Wind

Wind

Huge 800MW wind farm set for construction, with approval for solar and battery
Lacour Energy’s secures environmental approval for 800MW Clarke Creek wind project that plans to integrate large-scale solar and storage.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 3, 2018

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CleanTech Bites

Why coal – and not renewables – is root cause of surging Australia power prices
BNEF analysis says rising coal costs are major cause for Australia’s surging power price, and wind and solar now major hedge against fossil fuel commodity hikes.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 3, 2018

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CleanTech Bites

Milestone – Australia renewables output hits 9GW for first time
Renewables reach 9GW for first time on Saturday, and wind and solar do that without hydro on Sunday.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 2, 2018

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Renewables

Found: Missing wind farm from Snowy Hydro’s “game changing” tender
We can put a name to the eighth winner of Snowy Hydro’s “game-changing” wind and solar tender – a wind project in Victoria.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 30, 2018

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The stunning wind, solar and battery costs the Coalition refuses to accept
BNEF analysis for Australia shows wind and solar are killing coal and gas on cost, and that the Coalition is barking up the wrong tree trying to shovel new investments into coal.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 23, 2018

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Unsubsidised wind and solar now cheapest form of bulk energy
Wind and solar now beat coal in China and India, and nearly all major economies, while solar and batteries beat new coal and gas plants in Australia, according to BloombergNEF.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 20, 2018

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AEMO says new wind, solar and batteries will mitigate summer blackout risks
AEMO outlines summer readiness plan, saying it needs less emergency reserves thanks to the addition of more wind, solar and storage.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 16, 2018

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Massive 4GW wind and solar and storage project proposed for NSW
Energy Estate and MirusWind propose 4GW wind and solar project with storage in NSW – the largest single renewable energy project in Australia’s main grid.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 15, 2018

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Battery

Fluence to install big battery at Lincoln Gap wind farm in South Australia
Nexif Energy inks deal with Fluence to install a 10MW/10MWh battery storage system at its 212MW Lincoln Gap Wind Farm near Port Augusta.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 9, 2018

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Wind and solar curtailment jumps as renewables reach record levels
Wind overtakes gas for first time, solar displaces coal in Queensland, and curtailment more than doubles in South Australia as renewables hit record levels across the country.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 8, 2018

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Wind

Huge 800MW wind farm set for construction, with approval for solar and battery

Why coal – and not renewables – is root cause of surging Australia power prices

Milestone – Australia renewables output hits 9GW for first time

Found: Missing wind farm from Snowy Hydro’s “game changing” tender

The stunning wind, solar and battery costs the Coalition refuses to accept

Unsubsidised wind and solar now cheapest form of bulk energy

AEMO says new wind, solar and batteries will mitigate summer blackout risks

Massive 4GW wind and solar and storage project proposed for NSW

Fluence to install big battery at Lincoln Gap wind farm in South Australia

Wind and solar curtailment jumps as renewables reach record levels

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