Wind

Wind and solar take record 93.7 per cent share of Australia’s biggest coal grid
Wind and solar set a new instantaneous record share of 93.7 per cent of the state grid with the biggest coal fleet.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 9, 2024

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Renewables

Offshore wind project wins court appeal over rejected licence in Gippsland
One of Australia’s first offshore wind projects has been given a lifeline after a court ordered a review of its rejected bid for a key licence.
Alex Mitchell

Nov 8, 2024

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Wind

Macquarie partner unveils another two wind projects totalling more than 1.1 GW in WA wheatbelt
Green Wind is Macquarie’s partner in WA wind and has revealed details about the next two of four projects in the state.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 7, 2024

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Chart of the day

Solar pushes renewables to record share of grid, coal hits new low despite highest spring demand
Renewables hit new record high of 75.9 per cent, sending coal to a record low despite usually strong spring electricity demand.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 7, 2024

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Renewables

“Not always a great quality:” Leading wind developer may switch from western to Chinese turbines
One of Australia’s leading wind farm developers may switch to Chinese made turbines, saying it is not happy with quality, service and prices of western suppliers.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 6, 2024

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Policy & Planning

NSW approves supersized 1.3 GW wind project with fewer but bigger turbines
NSW gives planning approval for amended proposal to boost rated capacity of a gigawatt scale wind project by nearly half with fewer but bigger turbines.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 4, 2024

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Australia’s best performing wind and solar farms in October
Best performing wind farms split between north, south, east and west, but the solar results were more predictable.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 3, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Broken Hill fiasco shows why we need to rethink the grid, and turn it upside down
Broken Hill is back on the grid, ahead of schedule. It wasn’t quite Mad Max, but the outages and lack of resilience are highlighting calls for a complete rethink of the grid – starting with consumer.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 1, 2024

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Commentary

We need lots of wind as well as batteries to move peak prices lower
Wind has had the biggest impact on lowering prices in peak periods. But we need more of it, even more than battery storage.
David Leitch

Nov 1, 2024

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Renewables

Danish wind giant Vestas unveils plans for 2.5 GW wind and 4 GWh battery project in NSW
Danish giant is seeking approval to build a massive wind farm in southern New South Wales that would combine up to 348 turbines and two four-hour big batteries.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 1, 2024

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