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Policy & Planning

Not a “dealbreaker:” Big Victorian wind project doesn’t need VNI West
The Macorna wind project will have a simpler ride through state planning, and insists it is still viable even if the proposes VNI West transmission line is not built.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 4, 2026

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Renewables

Biggest wind farm would “never have been built:” SEC slams new planning rules in NSW
New analysis finds draft wind energy planning guidelines being proposed for NSW would have made the state’s largest wind farm “completely uneconomic.”
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 1, 2024

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Massive wind, solar and battery project edges ahead in Central Queensland
Progress for plans to build more than 4GW of wind, solar and battery storage projects in Queensland coal country, as wind farm wins state approval.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 20, 2023

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Renewables

Wind turbine blade breaks in Sweden, as media focuses on nacelle fire in Texas
Sweden records its second wind farm accident in one week, while US media is obsessed with a nacelle fire in Texas, courtesy of a lightning strike.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 25, 2022

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Renewables

Fujitsu Australia inks renewable PPA with Sapphire wind farm
Fujitsu to source around one-third of its annual national electricity needs from wind power, through a deal with CWP Renewables’ 270MW Sapphire Wind Farm.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 7, 2022

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Victoria approves first pine plantation wind farm, but big battery will need to wait
A Victorian wind farm, proposed to be built in a pine plantation gets planning green light, but without a planned battery component.
Michael Mazengarb

Mar 30, 2022

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Construction begins at massive NSW wind farm, to feature Australia’s largest turbines
Tilt Renewables begins construction of massive Rye Park wind farm, the biggest wind project in NSW to date, using the biggest wind turbines in Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 20, 2021

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Huge Tasmania wind farm faces Aboriginal cultural heritage claim
Plans to build 340MW wind farm off north west tip of Tasmania face blocking move under Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 15, 2021

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Renewables

Biggest wind farm in Victoria gets final all-clear from planning authorities
WestWind Energy will push ahead with one of Australia’s largest wind farms in Victoria’s south-west, after project amendments were given state approval.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 29, 2021

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Wind

Epuron’s Boulder Creek wind farm wins state government approval
Queensland gives green light for development of one of the Sunshine State’s biggest wind farms yet, the 372MW Boulder Creek project.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 28, 2021

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Renewables

Court admonishment and site visits feature in wind turbine “nuisance case”
Commissioner rebuked by judge presiding over civil case that is being watched closely for its ruling on whether a wind farm can be considered a “nuisance.”
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 9, 2021

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Supreme Court dismisses “David and Goliath” challenge to wind farm permit
The Victorian Supreme Court rules in favour of wind farm developer, dismissing a community group’s legal challenge to planning permits.
Michael Mazengarb

Aug 24, 2021

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