Wind

Massive Queensland wind farm strikes land use deal with traditional owners
Gugu Badhun agree to take a lead role in the delivery of Windlab’s new 600MW wind farm – and give it a traditional language name.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 13, 2022

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Electric Vehicles

GE eyes Australian project for critical minerals key to offshore wind turbines and EVs
GE targets massive rare earths mine and processing facility in Northern Territory for minerals critical for offshore wind turbines and electric vehicles.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 13, 2022

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NSW Forestry gets 2.5GW of wind project proposals for state pine forests
Forestry Corp launches formal tender for renewable and storage projects in state pine forests after receiving nearly 50 different proposals.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 12, 2022

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Final turbine installed at one of Australia’s largest and lowest cost wind farms
The final turbine has been installed at what will be one of the country’s biggest and lowest cost wind farms.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 11, 2022

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Stunning low prices for offshore wind in UK bode well for Australian plans
Offshore wind projects dominate the biggest and cheapest renewable energy auction run by the UK government to date. And it is good news for Australia.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 8, 2022

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Construction starts at Andrew Forrest-backed $3 billion renewable energy precinct
Construction starts at the massive $3 billion Clarke Creek renewables precinct in Queensland. The Andrew Forrest-backed project could become Australia’s largest.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 6, 2022

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Renewables

Renewables supply nearly half of German power demand in first half 2022
New data shows renewable energy supplied roughly half of Germany’s electricity demand for the first half of 2022, boosted by more wind and solar.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 6, 2022

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Wind generation overtakes brown coal in June, in month of new records
Wind generation overtakes brown coal in June, in a month of records that saw Victoria become first state to deliver a terawatt hour of wind in a single month.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 5, 2022

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Wind

German wind giant buys into three big Australian offshore wind projects
German wind giant teams up with UK based developer to advance three offshore wind projects in Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 4, 2022

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Renewables

Costs for new build wind and solar have jumped, but nothing like those of fossil fuels
BNEF reports temporary cost rises for renewables, driven by increased cost of materials, freight, fuel and labor. But solar and wind are still way cheaper than coal and gas.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 1, 2022

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Wind and solar facing 20 per cent curtailment in high renewables grid
Wind and solar face curtailment rates of up to 20 per cent in a high renewables grid, because it may no longer be economic to store excess power.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 30, 2022

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Renewables

Bigger and better wind turbines to overcome climate caused wind droughts
A shift to bigger and better wind turbines could significantly boost capacity factors, overcoming climate change driven reductions in wind availability.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 28, 2022

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