Wind

Renewables

Abbott era advisor re-emerges to oppose Crookwell wind farm
Anti-renewables advocate Maurice Newman revives some outdated myths about wind farms as he fights the Crookwell 3 development near one of his properties.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 16, 2019

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Renewables

Wind and solar cut rather than boost Australia’s wholesale electricity prices
Wind and solar are lowering wholesale electricity prices by at least $11/MWh, but storage is needed to remove the upward pressure on prices from expensive gas generators.
Zsuzsanna Csereklyei

Jul 16, 2019

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Coal

Nuclear lobby identifies preferred sites for 20 nukes in Australia
Nuclear proponents identify most likely sites in Victoria, NSW, Queensland and South Australia for up to 20 nukes they think should be built in Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 15, 2019

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Renewables

Wind energy sets new record output in Australia’s main grid
Wind output hit new record on Sunday night, average prices in South Australia fall into negative territory last Thursday.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 15, 2019

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Wind

Greens founder Brown speaks out against Tasmania wind farm
Bob Brown says “eye-catchiness” and ecological impact of proposed Robbins Island wind farm outweigh the massive project’s environmental benefits.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 15, 2019

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Markets

Last summer’s heatwave made electricity price forecasts look foolish. Will it happen again?
15 hours of extremely hot weather added about $60/MWh to the average price for the entire March quarter last summer. Will it happen again this coming summer?
David Leitch

Jul 15, 2019

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Wind

Vattenfall wins 760MW zero-subsidy Dutch tender for offshore wind
Vattenfall wins tender for zero-subsidy offshore wind power with the second phase of the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind project in Dutch waters.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 12, 2019

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AEMO cites “Bad Friday” in push for quick rule changes and long term plan
The AEMO has furthered its push for major and rapid reform in the West Australian electricity grid, citing events on the Good Friday holiday that it said were so challenging it has dubbed the day as “Bad Friday.”
Giles Parkinson

Jul 12, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Pilbara green hydrogen project grows to 15GW wind and solar
Scale of huge Pilbara wind and solar project targeting “green hydrogen” grows to 15GW, with potential to generate equivalent of one fifth of Australia’s current electricity demand.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 12, 2019

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Policy & Planning

Putin mocks wind turbines, says they shake worms out of the ground
Putin says wind turbines shake worms from the ground, but indicates that Russia now accepts climate science and will ratify the Paris treaty and will seek to cut emissions.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 10, 2019

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Renewables

Australia’s first offshore wind project moves forward with labour market study
Proponents of 2,200MW Star of the South project begin labour market study for first offshore wind farm in southern hemisphere.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 8, 2019

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Wind

Victorian wind farm to power massive new recycling plant
A massive plastic recycling plant being built in Victoria will be powered by locally generated wind energy, in a deal with Goldwind Australia’s 321MW Moorabool wind farm.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 5, 2019

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