Wind

State launches its biggest ever renewable tender “to keep lights on” and push down prices
NSW formally launches its largest ever renewables tender, as well as long duration storage as it that it says is essential to replace coal, “keep the lights on”
Giles Parkinson

May 19, 2026

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Wind

“Exciting to see them on video:” AI tech at wind sites could change what we know about bats and turbines
An algorithm from the US is giving zoologists a new window into the habits of microbats, and could save lives at wind farms as a result.
Rachel Williamson

May 19, 2026

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Renewables

Graph of the Day: State’s big leap forward in wind farm planning approvals
The approval of the country’s biggest wind project to date signals a step change for a state where approvals have been hard to obtain.
Giles Parkinson

May 19, 2026

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Storage

New 1,000 MW battery joins queue for federal green tick, with eye to add wind farm next door
Iberdrola is planning an up to 4000 MWh battery at a remote cattle grazing site that also happens to be a key part of the state grid. And it might add a wind farm, too.
Rachel Williamson

May 18, 2026

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Renewables

State green-lights plan for Australia’s biggest wind farm, with 219 turbines and two big batteries
Plans to build what would be Australia’s biggest wind farm in have cleared a major development hurdle, after winning environmental approval from the state government.
Sophie Vorrath

May 18, 2026

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Renewables

Turbine blade breaks, falls to ground at wind farm damaged by lightning strike in 2019
A wind turbine blade has broken and fallen to the ground at a wind farm in Victoria where a similar incident was caused by a lightning strike back in 2019.
Sophie Vorrath

May 15, 2026

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Renewables

Coal state’s biggest renewable tender to focus on power delivered when the sun don’t shine
Biggest generation tender will favour technologies that can deliver power when the sun don’t shine – solar-battery hybrids and wind energy, as more storage also sought.
Giles Parkinson

May 15, 2026

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Wind

Revamped Gippsland wind project wins state approval, but still to win over some near neighbours
Gippsland wind project gains planning permit, but still has to win over neighbours who brought down the first iteration.
Rachel Williamson

May 14, 2026

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Policy & Planning

A “keep out” sign for investment: Alarm bell sounds over new retrospective tax on renewables
Industry says retrospective tax on renewables announced in budget could deter foreign investment when it’s needed most.
Sophie Vorrath

May 14, 2026

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Renewables

Developers shake funding tree for gigawatt scale projects in bid to end big wind investment drought
Deep-pocketed developers shake the tree for additional equity to advance their gigawatt-scale projects and break Australia’s investment drought in big wind.
Giles Parkinson

May 13, 2026

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Renewables

Start date for Australia’s first pumped hydro project in 40 years delayed again, wind farm may be dumped
The start date for the first pumped hydro project in four decades pushed out to 2027, as developer also says it is rethinking its already shrunken wind component.
Rachel Williamson

May 13, 2026

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Policy & Planning

“More complex and deeper than I had imagined:” Energy czar sees rise in solar project complaints
Wind projects still dominate complaints to energy czar, but solar complaints are rising and the relationship between communities and the energy industry is precarious.
Rachel Williamson

May 12, 2026

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