Wind

Queensland pledges to make its own wind turbines amid boom in giga-scale projects
Queensland says it wants to establish a local wind turbine manufacturing industry to supply its new giga-watt scale projects.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 28, 2022

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First stage of Australia’s biggest wind, solar and battery project signs grid connection
Connection deal signed for part of the first wind stage of what will be the country’s biggest wind, solar and battery project.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 27, 2022

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Australia’s first wind, solar and hydro storage project just got a lot bigger
Genex boosts the wind component of what will be the country’s biggest hybrid project by almost a third, and chooses a turbine maker.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 27, 2022

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Why Australia’s biggest gas kettle never stood a chance against wind and solar
Torrens Island B gas generator is just a giant kettle, the gas equivalent of the dirty Latrobe Valley coal burners, and equally useless to a grid transitioning to renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 25, 2022

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Renewables

Australian fund manager’s wind and solar pipeline hits 10GW, but most of it is overseas
Australian fund manager IFM has a huge pipeline of renewable projects in Europe and the US, but not much in its home country.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 23, 2022

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Wind farms deliver another big bonus to consumers under ACT’s 100 pct renewables deal
ACT reaps benefit of locking in prices for its net 100 per cent renewable supply, receiving bonus payment of $32 million in last quarter as prices surge in rest of country.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 22, 2022

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Wind farm rejected over threat to koalas gets green light for new design
The central Queensland wind farm sent back to the drawing board for posing a “clearly unacceptable” threat to koalas has been approved for construction.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 21, 2022

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Latrobe Valley pine plantation wind farm confirms Supreme Court challenge
Osmi Australia confirms that state approvals for its 200MW Delburn wind farm are being challenged in court, with a hearing date set for February 2023.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 18, 2022

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Renewables

Another giga-scale wind, solar and battery project jostles for a spot in new renewable zone
Virya Energy proposes 220 of wind turbines, up to 300MW of solar PV and a 500MW/500MWh battery north-west of Jerilderie.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 18, 2022

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Give us more load! Why South Australia is trying to switch off everyone’s rooftop solar
“Give us more load.” It’s not an instruction you hear every day, but it has been the “cri de coeur” from AEMO this week in South Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 17, 2022

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Renewables

Three NSW councils join forces to source wind and solar power
Flow Power inks deal to supply wind and solar power to three councils in New South Wales.
Joshua S Hill

Nov 17, 2022

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New wind, solar and battery additions at lowest level for five years in Australia
Regulator says new additions to the grid at their lowest level for five years, but gets its data mixed up when comparing coal output with wind and solar.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 16, 2022

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