Wind

France far right candidate Marine Le Pen vows to tear down country’s wind turbines
Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has vowed to end all subsidies for renewable energy and tear down all France’s wind turbines if elected.
Joshua S Hill

Oct 18, 2021

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Senate committee endorses offshore wind bill, in hope it can help push out coal
Senate committee endorses offshore wind bill, a key stepping stone to several huge project proposals that could help kick coal out of system.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 17, 2021

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Renewables

NSW flags tighter rules on where wind and solar farms can be built
Proposed planning amendments seek to limit solar and wind farm development within 10km of certain NSW regional city centres, or within 5km of residential land.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 15, 2021

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Renewables

Coles locks in 100 pct renewables by 2025, but through certificates not electrons
Coles inks deals with Origin, Acciona and Engie to source large-scale generation certificates to seal its target of 100 pct renewables.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 15, 2021

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NSW draws up map for massive 8GW renewable energy zone in New England
The NSW government has drawn up the proposed map of the New England renewable energy zone, which will host 8GW of wind, solar and storage.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 15, 2021

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Featured

Forrest signs up Plug Power for world’s biggest hydrogen electrolyser Gigafactory
Andrew Forrest chooses US based Plug Power to build massive hydrogen Gigafactory in Queensland, the first of “tens” of such projects planned for Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 15, 2021

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Wind

Vestas pledges zero waste for wind turbines, Vattenfall bans landfills for blades
Vestas promises to make wind turbines fully recyclable, while Vattenfall bans used turbine blades from landfill.
Joshua S Hill

Oct 15, 2021

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Snoring partners more likely to disturb sleep than wind farms, study finds
A new Australian sleep study finds residents living near a wind farm much more likely to blame road traffic, or snoring partners, for disturbed sleep.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 14, 2021

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Policy & Planning

“Unstoppable transition:” Australia can hit 91% renewables by 2030
Transgrid study says Australia could – and should – be 100% renewable powered by 2035, with all coal generation phased out by 2032.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 13, 2021

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Featured

Net zero by 2050 means eliminating fossil fuels from the grid by 2035
If Australia joins others in committing to net zero emissions by 2050, it will need to have a zero carbon grid by around 2035 to get there.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 12, 2021

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Coal

Rio Tinto flags possible wind and solar deals to power huge Gladstone smelter
Australia’s second biggest aluminium smelter now has a brighter future after Rio Tinto flags it could be powered by wind and solar.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 12, 2021

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More than 1GW of new wind, solar and battery storage registered in last three months
More than 1GW of new wind, solar and battery storage capacity has been registered in the past three months, but number of new committed projects has slowed.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 11, 2021

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