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Do wind turbines make droughts worse? A new study says they do not
By mixing different air layers, wind turbines can make surface air temperatures slightly warmer at night but they don’t cause long term soil drying.
Rachel Williamson

Aug 21, 2026

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Renewables

World’s largest offshore wind farm to also feature first directly integrated grid-scale battery
The world’s biggest offshore wind project will also be the first to have grid-scale battery storage integrated into its transmission connection.
Joshua S Hill

Aug 20, 2026

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Renewables

Twiggy Forrest’s Squadron Energy seeks retail licence to sell renewable electricity to select businesses
Andrew Forrest’s Squadron Energy seeks a licence to retail electricity to business and industry in Victoria and other states on the National Electricity Market.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 19, 2026

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Wind

The clock is ticking on Australia’s promised first offshore wind auction as state election looms
Victoria promised the first offshore wind auction in August and officials say they remain committed to delivering, despite the political ructions. But time is running out.
Rachel Williamson

Aug 19, 2026

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Renewables

Collapsed wind turbine was not blown up by angry Victorian farmers, as claimed on social media
A Facebook post is stirring up opposition to wind power by falsely claiming a photo shows a turbine that was blown up by Victorian farmers.
AAP FactCheck

Aug 19, 2026

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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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