Wind

Renewables

Another offshore wind proposal scrapped in WA, but two projects advance in Gippsland
Plans to develop an offshore wind farm of up to 3GW off W.A. coast formally withdrawn, while progress is made on two projects in Victoria.
Sophie Vorrath

May 20, 2025

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Renewables

The radical new self-lifting turbines Andrew Forrest wants to install at Australia’s biggest wind project
Andrew Forrest’s plans for Australia’s biggest wind project includes a radical new turbine design that may reduce costs, and cut concrete emissions.
Giles Parkinson

May 19, 2025

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Wind

Queensland LNP approves huge, giga-scale wind farm after putting it on ice at start of year
A massive Queensland wind farm proposal that was put on ice by the newly elected Liberal National Party government at the start of the year has been given all-clear.
Sophie Vorrath

May 19, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Energy hub moved to site of Origin wind project to avoid private landowners in New England REZ
Key energy hub in contested New England renewable energy zone moved to Origin owned wind project and property to reduce power lines on private farms.
Giles Parkinson

May 19, 2025

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Renewables

Fortescue lays out plans for biggest wind farm in Australia to help eliminate fossil fuels at giant mines
Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue lays out plans for a 2.1 GW wind project to help eliminate use of gas and diesel at its iron ore mines by the end of the decade.
Matthew Biss

May 17, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Victoria lays out plan for seven renewable zones, and four new transmission lines to replace coal
VicGrid releases first draft of Victorian Transmission Plan, proposing seven renewable energy zones and four new transmission lines to support the state’s transition to renewables.
Sophie Vorrath

May 16, 2025

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Renewables

Oversize turbine tower part gets jammed under bridge en route to wind project
A wind turbine tower part being trucked to a Queensland wind farm has become wedged under a bridge after the oversized cargo proved too big to pass under it.
Sophie Vorrath

May 16, 2025

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Renewables

Tallest energy monitoring mast in southern hemisphere to test the winds in Victoria
Sydney-based company to demonstrate and validate “next-gen” remote sensing technology – including a met-mast that will be the tallest in southern hemisphere.
Matthew Biss

May 16, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Huge wind and battery project headed to IPC after long-distance objectors force more hearings
Huge wind and battery project forced into new planning hearings because of long distance critics and despite no local objections.
Rachel Williamson

May 15, 2025

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Renewables

Man dies in Japan after blade falls from wind turbine
An 81-year-old man has died in the northern Japanese prefecture of Akita after a 40-metre-long wind turbine blade broke and fell to the ground.
Joshua S Hill

May 14, 2025

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Wind

Ageing wind farm to be taken down using cranes, not explosives, in first of its kind project for Australia
Owner of one of Australia’s oldest wind farms to use cranes, rather than cheaper options, to take down turbines in first of its kind decommissioning for Australia.
Rachel Williamson

May 14, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Huge offshore project “within days” of being dumped over Trump administration delays
Norway oil giant on the verge of terminating huge US offshore wind project due to delays controversially imposed by Donald Trump’s administration.
Joshua S Hill

May 13, 2025

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