Wind

Wind, solar and battery projects at record high, but many stuck in funding, supply chain and other bottlenecks
Wind, solar and battery connection pipeline now at record high, but AEMO says many stuck at finance, supply chain, ownership and other bottlenecks.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 26, 2026

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Renewables

“Cheaper and faster:” Fortescue to create a $1 billion green grid to power data centres
Fortescue has announced plans to spend nearly $1 billion on a new fossil fuel-free green grid to help power data centres and other industry.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 24, 2026

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Renewables

“Spotlight has fallen well short:” 7’s program panned again, this time on false turbine allegations
7’s controversial Spotlight program has been called out for more false claims, this time on turbine numbers, land use and koala killings.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 23, 2026

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Renewables

No more blade breaks? Macquarie-backed outfit launches wind turbine blade monitoring tool
British software development firm launches wind turbine blade condition monitoring system that provides “continuous visibility and analysis of blade behaviour and health.”
Joshua S Hill

Apr 23, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Wind project to hand over worker village to First Nations community, and create new home for black cockatoos
Plans to build accommodation for 300 wind farm workers get federal environmental pass, with promise to hand the facility over to Traditional Owners and replace precious cleared black cockatoo habitat.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 22, 2026

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Renewables

First giant turbine parts for the only wind farm under construction in NSW to begin long road journey soon
Updated: First of 700 turbine deliveries for the only wind farm in NSW currently under construction to start their 400 km road journey soon, but will take a year to complete
Giles Parkinson

Apr 22, 2026

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Renewables

Huge wind farm trims turbine numbers, upsizes battery and shifts boundary to tread lighter
An up to 1.5 GW wind and battery proposal has trimmed turbine numbers, boosted storage size and shifted boundaries to cut its environmental impact.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 22, 2026

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Renewables

Gina Rinehart-backed miner achieves remarkable 95.7 pct renewable share in March quarter, slashing diesel costs
Gina Rinehart is getting a front row seat in seeing the power of wind and solar, with a rare earths mine she backs achieving a remarkable 95.7 pct share in latest quarter.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 22, 2026

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Renewables

“Wind will require further work:” Bowen says renewables target still achievable, but not inevitable
Bowen says 82 pct renewables target is still achievable, “but we need to work on wind” projects. Solar and battery hybrids, he notes, are “going gangbusters.”
Giles Parkinson

Apr 21, 2026

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Renewables

Solar, wind meet 99 pct of new global demand as batteries help deliver “round-the-clock resource”
Record amounts of new solar and wind generation capacity met nearly all global electricity demand growth in 2025, as batteries reshaped power markets – led by Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 21, 2026

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Renewables

Huge wind, solar and battery renewables project joins queue for federal green tick
A massive hybrid renewables and battery project has joined the queue for federal environmental assessment, with state approvals already in hand.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 17, 2026

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Renewables

Snowy elbows out Origin and others to land $1.9 billion renewable power deal for state’s trains and electric buses
Updated: Snowy Hydro lands $1.9 billion deal to supply 100 pct renewable power for state’s train, tram and electric buses, beating out others after a two-year tender process.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 17, 2026

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