Wind

Renewables

HMC says “fantastic” wind, solar and battery assets can rival real estate as the fund’s biggest earner
HMC Capital boss bats off “harsh” takes on the listed company’s energy transition fund strategy, saying it has “fantastic assets” and is “deep in negotiation” with electricity off-takers.
Rachel Williamson & Sophie Vorrath

Feb 24, 2026

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Renewables

Contested Tasmania wind project secures federal green tick after six-plus years in EPBC queue
Plans to develop a 300 MW wind farm in Central Tasmania have approved by the federal environment minister, after nearly seven years in the EPBC queue.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 24, 2026

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Renewables

Developer dumps 166-turbine wind project proposed for Queensland’s Whitsunday region
The 900MW project made it almost all the way through the federal environmental assessment process, but pulled up stumps before seeking state planning permits.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 23, 2026

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Policy & Planning

State Labor pledges huge renewables tender for land “twice the size of Kangaroo Island”
State Labor government shifts into caretaker mode after locking in “pivotal” plan to launch a major competitive tender for new solar, wind and storage projects.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 23, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Australia’s biggest publicly owned wind farm gets federal green tick to go ahead in Queensland
Australia’s biggest publicly owned wind farm has been cleared for construction in Queensland coal country after gaining federal environmental approval.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 20, 2026

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Renewables

Marinus Link and wind farm revival helps green bank smash six-month investment record
In a record six months of investment, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation helped break Australia’s wind investment drought and ushered Marinus Link through to financial close.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 19, 2026

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Renewables

Arrests made after man electrocuted during wind turbine break-in
Spanish police have made arrests after man died from electrocution last year after breaking into a wind turbine.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 19, 2026

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Policy & Planning

NSW announces extra tender for more firmed renewables capacity to fill looming coal gap
New South Wales to run an additional tender for firmed generation capacity to plug forecast gaps in supply left by retiring coal plants and “extended lulls” in solar and wind.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 18, 2026

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Renewables

Records tumble as nine wind and solar projects, 1 GW of batteries join grid in just three months
If Angus Taylor thought there was “too much wind and solar” on Australia’s grid back when he was federal energy minister in 2018, have we got news for him in 2026.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 17, 2026

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Renewables

Solar and wind titans reboot push for huge inland renewables zone, as “least-regret pathway” to coal-free NSW
A consortium of companies led by Tilt Renewables wants AEMO to factor in a massive, up to 10 GW inland REZ to its 2026 blueprint for the national grid.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 17, 2026

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Renewables

How Queensland coal plant waste is helping to build a (concrete) bridge to renewables
CS Energy is using its coal plant byproducts quite literally to build a bridge between its traditional fossil generation business and its renewable energy future.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 16, 2026

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Renewables

Replacement turbine blades arrive at one of Australia’s oldest wind farms
Hydro Tasmania has successfully delivered replacement turbine blades to one of Australia’s oldest continuously working wind farms.
Joshua S Hill

Feb 16, 2026

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