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Commentary

UK wind power potential could fall by 10% by 2100 because of climate change
Climate change could reduce amount of wind available for power production in UK and US, but increase winds in southern hemisphere countries like Australia.
Daisy Dunne

Dec 13, 2017

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Renewables

Plans for Australia’s first offshore wind farm gather pace
Offshore Energy has partnered with Danish renewables developer CIP on plan to build $8 billion, 2GW wind farm off Victoria’s coast.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 1, 2017

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Markets

Wind power prices have plummeted again in Germany
The predicted price of onshore wind in Germany is now half the EU’s projections for 2030, following an auction in Germany this week.
Emma Howard

Nov 30, 2017

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Renewables

Graphs of the Day: Wind fast, solar faster, batteries fastest
Four charts show that in the global race to build new energy capacity, wind is fast, solar is faster, and batteries will be faster again. Meanwhile, coal power…
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 24, 2017

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Renewables

Video: Jeff Bezos launches Amazon’s biggest wind farm – from 300 feet
Amazon Wind Farm Texas is the company’s biggest yet. To celebrate, CEO Jeff Bezos videoed himself christening it from on high.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 20, 2017

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Policy & Planning

Want energy storage? Here are 22,000 sites for pumped hydro across Australia
The race is on for storage solutions that can help provide secure, reliable electricity supply as more renewables enter Australia’s electricity grid.
Andrew Blakers Bin Lu and Matthew Stocks

Sep 21, 2017

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Renewables

Australian wind delivers more record low prices, as private sector piles in
AGL Energy secures PPA of below $60/MWh for 453MW Coopers Gap Wind Farm, to be built in Queensland by 2019 after reaching financial close Thursday. AGL chief says deal signals private sector’s readiness to invest in Australian renewables – but warns policy certainty still vital.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 18, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

Graph of the Day: South Australia’s wholesale price changes in 2017
SA chart paints a picture of how power prices were higher when gas dominated the fuel mix in the state.
Ketan Joshi

Aug 16, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

Wind Power = 124% of Scotland’s home electricity needs January–June 2017
Record wind energy generation in Scotland in June helped lift total generation to the equivalent electrical needs of 124% of Scottish households.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 25, 2017

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Policy & Planning

Conservative billionaire building biggest wind farm in heart of coal country
A conservative billionaire is building the country’s largest wind farm. Republican lawmakers want to raise the tax on wind.
Jeremy Deaton

Jul 12, 2017

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