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Australian Federal Government Markets Renewables Solar Wind
Wind and solar farms to forecast their own output, in ARENA-backed pilot
ARENA funds AEMO-backed pilot to test potential for wind and solar farms to provide their own forecasts of generation output, and boost accuracy of market operations.
Governments Queensland Government Renewables Wind
Queensland approves new 240MW wind farm for Western Downs region
A $450m wind project by UK-based developer RES Group has won Queensland state planning approval and may add solar.
Governments Renewables Victorian Government Wind
Construction begins on Mortlake South wind farm, transmission lines to be buried
Construction begins on Acciona's 157.5MW Mortlake South wind farm, including Victoria's first underground transmission line, in response to community concerns.
Cumulative global wind capacity reaches 591GW after 46.8GW of new onshore wind and 4.49GW of new offshore wind was installed around the world in 2018.
Windlab locks in $10m investment from Japan-based Eurus Energy, to tip into its Africa development pipeline of around 1,650MW.
Markets Powershop Renewables Utilities Wind
Meridian grows Powershop customer base in Australia, laments policy
NZ gen-tailer continues to grow presence in Australia, taking retail energy customer base to well over 110,000 and boosting renewable generation and sales into wholesale market.
First of 149 turbines installed at site of one of Australia’s biggest, lowest cost, wind energy developments, the 530MW Stockyard Hill Wind Farm in western Victoria.
A renewables consortium from France and Saudi Arabia has won the tender to build a 400MW wind farm at a record-low price of 2.13 cents per kWh.
Governments News & Commentary Renewables Western Australian Government Wind
Vestas passes 1GW mark for wind orders in Australia in 2018, with 184MW WA project
Vestas wins contract to build 184MW wind farm in WA, taking the global giant to a total of 1GW of orders in Australia for 2018 alone.
Governments News & Commentary Renewables Victorian Government Wind
Australia’s “largest” wind farm wins planning approval for Victoria
WestWind Energy's plans to build an 800MW-1GW wind farm in Victoria – potentially the largest in the Southern Hemisphere – win state government planning approval.
