Google, Apple smash their 100% renewable electricity goals
By Sophie Vorrath on 12 April 2018
Within days of each other, Google and Apple both announce they are now matching all of their electricity needs with renewable energy production.
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Apple • CleanTech Bites • Climate • Google • Renewables • Solar
Crowlands wind farm underway, as ground breaking bulk-buy scheme bears fruit
By Sophie Vorrath on 23 March 2018
Ground broken at 80MW Victoria wind farm – fruition of Melbourne project involving 14 universities, cultural institutions, corporations and Councils.
Cheap wind and solar allows Powershop to cut tariffs to customers
By Sophie Vorrath on 1 March 2018
Powershop announces 5% price drop for Victorian customers, one month after huge deal to buy three hydro plants, output of solar and wind farms.
CleanTech Bites • Powershop • Renewables • Solar • Utilities • Wind
World’s first floating wind farm performing better than expected
By Joshua Hill on 20 February 2018
Hewing Scotland, the world’s first floating wind farm, operating at a capacity factor of 65 per cent in first three months.
Climate change no threat to cheap wind power – except in Sunshine State
By Sophie Vorrath on 20 February 2018
Study finds wind power set to become more productive and cheaper in Australia’s southern states, even with climate change. Queensland, however, might want to focus on solar.
Infigen turns to corporate market for wind and solar
By Sophie Vorrath on 19 February 2018
Infigen Energy to shift focus to “C&I gen-tailer,” as more Australian businesses seek to control their energy costs.
Windlab’s new 100MW wind farm approved for Queensland’s north
By Sophie Vorrath on 7 February 2018
Windlab’s 100MW, $200m Lakeland Wind Farm set to be built south of Cooktown in Queensland, after winning state government approval.
AusNet services to develop terminal station for Pacific Hydro’s crowlands wind farm
By AusNet Services on 25 January 2018
AusNet Services announces today that agreement has been secured with Pacific Hydro to develop a new transmission connection for the 80 MW Crowlands Wind Farm project in the Pyrenees Shire Council in western Victoria, near Avoca.
Granville Harbour takes flight
By Hydro Tasmania on 23 January 2018
The Granville Harbour wind farm will contribute towards plans to double Tasmania’s renewable energy capacity and make it the Battery of the Nation.
Community to invest directly in wind power in New England
By Andrew Bray on 19 January 2018
A community investment plan at Sapphire Wind Farm could be the turning point the wind industry has needed for years.
Wind farms on track to deliver $10.5bn back to host communities
Report finds up to $21.5m a year going directly to host communities through wind farm benefit sharing mechanisms; billions to broader regional economies.