery just got bigger, but its earnings shrank
Neoen’s Tesla big battery at Hornsdale grew by 50 per cent last year, but its fourth quarter revenues shrank due to increased competition in the market.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 19, 2021

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Renewables

“Stronger than steel”: Vestas invests in wood wind turbine tower maker
Wind energy giant Vestas invests in Modvion, which specialises in making wooden wind turbine towers that it claims are “stronger than steel”.
Joshua S Hill

Feb 19, 2021

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Hydrogen

WA miner joins hydrogen rush, plans 1GW of wind and solar
Province Resources believes abundant wind and solar make Carnarvon a perfect site for a green hydrogen ‘hub’.
James Fernyhough

Feb 19, 2021

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Australia’s biggest wind farm faces yet more delays, Origin to pay penalty
Australia’s largest wind project remains idle, and ongoing delays means Origin Energy has to pay a large penalty for not producing enough renewable energy certificates.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 18, 2021

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Wind

How sudden trips of gas and coal plants triggered Texas energy catastrophe
A clearer picture is emerging as Texas continues to suffer through a major blackout – massive coal and gas issues have caused the problems.
Ketan Joshi

Feb 18, 2021

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Wind and solar projects join grid in record numbers, and connection queues grow
AEMO says number of connected wind and solar projects hit record high in 2020, but the queue for connection and registration is also growing.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 17, 2021

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Wind

Matt Canavan’s false wind meme is linked to the fossil fuel industry
Another viral, inaccurate meme about wind turbines that’s got the attention of Matt Canavan has links to the fossil fuel industry.
Ketan Joshi

Feb 17, 2021

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Coal

BHP says long goodbye to thermal coal, looks to solar, wind and battery metals
BHP is abandoning the thermal coal markets, but sees strong demand for other metals thanks to growth in wind, solar and battery storage.
James Fernyhough

Feb 16, 2021

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Policy & Planning

Massive Texas gas failure during climate extremes gets blamed on wind power
A massive blackout has hit Texas due to climate-related weather extremes. Renewables are being blamed: it’s 2016 all over again.
Ketan Joshi

Feb 16, 2021

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Wind

Tilt completes Waipipi wind farm, breaks five-year drought for New Zealand
Tilt Renewables completes turbine construction at Waipipi wind farm in New Zealand, breaking that country’s long drought for large-scale wind projects.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 15, 2021

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