Wind

Renewables

Westwind seeks green tick for wind farm and big battery outside remote mining town
Westwind is looking to build a 216MW wind farm and big battery on a sprawling sheep station out the ‘back of Bourke’ in New South Wales.
Sophie Vorrath

May 17, 2024

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Wind

Giant Queensland zinc mine plans behind the meter wind farm to slash crippling gas power costs
One of the world’s biggest zinc mines says gas power is too expensive and too volatile, and is adding wind power to its solar farm to cut costs and stabilise prices.
Giles Parkinson

May 17, 2024

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Chart of the day

Rio’s gigawatt scale wind and solar deals shrink generation gap for 2030 renewable target
New data shows the mining giant’s huge wind and solar deals have slashed the “generation gap” for Australia’s renewable energy target.
Giles Parkinson

May 16, 2024

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Wind

Wind turbines pay back life cycle carbon emissions in less than 2 years, NZ study finds
A single wind turbine produces enough energy to offset that required to make, install and decommission it in just 6 months.
Rachel Williamson

May 15, 2024

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Renewables

Huge concrete pour paves way for 122 turbines at Australia’s largest wind project
With an average of three turbine foundations poured each week, Golden Plains wind farm’s huge concrete pour is complete.
Sophie Vorrath

May 14, 2024

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Wind

Neoen gets final approval for contested NSW wind farm, with conditions
NSW Independent Planning Commission approves its second wind farm this year, this time the Thunderbolt project in New England.
Giles Parkinson

May 8, 2024

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Wind farm developer launches private transmission and massive battery plans in western Victoria
A wind farm developer is proposing a 100km transmission line and huge 1GW battery in Victoria’s central west to connect up to 4GW of renewables.
Rachel Williamson & Sophie Vorrath

May 7, 2024

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Renewables

Victoria wants to tap CIS, and federal funds, to help pay for offshore wind
Victoria wants federal financial support for the state’s first offshore wind projects, saying no sub-national government in the world has done it on their own.
Giles Parkinson

May 3, 2024

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Commentary

The wind and solar regions hit hardest by network and economic curtailment
Solar farms continue to face economic and network challenges. Curtailment for wind generation last year was slightly less severe.
Dan Lee

May 2, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Coalition’s O’Brien prompts walkout at solar event after claiming renewables will lead to blackouts
Opposition energy spokesman Ted O’Brien prompts walkout at solar events after claiming Australia’s renewable energy plans lead to regular blackouts.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

May 1, 2024

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Commentary

No threat to farm land: Claims that Australia does not have room for solar and wind are not true
Australia needs 1,200 square kilometres for wind and solar. The area devoted to agriculture is about 3,500 times larger.
Andrew Blakers

Apr 30, 2024

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Renewables

Solar is now being installed faster than any technology in history
At current installation rates, solar will pass fossil gas in 2024 and coal in 2025. Technologies like nuclear would require “magical growth rates” to compete.
Andrew Blakers

Apr 29, 2024

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