Wind

Chart of the day

Renewables hit more than 80 pct of grid demand for first time – despite heavy throttling of wind and solar
Renewables met more than 80 per cent of total grid demand for first time on Saturday, and might have met more than 100 pct were it not for heavy curtailment of wind and solar.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 19, 2026

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Renewables

Wind and solar hit record share of Australia’s main grid, nearly half of it from rooftop PV
An abundance of rooftop solar generation has helped set a new record high for the total share of renewables on Australia’s main grid, reaching nearly 80 per cent on a sunny Friday afternoon in Spring.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 18, 2026

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Renewables

“We don’t simply see turbines:” Grazier says hosting wind farms eases pressure on land and helps prepare for drought
Farmer tells review forced by long distance objectors that hosting wind turbines enables him to better manage land, and prepare for the “will of the climate.”
Giles Parkinson

Sep 18, 2026

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Renewables

Enough wind and solar in pipeline, but not enough actually being built to meet 2030 target, scorecard finds
Australia will miss its 2030 climate targets unless more renewable energy projects move beyond the planning phase and start getting built.
AAP & Staff Reporter

Sep 16, 2026

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Renewables

World’s tallest wind turbine faces key construction test with 300-metre nacelle and blade lift
The tallest wind turbine in the world, reaching 365 metres at its tip, is about face a critical construction test with the nacelle and blades to be lifted beyond the reach of cranes.
Sören Amelang

Sep 15, 2026

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Renewables

CIS-winning wind project gains federal green tick, seeks power purchase deal for 2027 construction start
A wind project in Queensland that was named a winner of recent CIS tender has gained federal environmental approvals, and is now seeking PPA.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 15, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Renewable energy czar proposes national standard to quell farmer insurance fears
National standard – drawn from pioneering work at country’s biggest wind farm – to address farmer concerns about public liability for hosting renewable projects.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 15, 2026

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Renewables

Global wind giant lays claim to installing turbine with highest ever hub height
Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas says it has installed an onshore wind turbine in Germany with the world’s tallest hub height, measuring in at 199 metres.
Joshua S Hill

Sep 15, 2026

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Battery

New wind and battery energy park, backed by super funds, proposed for south-east Queensland
Another wind and battery project proposed for south-east Queensland, despite pushback by state government and federal MPs.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 14, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Ex Nationals leader asks LNP planning minister to reject already approved wind project in his own electorate
The former leader of the Nationals says he has written to the LNP state planning minister asking him to “call in” a wind project that has already begun early construction works in his own electorate.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 12, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Anti-wind group sues planning minister and wind project owners, threatens public servants
Victoria group takes wind project to court, says public servants are next if successful.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 9, 2026

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Chart of the day

Batteries help cut solar curtailment in half, as PV output hits monthly record
Large-scale solar curtailment was “reduced significantly” in August as batteries help prevent electrons from going to waste, even in a record-breaking month of PV output.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 8, 2026

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