Wind

Renewables

World’s biggest gold miner signs up to buy green power from WA’s biggest wind farm
The world’s largest producer of gold will source renewable electricity from Western Australia’s biggest wind farm, to help power its local gold and copper mine operations.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 1, 2025

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Wind

Offshore wind project cleared to conduct marine studies after promising slow boats and whale watchers
AGL-backed offshore wind project allowed to conduct marine studies, on condition it uses slow boats and employs whale watchers and underwater archaeologists.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 1, 2025

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Renewables

Offshore wind bidder signs up new partners for 2GW project in Bunbury zone
Plans to develop an offshore wind farm 40km off the WA coast have gained fresh momentum, with two new partners added to the project.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 31, 2025

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Wind

One of Australia’s oldest wind farms turns 20 today, and will live on for another decade
One of Australia’s oldest wind farms turns 20 today, with some of the original staff still working there and looking at another 10 years of operation.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 31, 2025

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$“Missing middle:” Local networks say they can host wind and solar at fraction of cost of new transmission$

Policy & Planning

“Missing middle:” Local networks say they can host wind and solar at fraction of cost of new transmission
Distributed networks say they can host vast amounts of wind, solar and storage capacity at a fraction of the cost of new transmission, and plan their own ISP to prove it.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 28, 2025

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Renewables

Labor woos landowners with developer ratings pilot, land potential website
The federal government is wooing landowners by launching the Developer Ratings Scheme and funding a website that assess land for wind, solar potential.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 27, 2025

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Wind

Offshore wind applications reveal 375 metre towers and epic size of the job facing project developers
Massive offshore wind project in Gippsland wants to erect turbines that are 375m tall, but that is just one small part of the work ahead.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 26, 2025

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Renewables

Explainer: Why are wind turbines so big – and could smaller be better?
Several new wind projects have had their turbine sizes scaled back after community feedback. But why do they have to be so big in the first place?
Rachel Williamson

Mar 26, 2025

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Wind

Andrew Forrest’s Squadron Energy presents another big wind and battery project for federal approval
Squadron Energy has presented a new big wind and battery project in NSW for EPBC approval, just weeks after receiving green tick for another project.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 25, 2025

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Renewables

Giant wind farm opponents give up legal battles, to focus efforts on delayed federal green tick
Community group behind legal bid to block massive Tasmania wind farm decides to focus on opposing its federal environmental approval.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 24, 2025

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Renewables

Bowen says four projects still competing for spot in Australia’s sixth offshore wind zone
Amid speculation that developer interest is waning, federal energy minister confirms he has four projects vying for a spot in Australia’s sixth offshore zone.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 21, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Fewer, bigger turbines proposed as huge green hydrogen project wins first federal head-start funding
Plans to install up to 6GW of wind and solar to produce green ammonia in W.A. have had a nip and tuck, and won massive federal government production incentives.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 20, 2025

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Wind

World’s biggest gold miner signs up to buy green power from WA’s biggest wind farm

Offshore wind project cleared to conduct marine studies after promising slow boats and whale watchers

Offshore wind bidder signs up new partners for 2GW project in Bunbury zone

One of Australia’s oldest wind farms turns 20 today, and will live on for another decade

“Missing middle:” Local networks say they can host wind and solar at fraction of cost of new transmission

Labor woos landowners with developer ratings pilot, land potential website

Offshore wind applications reveal 375 metre towers and epic size of the job facing project developers

Explainer: Why are wind turbines so big – and could smaller be better?

Andrew Forrest’s Squadron Energy presents another big wind and battery project for federal approval

Giant wind farm opponents give up legal battles, to focus efforts on delayed federal green tick

Bowen says four projects still competing for spot in Australia’s sixth offshore wind zone

Fewer, bigger turbines proposed as huge green hydrogen project wins first federal head-start funding

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