Wind

Renewables

Approval sought for wind and six-hour battery project that may feature Australia’s most powerful turbines
New wind project planned for area around shuttered coal plant proposes most powerful turbines seen in Australia, along with a six-hour battery.
Joshua S Hill

Nov 25, 2025

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Renewables

Huge 105 turbine wind project and four-hour big battery seeks green tick to link into VNI West
A major wind farm and four-hour big battery proposal seeks federal green tick along a major new transmission line proposed to link NSW and Victoria.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 24, 2025

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Renewables

Hydro Tasmania puts out call for new wind and solar, spurred by Marinus certainty
Hydro Tasmania is looking for 1,500 GWh of electricity off-take deals from wind and solar projects to offset the growing impact of droughts on its dam reserves.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 24, 2025

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Storage

Four-hour big battery to be built next to Australia’s biggest wind farm
Construction will begin early next year on a four-hour Tesla big battery to be built next to Australia’s biggest wind farm.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 21, 2025

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Wind

NSW mini-wind farm at centre of local dispute plans to use second-hand turbines for “repowering”
Hampton could be the second wind farm in Australia to use refurbished turbines – if it can get an anxious community on board.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 20, 2025

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Wind

Bank rejects another tree-changer mortgage, citing wind farm caveat over property
Tree-change couple say they are shocked at “immature and unsophisticated” lenders after having mortgage rejected due to a wind farm caveat.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 20, 2025

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Renewables

Swedish renewables developer takes ownership of giant wind and battery project in W.A.
Swedish developer takes ownership of its first wind project in Australia, which will be built along with a neighbouring battery in the world’s most isolated grid.
Joshua S Hill

Nov 19, 2025

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Renewables

Big concrete pour underway at Andrew Forrest wind project that will be biggest in state
Andrew Forrest’s Squadron Energy completes first concrete pours at the only wind project currently under construction in the state.
Joshua S Hill

Nov 18, 2025

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Wind

Repowering proposal for mini NSW wind farm under attack from another fake news campaign
The owner of a small two turbine wind farm wants to repower it with bigger turbines, but is running into opposition supported by the local Nationals MP.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 18, 2025

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Renewables

“Every component of my life was attacked:” How wind farm misinformation tore community apart
Sheep and cattle farmer describes what gross misinformation about wind farms looks like in a small regional community – and what it costs the people who live there.
Anne Delaney

Nov 18, 2025

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Policy & Planning

“Over my dead body”: Planning minister rejects any chance of approval for cancelled wind project
Queensland planning minister Jarrod Bleijie says there is nothing the developer of a cancelled wind project can do to make it palatable to him.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 17, 2025

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Chart of the day

Australia’s most renewable grid sets spectacular new wind record as it awaits word on COP hosting bid
Updated with new record: Share of wind and renewables hits spectacular new peak of 155.1 pct of local demand in state still hoping to host next year’s UN climate talks.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 16, 2025

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