Wind

Renewables

Developers shake funding tree for gigawatt scale projects in bid to end big wind investment drought
Deep-pocketed developers shake the tree for additional equity to advance their gigawatt-scale projects and break Australia’s investment drought in big wind.
Giles Parkinson

May 13, 2026

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Renewables

Start date for Australia’s first pumped hydro project in 40 years delayed again, wind farm may be dumped
The start date for the first pumped hydro project in four decades pushed out to 2027, as developer also says it is rethinking its already shrunken wind component.
Rachel Williamson

May 13, 2026

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Policy & Planning

“More complex and deeper than I had imagined:” Energy czar sees rise in solar project complaints
Wind projects still dominate complaints to energy czar, but solar complaints are rising and the relationship between communities and the energy industry is precarious.
Rachel Williamson

May 12, 2026

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Renewables

Danish wind giant to trial red turbine blades to further reduce risk of bird collisions
Danish wind giant to add one red blade to a handful of turbines at an offshore wind project to test whether making them more visible will reduce bird collisions.
Joshua S Hill

May 12, 2026

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Renewables

Developer of Australia’s biggest renewable projects to offer cheap power below $66/MWh for data centres
Developer of Australia’s two biggest renewable projects – totalling nearly 100 GW – says it can offer super-cheap power to data centres as a sideline to its hydrogen play.
Giles Parkinson

May 12, 2026

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Wind

Twiggy Forrest’s Squadron hits pause on New England wind plans as it works through “project issues”
Squadron Energy is reviewing another wind project, this time in New England, as part of a rethink of its major project pipeline.
Rachel Williamson

May 12, 2026

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Renewables

China completes installation of world’s largest single-rotor floating wind turbine
The 16 MW behemoth has been installed upon a semi-submersible floating platform with a new mooring system that can secure it in waters more than 50 metres deep.
Joshua S Hill

May 11, 2026

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Storage

Fund nears financial close for wind and storage projects, with Victoria Big Battery extension first to go
Listed fund hopes to press go on its first big wind and storage projects soon, with an extension to the Victoria Big Battery likely first to go.
Giles Parkinson

May 8, 2026

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Policy & Planning

“Definitely not good policy:” LNP plan to pause major transmission upgrades comes under fire
Opposition plan to review state transmission roadmap and pause major network upgrades has been called out as “wedge” politics and could lead to blackouts, state energy minister warns.
Sophie Vorrath

May 8, 2026

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Renewables

“Blows your mind:” Regulator says boom in home batteries and PV puts 82 pct renewables within reach
Regulator says surge in home battery and rooftop PV installations puts the 82 pct renewables target back in reach because it reduces the burden on large scale projects.
Giles Parkinson

May 7, 2026

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Commentary

The spot mirage: Low wholesale prices show the future, but are a poor signal for new wind and solar
Wholesale electricity prices are too low to support either new generation, or even old generation. There is no investment signal. So I have have a suggestion.
David Leitch

May 7, 2026

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Renewables

Why Australia’s biggest isolated grid now leads rest of country in race to reach 80 pct renewables
Australia may struggle to reach 82 pct renewables by 2030, but its biggest isolated grid now looks very much on course – thanks to government ownership.
Giles Parkinson

May 5, 2026

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