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Renewables

Construction underway on Victoria’s 132MW Mt Gellibrand wind farm
Acciona Energy breaks ground on Mt Gellibrand wind farm, a $258m project that was fast-tracked after winning a Victorian government tender.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 19, 2017

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Markets

Offshore wind costs maintain falling trend in Germany, Denmark, Holland
Competitive auctions are causing developers to drop their expectations for government subsidies for off-shore wind projects.
Gerard Wynn

Apr 19, 2017

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Renewables

ERM Power signs PPA for 212MW wind farm in Port Augusta
Lincoln Gap wind farm in Port Augusta SA secures PPA with ERM Power, on same day big solar farm begins construction.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 11, 2017

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Renewables

Murdoch media vs Renewables: Anatomy of a Twitter spat
AEMO’s final report into SA blackout sparks a social media spat between the state’s energy minister and The Australian’s Michael Owen.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 28, 2017

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Markets

Wind farms could be “core providers” of grid stability, says AEMO
Australia’s wind farms could soon become “core providers” of crucial grid stability services, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 23, 2017

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Renewables

Singapore firm buys more than 300MW Australia wind projects
Singapore’s Nexif Energy picks up more than 300MW of Australian wind power assets, including late-stage developments Lincoln Gap and Glen Innes.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 21, 2017

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Renewables

EnergyAustralia signs PPA for 113MW wind farm in NSW
Infigen Energy secures PPA with EnergyAustralia to buy 60% of output of proposed 113MW Bodangora wind farm in NSW to 2030.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 28, 2017

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Storage

CSIRO says Australia can get to 100 per cent renewable energy
CSIRO says no technical barriers to 100% renewables, and levels of up to 30% should be considered “trivial” as other energy experts reject conservative attachment to “baseload” fossil fuels.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 22, 2017

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Renewables

Wind power sets new record for electricity supply in US
Wind power has briefly supplied 52.1% of total power generation on a US grid connecting 14 south-western states – a new record for North America.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 20, 2017

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Featured

Australian wind farms to compete with gas to provide grid stability
Wind farms to show they can provide same system services – inertia and frequency – as coal and gas plants in major new trial in South Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 20, 2017

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Renewables

Wind energy setting records around the world, can’t shake policy uncertainty
Wind energy had a big year in 2016, particularly in the US and Europe – yet it still faces an unpredictable policy future.
Natasha Geiling

Feb 10, 2017

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Renewables

Turning point: solar power now cheaper than wind energy
The inevitable has apparently happened; utility-scale solar-generated power appears to be cheaper than wind – and both are cheaper than fossil-fuel generated power.
Fereidoon Sioshansi

Jan 23, 2017

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