Wind

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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CleanTech Bites

Tilting of windmills could lead to performance gains, study finds
Stanford University researchers find simple technique of “wake steering” – or slightly tilting wind turbines – can boost performance and reduce variability of output.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 2, 2019

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States doing heavy lifting on renewables, but NSW and Queensland lag behind
Green Energy Markets counts 10,000MW of new renewables under construction in Australia – thanks largely to state government policies – but the bigger states lag behind the pace.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 2, 2019

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Wind

Lal Lal wind farm’s Yendon section now connected to Victoria grid
Part of the massive Victorian wind farm that will help supply Australian packaging giant Orora with 80% renewables is now sending power to the grid.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 1, 2019

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Wind

Victoria wind farm rejected by VCAT over proximity to airstrip
Alinta Energy wind farm unlikely to go ahead, after Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal ruled it a threat to endangered bats and to the safe operation of Cobden Airfield.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 28, 2019

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