Wind

Renewables

Renewables investment falls off cliff as no new wind projects reach financial close in first half of 2025
Investment in new wind and solar projects dropped by 64 pct in the first half of 2025, new data reveals, with no wind projects at all reaching financial close over the period.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 11, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Andrew Forrest-backed wind project back before EPBC, this time for grid connection
Windlab project in north Queensland spent four years in the EPBC queue, but is back in the queue over its grid infrastructure needs.
Rachel Williamson

Aug 11, 2025

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Renewables

Wind and solar lulls may not be as bad as thought, but they could be expensive
What happens when the wind don’t blow and the sun don’t shine? New study says such events will be infrequent, expensive, but won’t result in power shortfalls.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 11, 2025

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Renewables

Australia’s biggest coal state sets new “stretch” targets for wind, solar and storage, supersizes tenders
NSW is to fast track tenders, and offer more capacity, as it ramps up its wind, solar and storage targets to keep prices down as coal exits the grid.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 11, 2025

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Renewables

First shipload of turbine parts for state’s biggest wind farm arrives at world’s largest coal port
The first shipment of up to 30,000 wind farm components expected over next decade arrives at giant coal port now a gateway for renewables.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 11, 2025

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Rising costs and shadowing blamed as Germany offshore wind auction attracts no bids for first time
Germany attracts no bids for latest offshore wind auction, with rising capital costs and impacts of shadowing blamed.
Julian Wettengel

Aug 7, 2025

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Renewables

Giant off-grid gold mine aims for 90 pct renewables, claims to be first in world to “net zero” emissions
Australian gold mine says it is country’s “most renewable” mine, by request of its jewellery customers, and claims to be first gold mine in world to attain “net zero”.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 6, 2025

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Wind

Another wind project emerges to tap into proposed Copperstring line opening up north Queensland
A new wind project has emerged near Julia Creek in Queensland’s outback, the latest in a string of proposals along the Copperstring transmission line.
Rachel Williamson

Aug 5, 2025

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Renewables

Wind power blows away monthly generation records, nationally and in four states
A windy July has blown away a number of monthly generation records across Australia, including for the country’s main grid and four different states.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 5, 2025

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Policy & Planning

EPBC delay adds to hurdles facing biggest winner of Capacity Investment Scheme auction
The EPBC has delayed a decision on a huge wind project in NSW, and the biggest winner in first CIS auction, after it was hit by a law suit from an irritated absentee neighbour.
Rachel Williamson

Aug 5, 2025

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Chart of the day

Wind and solar output hit new instantaneous peak in main grid, double that of five years ago
Large scale wind and solar hit new record output on Monday morning, smashing the previous record and doubling the milestone of 5 years ago.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 5, 2025

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Chart of the day

Queensland sets new record share of wind and solar, its first since anti-renewable LNP swept to power
Queensland, the country’s least renewable state, and now with the least supportive government, reaches a new record share of 77.5 per cent wind and solar.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 3, 2025

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