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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.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 18, 2019

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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.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 13, 2019

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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.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 11, 2019

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New wind farms added 51GW of capacity around world in 2018
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.
Joshua S Hill

Feb 27, 2019

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Renewables

Windlab secures $10m investment for East African development pipeline
Windlab locks in $10m investment from Japan-based Eurus Energy, to tip into its Africa development pipeline of around 1,650MW.
Joshua S Hill

Feb 27, 2019

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Utilities

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.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 20, 2019

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First turbine installed at 530MW Stockyard Hill wind farm
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.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 8, 2019

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Saudi auction secures record-low price for wind energy
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.
Joshua S Hill

Jan 16, 2019

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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.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 16, 2019

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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.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 14, 2019

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First turbines up and spinning at Australia’s largest wind farm
Some of the massive 67m turbine blades delivered to the 453MW Coopers Gap Wind Farm in Queensland in September are now up and and ready to spin.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 4, 2018

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Crookwell 2 wind farm opens, in win for local farmers and ACT power prices
Crookwell wind farm opens in the heart of Angus Taylor’s electorate – but the energy minister, a long time anti-wind campaigner, did not attend the opening.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 5, 2018

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