Wind

Renewables

Portugal reaches 100% renewables, ends fossil fuel subsidies
Portugal grid averages 103% renewable electricity over month of March; government suspends power supply subsidies in April.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 9, 2018

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Storage

Genex seeks “holy grail of renewables” – wind, solar, pumped hydro
Genex looks to add 150MW of wind to its solar and pumped hydro project, creating the “holy grail” of a major renewable energy project with reliable, dispatchable power – and a lot cheaper than coal.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 5, 2018

12
CleanTech Bites

NSW approves 1,000MW Liverpool Range wind farm in New England
The New South Wales state government has given planning approval for the Liverpool Range wind farm, which at more than 1,000MW could be the biggest in the country.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 3, 2018

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Storage

Spectacular falls for solar, wind and battery costs squeeze fossil fuels
BNEF report highlights highlights falling costs of solar, wind and battery storage, which together are mounting an unprecedented challenge to fossil fuel power.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 29, 2018

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Renewables

This is how baseload gets replaced by renewables and storage
Report from global renewables agency REN21 highlights just how dramatic the global energy transition will be, as the cost of wind and solar continue to fall, and storage continues its rapid adoption.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 27, 2018

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Renewables

Crowlands wind farm underway, as ground breaking bulk-buy scheme bears fruit
Ground broken at 80MW Victoria wind farm – fruition of Melbourne project involving 14 universities, cultural institutions, corporations and Councils.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 23, 2018

2
Other Good Stuff

The unholy alliance that explains why renewables are trouncing nuclear
On top of the fact that it is astoundingly expensive, a number of cultural realities lie behind the problems being experienced by nuclear power.
Dave Toke

Mar 20, 2018

4
Wind

UK wind farms deliver record 37% of nation’s electricity
Strong winds and offshore wind farms helped deliver record 39.6% of UK electricity on Sunday morning.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 19, 2018

4
Wind

Jupiter wind farm plans abandoned in face of community opposition
EPYC withdraws application to develop 54 turbine wind farm in NSW, after two planning department rejections and 400 community objections.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 19, 2018

12
Wind

Macquarie makes first big play in Australia wind and solar projects
Macquarie Group makes its biggest-yet push into Australian renewables market, with equity stake in Murra Warra wind farm.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 14, 2018

6
Storage

Wind farm proves it can provide cheaper, more precise grid security than gas generators
Trials by Hornsdale wind farm, next to the Tesla big battery, show that wind turbines can deliver cheaper and “more precise” grid security services than conventional gas generators.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 13, 2018

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Wind

Auctions didn’t make wind power cheaper, study finds
Study confirms wind prices only look low because they are reported as though future electricity were already being generated today.
Craig Morris

Mar 9, 2018

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