Vestas commits to zero-waste wind turbines and carbon neutrality
Vestas promises to deliver "zero waste" wind turbines by 2040, with a particular focus on turbine blades which are currently made by non-recyclable composite materials.
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Macquarie signs wind deal with European metals giant
Macquarie's Green Investment Group inks deal to supply power to mining and metals company Eramet Norway from two Norwegian wind farms.
First turbine up at 180MW Warradarge Wind Farm in W.A.
The first of 51 Vestas wind turbines erected at Warradarge wind farm, a 180MW project being developed by Bright Energy Investments in Western Australia’s mid-west region.
Victoria slashes grid outage risk with record demand response uptake
Record customer participation in demand response cuts risk of blackouts and delivers more than half a million dollars to savvy households, new data shows.
Progress as 800MW Clarke Creek wind farm nears construction in Queensland
Construction imminent for Lacour Energy’s 800MW Clarke Creek wind farm in central Queensland, with inaugural community consultative committee meeting held last week.
MPower starts work on two more 5MW solar farms for South Australia
Renewable microgrid specialist begins early works on two new 5MW solar farms in South Australia, in continued focus on smaller grid-connected PV projects.
German government, mining states, and utilities fix path for coal exit
German government, utilities and key mining states agree on coal phase out, although environmental groups say the plan is too slow.
Federation makes big offer to acquire wind farm developer Windlab
Federation Asset Management makes bid to acquire all remaining shares in Windlab, which has experienced delays in two of its key renewable energy projects,
NSW flags imminent release of EV strategy, as feds ignore electric in auto transition report
New plan to encourage NSW drivers to adopt electric vehicles to be released soon by the NSW Liberal government, while federal Coalition ignores EVs in new auto industry report.
How much does smoke haze affect rooftop solar production?
Solar monitoring company Solar Analytics has found that rooftop PV systems in Sydney and Canberra saw PV output plummet by 15 – 45% on heavy smoke haze days.