Wind

Wind

World’s biggest wind turbines take big steps towards deployment
World’s largest wind turbines take big steps towards deployment, with GE’s mammoth 12 MW Haliade-X producing its first electricity.
Joshua S Hill

Nov 14, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Wind, solar projects at risk as AEMC rejects change to marginal loss factors
AEMC rejects push to change the way network losses are assessed, putting it at loggerheads with renewables industry and potentially the market operator.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 14, 2019

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Renewables

Fukushima to turn unusable farmland into wind and solar “mega park”
Fukushima, host to one of world’s worst nuclear disasters, set to start work on 21 solar and wind farms, in a $US2.7 billion renewable energy rebirth.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 12, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Negative pricing events hit record levels as solar takes big bite out of coal
Negative pricing events hit record highs in September quarter that saw record levels of wind and solar and a record low for coal generation.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 12, 2019

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Wind

Windlab dispute with contractors deepens over delays to Kennedy energy hub
Windlab faces another four to five months before commissioning of world-first wind, solar and battery project, as dispute with EPC contractors deepens.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 12, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Renewables sector slams new network pricing proposals, says it will kill investment
Group of Australia’s biggest renewable energy investors says proposed AEMC reforms will make network connection prooblems worse, stunt investment, and drive up costs for consumers.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 11, 2019

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Markets

Wind and solar start to pull prices down as average share rises to 20 per cent
Wind and solar now average a share of more than 20 per cent of grid demand, and are starting pull down prices – particularly in South Australia.
David Leitch

Nov 11, 2019

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Wind

Testing underway for Australia’s first offshore wind farm
Site exploration tests for Australia’s first offshore wind farm, the massive 2000MW Star of the South, are set to begin off the south coast of Gippsland in Victoria.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 11, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Wind and solar kill coal and nuclear on costs, says latest Lazard report
Lazard’s annual analysis shows wind and solar costs continue to fall, and now match even the “marginal” costs of coal and nuclear, and are a fraction of their overall costs.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 8, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Australia’s main grid reaches 50 per cent renewables for first time
Renewables beat 50 per cent milestone for main grid for first time on Wednesday, as wind, solar and hydro beat coal and gas.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 6, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

South Australia’s stunning renewable energy transition, and what comes next
Eight graphs illustrate the stunning renewable energy transition in South Australia, and its plans to further lead the world in uptake of wind, solar and storage.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 5, 2019

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Wind

Norway to host world’s biggest floating wind farm, to help power oil platform
Turbine contracts awarded for largest floating wind project, which will help power oil and gas field platforms.
Joshua S Hill

Nov 5, 2019

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