Wind

Policy & Planning

Victoria submits “substantially modified” plan for port critical to its offshore wind ambitions
A new plan for Australia’s first offshore wind-dedicated port has been submitted for environmental assessment after an earlier version was ruled out.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 26, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Federal decision on “complex” 900 MW wind farm delayed for a seventh time
A decision on whether or not to give federal environmental approval to a massive wind farm proposed for north-west Tasmania has been delayed for a seventh time.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 25, 2025

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Renewables

“Just staggering:” China installs 100 solar panels a second as total PV capacity tops 1 terawatt
China’s cumulative solar capacity surpasses one terawatt after the addition of a “staggering” 93 GW of new PV capacity in May alone.
Joshua S Hill

Jun 25, 2025

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Storage

Three new big battery storage units join the grid, as wind and solar output hits new peaks
Updated: Three new big battery units have joined the grid, as wind and solar post new output records in individual states and across the National Electricity Market.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 25, 2025

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Wind

AEMO wants six-hour batteries and more wind and solar as biggest isolated grid prepares to quit coal
AEMO says six-hour batteries are needed, along with more wind, solar and transmission, as the world’s biggest isolated grid in W.A. prepares to exit coal.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 24, 2025

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Wind and solar set new output records across Australia’s main grid
New projects send wind and solar output to a new record high on Australia’s main grid, a day after gas was sent to a new low of just 0.4 pct.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 23, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Queensland LNP approves another massive wind project that was put on ice in January
After five months in limbo, a giga-scale wind and battery project put on pause by the Queensland LNP government has been cleared for development by the state.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 23, 2025

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Renewables

“Our largest load is now our largest generator:” The path to world’s first 100 pct variable renewable grid
Transmission head outlines South Australia’s path to 100 per cent net variable renewables – a world first – and even suggests SMRs could one day repower wind and solar.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 20, 2025

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Storage

“Not acceptable to dig a hole:” Decommissioned wind farm to be template for recycling batteries
Pacific Blue has a 70-80% recycling goal for its decommissioned projects and will use the Codrington wind farm as a template for end-of-life batteries.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 19, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Huge wind and battery project mulls smaller turbines, but still hopes for more grid access in REZ
Developers of huge wind and project still hopeful of more grid access in south-west REZ, as objectors doubt climate science and want to create independent state.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 17, 2025

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Renewables

Australia’s first DC-coupled wind and battery project prepares to power up
Australia’s first “DC-coupled” wind and battery project is preparing to power up in central western Victoria, as part of a one-turbine pilot retrofit at a 312 MW wind farm.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 16, 2025

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Renewables

First turbines start spinning at massive Queensland wind and battery project
The first bursts of renewable electricity are being sent to the grid from a wind farm in Queensland, as the process of energisation and commissioning gets underway.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 13, 2025

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