Wind

Vertical-axis floating offshore wind developer clears legal hurdle for turbine testing
Swedish wind power company SeaTwirl has won the right to proceed with testing its floating vertical-axis wind turbine in a fjord off the coast of Norway.
Joshua S Hill

Jan 31, 2023

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Featured

NSW shortlists 4.3GW of wind, solar and storage projects in first renewables auction
NSW shortlists 4.3GW of wind, solar and storage projects in first auction in its plan to replace coal with renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 27, 2023

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Wind turbine catches fire in one of Australia’s oldest wind projects
A wind turbine caught fire at one of the country’s oldest wind projects, not for the first time.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 26, 2023

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“Glimpse of the future:” South Australia peaked at 91.5 pct wind and solar when links were down
South Australia reached an “extraordinary” 91.5 pct wind and solar even when its main transmission links were down, in what AEMO says is a “glimpse of the future.”
Giles Parkinson

Jan 25, 2023

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Germany outlines step to reach 30GW of offshore wind by 2030
German outlines key steps to get to 30GW of offshore wind by 2030 and offshore electricity grid.
Carolina Kyllmann

Jan 24, 2023

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Multimedia

Small Victorian project tops performance rankings of Australian wind farms in 2022
The Kiata wind farm in Victoria may be small, but it is perfectly located, and has topped the rankings of best performing wind farms in 2022.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 24, 2023

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Full price benefits of wind and solar won’t be seen until we get rid of gas
The full benefits of low cost wind and solar won’t be felt until gas is dumped as the setter of marginal prices. Battery storage will be key.
David Leitch

Jan 23, 2023

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Australia’s biggest wind turbine erected at what will be largest wind farm in NSW
The first 6MW wind turbine – the largest to date in Australia – has been installed in what will be the biggest wind project in NSW.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 22, 2023

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Government steps in to pave way for wind addition to solar and hydro hybrid
Queensland government steps in to give priority to the wind component of Kidston clean energy hub, which will be the first to combine wind, solar and pumped hydro.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 20, 2023

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Wind

Landholders get new guidelines on how to host wind and solar farms, and big batteries
Landholders get new advice on how to negotiate deals with renewable energy and storage developers, including the thorny issue of “blade trespass.”
Amalyah Hart

Jan 19, 2023

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Solar farm output cut by half as renewables cop brunt of grid congestion
Some solar farms are losing half of their output due to grid congestion, as renewable cop the brunt of curtailment and markets fail to provide correct signals to storage.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 18, 2023

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Renewables

Wind energy CEO says turbines are big enough for now
CEO of one of the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturers believes that turbines are big enough and that the main challenge is to increase output.
Joshua S Hill

Jan 18, 2023

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