Wind

Policy & Planning

Huge wind and battery project headed to IPC after long-distance objectors force more hearings
Huge wind and battery project forced into new planning hearings because of long distance critics and despite no local objections.
Rachel Williamson

May 15, 2025

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Renewables

Man dies in Japan after blade falls from wind turbine
An 81-year-old man has died in the northern Japanese prefecture of Akita after a 40-metre-long wind turbine blade broke and fell to the ground.
Joshua S Hill

May 14, 2025

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Wind

Ageing wind farm to be taken down using cranes, not explosives, in first of its kind project for Australia
Owner of one of Australia’s oldest wind farms to use cranes, rather than cheaper options, to take down turbines in first of its kind decommissioning for Australia.
Rachel Williamson

May 14, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Huge offshore project “within days” of being dumped over Trump administration delays
Norway oil giant on the verge of terminating huge US offshore wind project due to delays controversially imposed by Donald Trump’s administration.
Joshua S Hill

May 13, 2025

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Storage

Genex slashes wind plans, adds big battery as it reshapes hub around delayed pumped hydro plant
Genex halves wind project and adds battery storage to Kidston renewable hub, based around the landmark pumped hydro project that is now running behind schedule.
Giles Parkinson

May 13, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Federal decision on contested large wind project delayed for sixth time
Controversial and contested wind project suffers another delay, this time likely because of the election timing. It has now been in the EPBC process for eight years.
Rachel Williamson

May 12, 2025

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Renewables

New 500 MW wind project gets federal environmental tick in one of Australia’s richest wind regions
Plans to build a nearly 500MW project in a region renowned for its wind resource have been waved through federal environmental approvals process, clearing the way for development.
Sophie Vorrath

May 9, 2025

9
Wind

More than 3,000 wind turbines are due to be decommissioned by 2045. Is Australia prepared?
An upcoming report says 85 wind farms will come to the end of their operating lives by 2045, but Australia is not yet prepared for what happens next.
Rachel Williamson

May 9, 2025

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Wind

Taking down wind turbines can be an explosive issue, but Australia is helping to spearhead solutions
Decommissioning wind farms can involve blowing up turbines, to bring them down. What happens next is still being nutted out, but Australian developers want to lead the way on best, sustainable practice.
Rachel Williamson

May 7, 2025

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Renewables

Vestas installs huge 15 MW wind turbine – first of 64 at German offshore project
Danish wind giant installs its first commercial 15MW wind turbine, the first of 64 to be installed at an offshore wind farm off the coast of Germany.
Joshua S Hill

May 7, 2025

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Renewables

Wind, solar and batteries push fossil fuels to record lows, but costly coal and hydro keep prices high
Wind, solar and batteries are pushing fossil fuels to record lows, but coal and hydro are still keeping prices high, AEMO says.
Giles Parkinson

May 7, 2025

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Renewables

Neoen gets federal all-clear to build its first wind farm in Western Australia
Neoen’s plan to build its first wind farm in Western Australia get waved through both state and federal environmental assessment processes, paving the way for development.
Sophie Vorrath

May 5, 2025

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