Alinta Energy Archives - Renew Economy

Renewables

Wind project cut in half due to weak wind resource and after strong community opposition
Plans to develop a wind farm in Queensland’s Whitsunday region have been cut in half, due to a less than ideal wind resource and community cohort that is less than receptive to hosting turbines.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 27, 2026

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Battery

Construction starts on biggest battery in Australia’s most advanced renewable grid
The first gigawatt-scale battery in Australia’s most advanced renewable state is now under construction, at a site once reserved for a big gas generator.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 16, 2026

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Wind

Fortescue faces new scrap over fence line for its massive Bonney Downs wind project
The owners of a competing renewable energy hub have had a minor court win in their push back against Fortescue’s giant 2GW wind project in the Pilbara.
Rachel Williamson

Jan 13, 2026

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Storage

Alinta wins court battle forcing contractors to hand over key battery project parts
Alinta has won a court battle to get a $182 million big battery project moving again, after contractors were forced to deliver key parts.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 28, 2025

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Renewables

Alinta joins wind rush to wheatbelt, upsizes turbines to avoid collisions with Carnaby black cockatoos
Alinta Energy plans to lodge a development application for a 550 MW wind project in the next three months, joining rush of projects in the wheatbelt region..
Rachel Williamson

Sep 30, 2025

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Storage

Australia’s biggest gas advocates are quietly swapping out peaking gas plans for big batteries
Big batteries are displacing plans for peaking gas generators, even those that are fully permitted, because they’re cheaper and faster to build.
Rachel Williamson

Aug 18, 2025

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Renewables

Alinta lands powerful new partner for offshore wind project – and identifies a site near smelter
New Japanese renewables outfit signs on to plan to power Portland Aluminium Smelter with a 1GW-plus offshore wind farm in the Southern Ocean.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 24, 2024

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Alinta boss compares nuclear to “unicorns in the garden”, but warns of cost issues in race to net zero
Alinta boss compares nuclear to “unicorns”, but warns of rising costs in the energy transition, and defends role of legacy utilities. “We don’t make amazing returns.”
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 10, 2024

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Renewables

Iron ore, oil and steel giants line up to develop $70bn of green industrial projects in Pilbara
Big names, big dollars and big green plans are coming to WA’s Pilbara region, with seven projects allocated prize industrial land by the state government.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 12, 2023

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Offshore wind power plans for Portland Smelter get a federal boost
Alinta Energy’s plan to plug a 1GW offshore wind farm into Victoria’s Portland Aluminium Smelter win ARENA funding to kick off early development activities.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 6, 2022

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Renewables

Coca-Cola steps closer to 100 pct renewables in deal with huge wind farm
Updated: Coca Cola steps closer to 100 per cent renewables in 8-year deal with one of biggest and best performing wind farms in Western Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 30, 2022

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Markets

Alinta calls for urgent doubling of electricity price cap, as fossil fuel costs soar
Alinta calls for price cap to be doubled to help cover the soaring cost of coal and gas generation.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 5, 2022

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