Wind

Renewables

Concrete pours begin for 38 turbine foundations at new Queensland wind project
Concrete pours well advanced in latest wind project to begin construction in Queensland.
Joshua S Hill

Aug 26, 2026

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Policy & Planning

“Giant leap:” Australia’s first offshore wind auction goes live as state seeks first 2 GW of projects
Australia’s first ever auction for offshore wind generation capacity is finally underway, but with little detail on how it will work and contracts “expected” to be integrated into the ESEM.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 25, 2026

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Renewables

Bowen launches new wind and solar tender in state happy to write contracts to help replace coal
New CIS tender launched for another 1.8 gigawatts of new wind and solar, but in a state where the government utility is happy to write contracts to help replace coal.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 25, 2026

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Renewables

New renewables and batteries improve grid reliability outlook, but more needs to get built on time, AEMO says
Immediate threat to the reliability of Australia’s main grid has been pushed back into the next decade, provided there is the “timely delivery” of new renewables and storage.
Peter Hannam

Aug 25, 2026

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Coal

Linking electricity and safeguards could make wind projects viable, and oblige gentailers to actually Do Something
Linking the electricity grid with the safeguards mechanism would send clear price signal for wind and provide an incentive for Gentailers to do something.
David Leitch

Aug 24, 2026

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Renewables

“It’s not a big deal:” How these wind turbine hosts manage decommissioning and maintenance issues
Farming group hosting one of Australia’s newest wind farm says decommissioning not an issue, but have secured an escrow fund to deal with intermediate concerns.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 23, 2026

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Hydrogen

“Prices have doubled”: Farmers turn to wind and solar to make fertiliser, and change dialogue about renewables
Surging cost of diesel and fertiliser has farmers turning to wind and solar to make their own products, and is changing the conversation about renewables in regions.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 21, 2026

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Wind

Do wind turbines make droughts worse? A new study says they do not
By mixing different air layers, wind turbines can make surface air temperatures slightly warmer at night but they don’t cause long term soil drying.
Rachel Williamson

Aug 21, 2026

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Renewables

World’s largest offshore wind farm to also feature first directly integrated grid-scale battery
The world’s biggest offshore wind project will also be the first to have grid-scale battery storage integrated into its transmission connection.
Joshua S Hill

Aug 20, 2026

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Renewables

Twiggy Forrest’s Squadron Energy seeks retail licence to sell renewable electricity to select businesses
Andrew Forrest’s Squadron Energy seeks a licence to retail electricity to business and industry in Victoria and other states on the National Electricity Market.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 19, 2026

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Wind

The clock is ticking on Australia’s promised first offshore wind auction as state election looms
Victoria promised the first offshore wind auction in August and officials say they remain committed to delivering, despite the political ructions. But time is running out.
Rachel Williamson

Aug 19, 2026

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Renewables

Collapsed wind turbine was not blown up by angry Victorian farmers, as claimed on social media
A Facebook post is stirring up opposition to wind power by falsely claiming a photo shows a turbine that was blown up by Victorian farmers.
AAP FactCheck

Aug 19, 2026

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