Wind

Wind

Queensland’s biggest wind farm powers up near Mareebra
Ratch Australia begins electrification of its 180MW Mount Emerald wind farm, says full operation expected to commence in November this year.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 21, 2018

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Renewables

Sapphire renewable energy hub wins approval – solar and storage to come
CWP Renewables wins planning approval to add 200MW solar plus battery storage to existing 270MW wind farm at Sapphire in northern NSW.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 17, 2018

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Renewables

Intervention in South Australia jumps as gas shuts down
AEMO says it had to intervene more than 60% of time in April/May, mostly because gas generators were absent due to repairs.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 15, 2018

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Storage

Tesla big battery to be installed at Lake Bonney wind farm
Infigen Energy to install 25MW/52MWh Tesla Powerpack battery storage system at its Lake Bonney wind farm in South Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 15, 2018

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Renewables

Bodangora wind farm connects to the grid in NSW
Bodangora wind farm in NSW switches on its first turbines.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 13, 2018

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Renewables

Flow Power contract to underpin Windlab’s new Queensland wind farm
Flow Power to take about half the output from new Queensland wind farm to deliver cheap renewable electricity to corporate customers in that state.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 9, 2018

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Wind

China’s Qinghai province runs on renewables for 216 hours
China’s northwestern Qinghai Province taps internet-of-things to run for seven straight days entirely on renewable energy.
Joshua S Hill

Aug 9, 2018

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Wind

America’s first big offshore wind farm sets record low price of 6.5c/kWh
First commercial-scale offshore wind farm in US expected to save electricity consumers around $1.4bn over 20 years, by supplying power 18% cheaper than alternative sources.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 2, 2018

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Policy & Planning

ESB full modelling shows wind and solar at standstill from 2022 with NEG
Modelling to be released in support of National Energy Guarantee will show that wind and solar developments at a standstill for most of next decade.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 1, 2018

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Renewables

Australia renewables boom rolls on, but NEG shadow looms
CEC details jaw-dropping scale of Australian renewables boom, but survey says investor confidence shaky, summed up in two words: “policy uncertainty.”
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 31, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

US wind continues record growth despite Trump’s coal fetish
Trump may be promising to bring back jobs for the coal industry, but it’s the country’s wind energy industry which is making the strongest headway.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 31, 2018

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Renewables

CEFC helps deliver 1,100MW renewables in 2017/18 – says “considerably more work to do”
Year of record investment by Clean Energy Finance Corporation helps deliver 10 solar farms and four wind farms in past 12 months, new report reveals.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 30, 2018

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