NSW Archives - Renew Economy

Storage

Contested big battery with up to 10 hours of storage gets final green light
Construction of the LTESA-winning battery is set to start this year after the federal government gave the project the environmental green light.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 4, 2026

1
Policy & Planning

“It takes so long:” Approval times for wind projects have been slashed, but investors are still frustrated
Planning hurdles are still regarded as the Achilles’ heel of renewables developments, despite a big fall in wait times for wind projects in Australia’s biggest state grid.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 3, 2026

0
Battery

Huge 10-hour battery attracts big wad of long distance objections, joins federal green queue
“Evil, poisonous and treacherous” was the description from one Queenslander about the central NSW battery project. It is now seeking federal approval.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 2, 2026

8
Wind

Spanish giant lobs second plantation wind project into EPBC queue just a week after the first
Spanish energy giant lobs another plantation wind project into EPBC queue, highlighting the minimal impact these projects will have on highly modified sites.
Rachel Williamson

May 29, 2026

1
Battery

DNSP breaks the mould with in-house battery proposals, and files the first for federal green tick
Australia’s biggest distributed network owners has a growing portfolio of big batteries in development, but this is the first to be sent to the EPBC.
Rachel Williamson

May 28, 2026

1
Solar

Cheap power and brave investors needed for home-grown solar poly-silicon industry, report finds
Demand for poly-silicon that is not made in China could be the backstop for an Australian industry built out of a shrinking coal region, a government report says.
Rachel Williamson

May 25, 2026

1
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

0
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

0
Gas

Protests called as data centre developer super-sizes plans for fossil gas generation in Southern Highlands
New proposal by data centre developers to super-size their twice rejected gas generation plans spark outrage and a call for protests.
Rachel Williamson

May 19, 2026

10
Wind

Twiggy Forrest’s Squadron hits pause on New England wind plans as it works through “project issues”
Squadron Energy is reviewing another wind project, this time in New England, as part of a rethink of its major project pipeline.
Rachel Williamson

May 12, 2026

0
Policy & Planning

One Nation now represents two of Australia’s best wind and solar regions, and they think it’s a scam
One Nation’s big win in Farrer means its MPs sit in the heart of two of the country’s best wind and solar regions. It wants to can these projects in favour of coal, gas and nuclear.
Rachel Williamson

May 11, 2026

21
Solar

Massive New England solar-battery hybrid project gains grid connection approval
A 360MW solar and 600 MWh battery hybrid project gains grid connection approval, but still has to negotiate planning hurdles.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 20, 2026

4