Wind

Renewables

Australia’s biggest energy users are being lined up to break the wind drought in its most coal dependent state
Data centres and the country’s biggest aluminium smelter will finally get to break the long investment drought in wind projects thanks to new government mandates.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 18, 2026

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Renewables

The $2.5 billion wind project getting ready for take-off, 23 years after farmer landholders were first approached
After more than two decades of planning, this huge wind project is edging closer to construction. For the farmers hosting the turbines, it can’t come soon enough.
Peter Hannam

Aug 18, 2026

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Renewables

One of Australia’s biggest wind projects seeks green light to add solar and battery
The developers behind a mammoth proposed 1.4 gigawatt (GW) wind farm is seeking federal environmental approval to add a solar and battery project alongside it.
Joshua S Hill

Aug 18, 2026

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Renewables

Bigger than Godzilla: Fortescue receives second shipment of turbine parts to top “self-lifting” towers
A second shipment of some of the biggest wind turbine parts yet seen in Australia, including the longest blades, is en route to Fortescue’s first wind farm in the Pilbara.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 18, 2026

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Renewables

“It’s literally life changing for us:” The drought-stricken farmers looking to wind and solar to secure their future
New England farmers say their future, and their succession plans, depend on their ability to host wind, solar and even transmission, and are angry about efforts to stop them.
Peter Hannam

Aug 17, 2026

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Wind

Wind farm dumped from Australia’s first pumped hydro project in 40 years – due to rocky terrain
Plans to add more solar and a wind farm to delayed pumped hydro project abandoned, this time due to rocky terrain. However, a bigger battery will be included.
Rachel Williamson

Aug 17, 2026

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Renewables

Wind farm proposed for development along new transmission corridor gets approval after years in pipeline
Plans to build an up to 17 turbine wind farm have been given development approval to go ahead in proposed renewable energy zone and next to new transmission line.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 17, 2026

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CEFC boss says funding deals for new wind and solar farms to power giant smelter still to be sorted
Head of green bank says Tomago green transition deal likely to get big wind projects over the line, but the funding arrangements have still to be sorted.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 14, 2026

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Storage

“We start our gas fleet less:” Batteries cut costs and emissions, and Origin says renewables still cheapest option
Australia’s largest energy retailer confirms renewables are cheapest source of new generation, says batteries can “solve most days” if backed by enough solar and wind.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 13, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Australia’s biggest aluminium smelter gets $2.5 billion to help transition from coal to wind and solar
Updated: The $2.5 billion deal to help Australia’s biggest aluminium smelter go green will see it act as a kind of giant battery, and unlock the stalemate in the energy transition.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 12, 2026

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Renewables

Coal will close to schedule, says AGL, but to build more wind we need policy certainty in return
AGL says it will stick to its dates for coal plant closure, but wants policy and regulatory certainty in return, and a tighter rein on CIS contracts.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 12, 2026

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Wind

“No silver bullet:” Wind farms need site-specific technology to avoid bird and bat turbine collisions
No one system prevents bird and bat turbine collisions, but a mix of strategies from removing food sources to using radar and cameras improves the odds.
Rachel Williamson

Aug 12, 2026

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