Vestas and Marand partner for wind turbine manufacture
20 February, 2019Vestas has partnered with Geelong-based manufacturing company Marand Precision Engineering to establish a wind turbine manufacturing facility.
Dundonnell Wind Farm project reaches financial close
15 November, 2018AusNet Services has been appointed to help connect the 336 MW Dundonnell Wind Farm, which recently reached financial close, to the National Energy Market.
Large-scale wind power would cause warming in the US
05 October, 2018Large-scale wind power generation would warm the Continental United States 0.24°C because wind turbines redistribute heat in the atmosphere, according to new research.
Monash buys electricity rights for Murra Warra Wind Farm
10 July, 2018Monash University has signed an off-take agreement with the Murra Warra Wind Farm in Western Victoria to help meet its target of achieving net zero emissions by 2030.
Blades now turning at Mt Gellibrand Wind Farm
25 June, 2018As the wind turbines come online, energy production will ramp up to around 66 MW in July and the full 132 MW capacity in August.
Construction begins on Stockyard Hill Wind Farm
19 June, 2018The Stockyard Hill Wind Farm is being developed by Goldwind and will see 149 turbines provide 530 MW of clean energy to power homes across Victoria and beyond.
'Windiness dashboard' set to benefit wind energy industry
24 January, 2018Students from the University of Bristol will be involved in a new initiative from Lloyd's Register — to develop and improve wind speed analysis and data through the company's 'windiness dashboard'.
First stage financed for Lincoln Gap Wind Farm
20 November, 2017Nexif Energy has reached financial close for the first stage of the Lincoln Gap Wind Farm — one of Australia's largest private sector-initiated and -owned grid battery systems not underwritten by a government contract or funded by government grants.
Reaping the rewards of wind energy with Tanya Jackson
12 September, 2017Tanya Jackson — a key coordinator of the recently established Ararat Wind Farm — believes that although Australia lags behind the rest of the world when it comes to utilising renewable energy, our increasing desire to access renewable resources should see Australia become a global leader in the field.
Wind power and battery storage for NZ salt plant
10 August, 2017Tesla Powerpack with wind generation will soon be switched on at a salt manufacturing factory at Lake Grassmere, at the top of New Zealand's South Island.
Ararat Wind Farm fully switched on
27 June, 2017The Ararat Wind Farm was officially opened today in a special ceremony attended by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D'Ambrosio.
Sapphire Wind Farm set to commence construction
20 December, 2016The 270 MW Sapphire Wind Farm project, located in northern NSW, has secured enough financing to commence construction.
Standardisation of floating wind turbines
21 July, 2016DNV GL has launched a joint industry project (JIP), together with 13 global partners, to mutually develop a Recommended Practice for the coupled analysis of floating offshore wind turbines.
Tiny 'wind farms' powered by bacteria
14 July, 2016A team of scientists from Oxford University has shown how the natural movement of bacteria could be harnessed to assemble and power microscopic 'wind farms' — or other man-made micromachines such as smartphone components.
CEFC finances company commercialising an Australian renewable energy innovation
13 April, 2016The Clean Energy Finance Corporation is providing $8 million finance to an Australian wind energy development company called Windlab. The company is commercialising atmospheric modelling and wind prospecting and assessment technology originally developed at CSIRO.
