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Twin Creek wind farm and Australia’s biggest battery edge closer to approval
RES Australia plans for 183MW wind farm and a big battery in South Australia edge closer to reality, despite ongoing local opposition and concern about “extra frosts”.
Sophie Vorrath

May 24, 2019

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Solar

Renewables generate one-third of Britain’s Q1 electricity supply
Led by wind power, renewable energy sources generated around 33% of Great Britain’s electricity over the first quarter of 2019, while coal power hit a new low.
Joshua S Hill

Apr 19, 2019

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Wind

Australian wind project owners worried as Senvion faces insolvency
German wind turbine maker enters “self-administration proceedings” in struggle against debt, delays to projects and increased market competition.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 12, 2019

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Renewables

Five-minute forecasting to boost solar and wind and battery investments
Australian researchers are developing short-term weather forecasts for solar farms to help them precisely predict output as little as five minutes in advance.
Andrew Spence

Apr 11, 2019

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Wind

Construction underway at Tasmania’s Granville Harbour wind farm
Construction of Tasmania’s 112MW Granville Harbour wind farm well underway – a project expected to boost the state’s total wind power capacity by one-third.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 8, 2019

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Wind

Neoen proposes 900MW wind and battery hub in Victorian pine plantation
Neoen is taking its plans for a 900MW wind and battery storage project, proposed for construction in a west Victorian pine plantation, to local councils and communities.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 5, 2019

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Renewables

Renewables smashed records in 2018, says report – and truly trumped coal on cost
Report details “remarkable” 2018 for Australian renewables, including doubling of investment in large-scale projects, and delivering wind and solar – with storage – at costs cheaper than new coal.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 4, 2019

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Renewables

Massive 700MW wind farm proposed for Victoria’s south west
Victoria’s Moyne Shire is being sized up for what could be a massive 700MW wind farm, in a proposal from locally-based renewable energy developer Wind Prospect.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 3, 2019

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Wind

Coalition grants permit for Australia’s first offshore wind farm
After months of delay, and accusations of “ideological” opposition, the Coalition grants a permit to developers of 2000MW offshore wind farm – but only to explore, not to build.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 29, 2019

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Wind

Huge wind farm planned for Victoria’s coal centre, overlooking closed Hazelwood plant
A 300MW wind farm has been proposed for development on forestry plantation land in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley, overlooking the site of the now closed Hazelwood coal-fired power station.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 28, 2019

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Wind

Court rejects bid to block South Australia wind and ‘biggest’ battery project
Legal bid to block 180MW Twin Creek wind farm, with provisions for an energy storage facility more than twice the size of the Tesla big battery, has been rejected.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 25, 2019

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Renewables

Telstra flags plans to underwrite 300MW of new solar, wind
Telstra is preparing to tender for another 300MW of new solar, wind – this time in the NSW market – to further cut its exposure to volatile grid prices.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 21, 2019

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