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Wind turbine manufacturers brace for Covid-19 fallout
Vestas set to cut 400 employees at Danish operations as wind turbine manufacturer braces for the Covid-19 economic fallout.
Michael Mazengarb

Apr 21, 2020

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Renewables

Vestas wind turbine assembly plant opens at old Ford factory in Victoria
Wind turbines assembled on Australian soil for first time in more than 10 years, with launch of the Vestas Renewable Energy Hub in former centre for car manufacturing.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 26, 2019

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Renewables

Did anti-wind ideology cause Coalition to ban Lord Howe Island turbines?
New documents reveal that then environment minister Josh Frydenberg went against department advice when he decided to block two wind turbines on Lord Howe Island.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 18, 2019

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Wind

WestWind taps GE to help deliver 1GW Golden Plains wind farm
GE Renewable Energy announced as co-developer and turbine supplier for “largest in the Southern Hemisphere” 800-1000MW Golden Plains wind farm in Victoria.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 23, 2019

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Wind

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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Renewables

Wind turbine collapse under investigation at Antarctic research centre
One of two wind turbines that help to power Australia’s Mawson research station in Antarctica has partially collapsed.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 13, 2017

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Jump in shipping costs could hit Australia solar and wind projects
Sudden jump in shipping rates from China to Australia is adding 20-30% to costs of suppliers to Australian wind and solar developments.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 1, 2017

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Press Releases

Cairns Port prepares for the arrival of thirty story high wind turbines
Eight cargo vessels containing enormous blades, wind towers and more than 450 components for Queensland’s largest wind farm project, RATCH Australia’s Mount Emerald Wind Farm, will soon transit through the Port of Cairns in a boost to local economies.
Queensland Government

Jun 29, 2017

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Renewables

World’s biggest wind turbines now generating power off UK coast
Thirty-two of the world’s largest wind turbines are up and generating power in new offshore wind project off the UK coast.
Sophie Vorrath

May 18, 2017

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Policy & Planning

Lunar right go crazy over “genocidal” wind turbines and solar power
In Australia, as in the US, the right-wing still doesn’t understand the significance of “clean”, and don’t accept renewables could be cheaper, smarter and more reliable than coal, gas and nuclear plants. And they’re not giving up without a fight, confected moral outrage, and lies.
Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath

May 2, 2017

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Renewables

Wind energy setting records around the world, can’t shake policy uncertainty
Wind energy had a big year in 2016, particularly in the US and Europe – yet it still faces an unpredictable policy future.
Natasha Geiling

Feb 10, 2017

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Renewables

Port Augusta 375MW solar and wind energy park approved for development
DP Energy has been given the green light by SA govt to develop 375MW solar and wind Port Augusta Renewable Energy Park.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 8, 2016

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