Wind

Renewables

Australia’s richest anti-renewables campaigner backs giant mine selling rare earths for wind turbines
Mine backed by Australia’s richest renewables critic secures $1.2 billion in government funds to ensure wind industry has essential minerals to make more turbines.
Giles Parkinson

May 22, 2026

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Renewables

Equis founders extend winning formula to new “highly focused” Australian renewables outfit
Renewable energy developer launches new, wholly owned subsidiary that will continue to progress its 2.5 gigawatt portfolio of big batteries and wind farms across Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

May 21, 2026

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Wind

Spanish energy giant sends first of two forest-based wind farms into federal green queue
Spanish energy giant seeks planning approval for the first of two wind farms it is proposing to develop in state-owned, softwood pine plantations.
Rachel Williamson

May 21, 2026

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Wind

How a local council is striving to become Australia’s “poster child” for offshore wind
The excitement has dimmed for Victoria’s offshore wind industry – but not for councils who are just getting started.
Rachel Williamson

May 20, 2026

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State launches its biggest ever renewable tender “to keep lights on” and push down prices
NSW formally launches its largest ever renewables tender, as well as long duration storage as it that it says is essential to replace coal, “keep the lights on”
Giles Parkinson

May 19, 2026

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Wind

“Exciting to see them on video:” AI tech at wind sites could change what we know about bats and turbines
An algorithm from the US is giving zoologists a new window into the habits of microbats, and could save lives at wind farms as a result.
Rachel Williamson

May 19, 2026

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Renewables

Graph of the Day: State’s big leap forward in wind farm planning approvals
The approval of the country’s biggest wind project to date signals a step change for a state where approvals have been hard to obtain.
Giles Parkinson

May 19, 2026

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Storage

New 1,000 MW battery joins queue for federal green tick, with eye to add wind farm next door
Iberdrola is planning an up to 4000 MWh battery at a remote cattle grazing site that also happens to be a key part of the state grid. And it might add a wind farm, too.
Rachel Williamson

May 18, 2026

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Renewables

State green-lights plan for Australia’s biggest wind farm, with 219 turbines and two big batteries
Plans to build what would be Australia’s biggest wind farm in have cleared a major development hurdle, after winning environmental approval from the state government.
Sophie Vorrath

May 18, 2026

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Renewables

Turbine blade breaks, falls to ground at wind farm damaged by lightning strike in 2019
A wind turbine blade has broken and fallen to the ground at a wind farm in Victoria where a similar incident was caused by a lightning strike back in 2019.
Sophie Vorrath

May 15, 2026

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Renewables

Coal state’s biggest renewable tender to focus on power delivered when the sun don’t shine
Biggest generation tender will favour technologies that can deliver power when the sun don’t shine – solar-battery hybrids and wind energy, as more storage also sought.
Giles Parkinson

May 15, 2026

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Wind

Revamped Gippsland wind project wins state approval, but still to win over some near neighbours
Gippsland wind project gains planning permit, but still has to win over neighbours who brought down the first iteration.
Rachel Williamson

May 14, 2026

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