Wind energy giant Vestas invests in Modvion, which specialises in making wooden wind turbine towers that it claims are “stronger than steel”.
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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’.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wind tops coal as number one generation source on major US grid
Wind surpassed coal as primary generation source in 2020 for Southwest Power Pool, the grid that supplies a vast territory stretching from Texas to the Canadian border.
