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Fortescue begins work on first wind farm, with self-lifting towers and Australia’s biggest turbines
Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue starts construction of its first wind farm, featuring unique “self-lifting” tower technology and the biggest turbines seen in Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 16, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Owner of Australia’s biggest wind farm seeks green tick for huge wind and battery project in Queensland
Owner of Australia’s biggest wind farm seeks green tick for another big wind project with a massive battery in Queensland.
Rachel Williamson

Jan 16, 2026

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Wind

British wind farms drive down day-ahead wholesale energy prices by almost a third in 2025
British wind farms helped limit the role of gas power plants in setting prices, cutting power prices by almost a third, according to new analysis.
Joshua S Hill

Jan 15, 2026

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Wind

Offshore wind hopes boosted as massive UK auction smashes records after years of failures
Offshore wind hopes boosted after a massive auction held in the UK awarded a record 8.4 gigawatt (GW) of projects at an unexpectedly low price.
Rachel Williamson

Jan 15, 2026

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Policy & Planning

German-backed developer has second bite at Gippsland wind project after VCAT rejection
A small wind project in Gippsland seeking planning approval comes with a long backstory that belies its modest size.
Rachel Williamson

Jan 14, 2026

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Renewables

Less a duck curve than a crocodile head: How the isolated west is outperforming main grid on renewables
Western Australia, host to the world’s biggest isolated grid, is now outperforming the rest of the country in the uptake and integration of renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 14, 2026

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Wind

Fortescue faces new scrap over fence line for its massive Bonney Downs wind project
The owners of a competing renewable energy hub have had a minor court win in their push back against Fortescue’s giant 2GW wind project in the Pilbara.
Rachel Williamson

Jan 13, 2026

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Policy & Planning

State government allows all five turbines to be built in small wind project
Developer of small wind project in Victoria gets approval for five turbines from state government, but local councils are not happy.
Rachel Williamson

Jan 12, 2026

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Wind

Victoria gives green light to contested wind project, with fewer turbines and operating limits
A 600MW wind project has the green light to start construction, but government wants turbine numbers cut and restrictions placed on operations.
Rachel Williamson

Jan 12, 2026

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Renewables

Australia’s most powerful turbines unveiled as fourth wind farm reaches financial close in Xmas flurry
The fourth wind farm to reach financial close in a late 2025 flurry of activity will feature the most powerful turbines to be installed in Australia to date.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 11, 2026

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Renewables

“This has to change:” Flurry of late orders breaks wind drought and gives global turbine giants hope for 2026
A flurry of late orders has broken the wind investment drought in Australia, with global wind giants hoping for a further rebound in 2026 to help meet renewable targets.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 23, 2025

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Renewables

SEC steps in to rescue another stalled project, an Australian-first wind farm overlooking coal ruins
SEC to build state’s first publicly owned wind farm, that will be the first to be built in a pine plantation and the first to overlook a former coal plant and mine.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 23, 2025

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