Wind

Press Releases

Windlab achieves first ever environmental approval for a wind farm in Tanzania
Windlab has been awarded an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Certificate for the construction of the Miombo Hewani Wind Farm and Transmission line project.
Windlab

Jun 13, 2018

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Featured

Solar 2.0: PV and storage deals show signs of rapid energy transition
China, Gupta, storage. This past week has seen landmark developments that signal the pace of the energy transition is gathering speed, with huge implications for consumers (mostly good) and incumbent utilities (mostly not so good).
Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath

Jun 12, 2018

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CleanTech Bites

Victoria’s newest wind farm starts production to the grid
Victoria’s newest wind farm – Salt Creek – has begun exporting to the grid.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 12, 2018

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Markets

Battery of the Nation could need four new interconnectors
Tasmania’s bid to become battery of nation could require as many as four new interconnectors to be installed between the island state and mainland Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 7, 2018

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Press Releases

First-ever shipment of wind turbine blades through Port of Townsville
Massive 70 metre wind turbine blades, bound for the Kennedy Energy Park in Hughenden, were imported through Townsville port this week for the first time in history.
Queensland Government

Jun 7, 2018

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Commentary

Tasmania touts its “Battery of the Nation” – half the cost of Snowy 2.0
Tasmania’s pumped hydro potential of 4800MW from just 14 “high potential” sites, at half the cost of Snowy 2.0 – and renewable.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 6, 2018

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Markets

Wind and solar farms face tough new connection hurdles
Rule changes proposed by AEMO in response to the grid’s rapid transition to renewables have sparked vigorous debate about what precautions are necessary, and what are just “gold plating” generation assets.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 6, 2018

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Wind

Queensland’s biggest wind farm approved, may add solar and storage
Queensland government gives development approval to 800MW wind farm – the state’s largest – that could be built with 400MW solar farm and battery storage.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 5, 2018

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Featured

Record year for solar and renewables, but still not fast enough
REN21 report says record 98GW of solar capacity added globally in 2018, 52GW of wind, and 178GW total of all renewables. But other sectors – including transport, heating, and cooling – coasting along “as if we had all the time in the world.”
Giles Parkinson

Jun 4, 2018

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Renewables

Wind and solar slashing corporate energy costs by 40%
Company behind new “Renewable Energy Hub” says wind, solar clearly delivering electricity at 40% discount from the grid.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 1, 2018

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Wind

Wind Commissioner should oversee solar, batteries too, report says
Climate Change Authority recommends office of National Wind Farm Commissioner be extended by three years, and broadened to oversee large-scale solar and battery storage development.
Sophie Vorrath

May 31, 2018

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CleanTech Bites

New 40MW wind farm approved in western Victoria
Victoria gives planning approval for 40MW wind farm near Horsham to be developed by German company.
Giles Parkinson

May 31, 2018

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