Wind

Policy & Planning

Coalition’s wind turbine ban lives on, as VicGrid takes first steps to map new renewable zones
A map identifying which parts of Victoria are best suited for future renewables projects shows wind farm “no go zones” introduced more than a decade ago are still in place.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 30, 2024

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New tender seeks 400 megawatts of new wind as W.A. seeks to fast track renewables with new scheme
Tender launched for 400 MW of new wind capacity, as W.A. flags higher payments for new generation and storage as it seeks to accelerate switch away from coal.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 30, 2024

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Renewables

Australians blame wind, solar for high power bills as media campaigns take hold
Misinformation campaigns are taking their toll as more Australians struggle to sort energy fact from fiction.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 29, 2024

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Wind

Contested wind project in South Australia wins federal nod as state heads towards 100 pct net renewables
The South Australian wind farm that high profile Victorians loved to hate has finally made it through after a decade of planning hell.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 29, 2024

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Renewables

Singapore offshore wind services outfit plans to spend $US1bn in Australian market
Cyan Renewables plans to spend at least $US1 billion in Australia’s offshore wind industry after buying out a local Australian marine services provider.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 26, 2024

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Renewables

Delays flagged for South Australia’s biggest wind project as damages claims prop up Neoen earnings
Neoen says first stage of South Australia’s biggest wind project delayed, as $118 million in liquidated damages from other project delays support first half results.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 26, 2024

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Wind

Repowering old wind farms could treble capacity, using a lot less turbines
Experts say around 1700MW of aging wind generation in Australia could be repowered to deliver 6GW, using just a third of the turbines. But there are issues to address.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 25, 2024

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Renewables

New Zealand’s second largest wind farm is fully operational
Meridian Energy says New Zealand’s second biggest wind farm has begun full operations.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 22, 2024

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Featured

Bowen signs deal to treble large scale wind and solar capacity, and double storage in the West
Funding deal between federal and state governments will take share of renewables in W.A. to around 70 per cent – the most of any isolated grid of its size with no hydro.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 21, 2024

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New wind and solar remain stalled at the gate, but battery starts are charging to new records
Wind and solar remain stalled at the gate, with no new registrations in June, but the backlog of prospective projects is growing rapidly – many fishing for a deal with the Capacity Investment Scheme.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 21, 2024

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