Wind

Giant off-grid gold mine achieves average 91 per cent renewables over month with wind, solar and batteries
Remote, off-grid gold mine achieves a record 91 per cent wind and solar share over last month, and expects that to increase over spring and summer.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 24, 2025

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Wind

Tight squeezes and tricky turns: The tortuous path of transporting giant wind turbines
From bespoke trailers to regulatory roadblocks, shifting massive wind turbines from port to site has more drama that an episode of Ice Road Truckers.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 23, 2025

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Renewables

China’s Ming Yang promises monster two-headed, low cost 50 MW floating wind turbine
China’s Ming Yang says new two-headed wind turbine platform could be a monster, with proposed capacity of 50 MW and surprisingly low costs.
Joshua S Hill

Oct 22, 2025

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Wind

Police say wind turbine in Northern Ireland totally destroyed in arson attack
Police say wind turbine destroyed in arson attack.
Joshua S Hill

Oct 21, 2025

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Renewables

Synergy kicks off construction of new Wheatbelt wind farm as race to quit coal continues
Construction is underway on a new wind farm being developed in Western Australia’s eastern Wheatbelt region by state-owned energy utility, Synergy.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 21, 2025

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Renewables

Spanish giant forges ahead with Australian offshore wind plans, seeks federal green tick for 3 GW project
Some much-needed positive news for the fledgling offshore wind industry, as one of 11 remaining Gippsland projects advances into the queue for EPBC approval.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 21, 2025

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Renewables

Concrete pour completed for foundations of first of 69 turbines at biggest wind project in NSW
Foundations laid for the first of 69 wind turbines that will make up one of the biggest new wind farms in New South Wales.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 20, 2025

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Chart of the day

Victoria hits record levels of wind and solar curtailment, and then two more coal generators tripped
Victoria was experiencing record levels of large scale wind and solar availability, and curtailment. And then two big coal units tripped together.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 17, 2025

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Coal

“We can do this:” Rio Tinto’s rapid switch to renewables shines path for quick exit from coal
Queensland’s LNP is stopping renewables because it says the exit from coal is too quick. Rio Tinto, its biggest electricity consumer, is making a nonsense of those claims.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 17, 2025

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Utilities

Victoria narrows down contenders for offshore wind transmission link, as Spanish giants compete again
VicGrid unveils three consortia in running for offshore wind transmission link, with Spanish energy giants leading two of them.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 16, 2025

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Renewables

“This is about economics:” Fortescue says rapid technology changes keep its real zero goal on track
Fortescue CEO Dino Otranto discusses the rapid technology changes – in wind, solar and batteries – that will deliver the company’s bold real zero target for 2030.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 16, 2025

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Renewables

New CIS tender for wind and solar formally opens, as Portugal’s EDP flags early start on solar hybrid projects
New tender for 5 GW of wind and solar capacity formally opens as Portugal’s EDP says it will move quickly on its two big solar battery hybrids.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 15, 2025

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