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Sophie is editor of One Step Off The Grid and deputy editor of its sister site, Renew Economy. Sophie has been writing about clean energy for more than a decade.
Warren Buffett-owned MidAmerican Energy idles 46 wind turbines at Iowa wind farms after a 50m-long turbine blade snapped and fell into a field last week.
Renewables
Wind
Dundonnell wind farm powers back up, still looking for cause of fallen turbine blade
Tilt Renewables says Dundonnell wind farm gradually resuming production as investigations continue into what caused a blade to fall from one of its massive turbines.
Vestas signs up to supply turbines for massive Shetland Islands Viking wind farm – the UK’s largest and most productive onshore wind project, to date.
Battery
Governments
Renewables
South Australian Government
Storage
Wind
Lincoln Gap wind farm looks to double in size, with 252MW stage-three plans
Nexif Energy seeks approval to more than double the size of its Lincoln Gap wind farm, with the addition of 6MW turbines - biggest proposed for Australia to date.
CleanTech Bites
Renewables
Solar
Utility PV
Wind
Massive Pilbara wind and solar export hub gets environmental green light
Western Australia watchdog recommends environmental approval for massive Asian Renewable Energy Hub, including up to 1,743 wind turbines and 2GW of solar.
Governments
Renewables
Victorian Government
Wind
Cherry Tree wind farm delivers first generation to Victorian grid
The 57MW Cherry Tree wind farm near Seymour delivers first power to the grid in Victoria, just under two months after last of the project’s turbines were installed.
Vestas set to cut 400 employees at Danish operations as wind turbine manufacturer braces for the Covid-19 economic fallout.
News & Commentary
Renewables
Solar
Storage
Wind
Windlab extends truce with contractors in Kennedy Energy Park dispute
Windlab and EPC contractor extend "stand-still" in dispute over Kennedy solar, wind and storage project until either end of April, or when a settlement can be reached.
Vestas has received the first order for its new V155-3.3MW wind turbine designed for low and ultra-low wind conditions.
Vestas to provide maintenance services to the Lincoln Gap wind farm, following the financial woes of turbine supplier Senvion.
