Wind

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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Commentary

First generation produced at Australia’s largest wind farm
First generation has been achieved at Australia’s largest wind farm, the 453MW Coopers Gap wind farm located north-west of Brisbane.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 27, 2019

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Wind

World’s biggest offshore wind turbine heads to Netherlands for testing
Parts of GE’s massive 12MW Haliade-X offshore wind turbine, including a nacelle and a 107-metre-long blade, have been shipped for testing in Rotterdam.
Joshua S Hill

Jun 27, 2019

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Wind

Energy Insiders Podcast: An audience with the Rottnest wind turbine
Rottnest wind turbine stands alone but its influence goes far beyond Perth’s holiday playground. It turned Tony Abbott against wind energy. We find out why.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 26, 2019

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Renewables

Genex goes into trading halt, ahead of fund-raising for Jemalong solar farm
Genex will raise $16 million to fund the completion of the Jemalong Solar Farm as the company doubles the capacity of its solar portfolio.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 25, 2019

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Commentary

GreenSync lands UK deal for major demand response project
GreenSync secures landmark deal to deploy its demand response software into British electricity market, in what could be the “world’s most advanced” network control system.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 25, 2019

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Wind

Western Australia’s biggest wind farm now fully owned by retail super fund
W.A.’s 207MW Collgar wind farm now entirely owned by Rest Industry Super, after the minority shareholder bought up UBS Asset Management’s 60% stake.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 24, 2019

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