Construction officially underway on the first stage of the 321MW Moorabool wind farm being built in central-western Victoria.
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Queensland’s biggest wind farm powers up near Mareebra
Ratch Australia begins electrification of its 180MW Mount Emerald wind farm, says full operation expected to commence in November this year.
Sapphire renewable energy hub wins approval – solar and storage to come
CWP Renewables wins planning approval to add 200MW solar plus battery storage to existing 270MW wind farm at Sapphire in northern NSW.
Intervention in South Australia jumps as gas shuts down
AEMO says it had to intervene more than 60% of time in April/May, mostly because gas generators were absent due to repairs.
Tesla big battery to be installed at Lake Bonney wind farm
Infigen Energy to install 25MW/52MWh Tesla Powerpack battery storage system at its Lake Bonney wind farm in South Australia.
Bodangora wind farm connects to the grid in NSW
Bodangora wind farm in NSW switches on its first turbines.
Flow Power contract to underpin Windlab’s new Queensland wind farm
Flow Power to take about half the output from new Queensland wind farm to deliver cheap renewable electricity to corporate customers in that state.
China’s Qinghai province runs on renewables for 216 hours
China’s northwestern Qinghai Province taps internet-of-things to run for seven straight days entirely on renewable energy.
America’s first big offshore wind farm sets record low price of 6.5c/kWh
First commercial-scale offshore wind farm in US expected to save electricity consumers around $1.4bn over 20 years, by supplying power 18% cheaper than alternative sources.
ESB full modelling shows wind and solar at standstill from 2022 with NEG
Modelling to be released in support of National Energy Guarantee will show that wind and solar developments at a standstill for most of next decade.










