State generator bins plan for Australia’s biggest publicly owned wind farm, shifts focus to PPA - RenewEconomy
State-owned coal generator passes on option to buy what would have been Australia's largest publicly owned wind farm, leaving its developer to find a new path to financial close.
RenewEconomy · 2 Mar
Concrete progress at Forrest wind farm, with more than half of turbine foundations complete - RenewEconomy
Squadron Energy says 35 of 69 turbine foundations are complete at Uungala wind farm, taking it past the halfway mark. The post Concrete progress at Forrest wind farm, with more than half of turbine foundations complete appeared first on Renew Econ...
RenewEconomy · 2 Mar
Construction begins on Hunter REZ transmission project - pv magazine Australia
Construction has officially commenced on a network upgrade in the New South Wales Upper Hunter that is to boost transfer capacity in the region by at least 1 GW by 2028 in support of the state’s renewable energy transition.
pv magazine Australia · 2 Mar
Construction begins on coal country renewable energy zone, state’s first to upgrade existing network - RenewEconomy
Work underway on renewable energy zone that will add a gigawatt of hosting capacity to state's grid through new and upgraded network infrastructure.
RenewEconomy · 2 Mar
Market Price Cap to increase to $23,200/MWh from 1st July 2026 - WattClarity
The AEMC have confirmed that the MPC will rise to $23,200/MWh for the 2026–27 financial year — the second of three steps in the staged “rebuild” of the market cap's base rate.
WattClarity · 27 Feb
Big solar and batteries lead march to the grid, but new plans for wind are piling up - RenewEconomy
A flurry of new solar and battery projects has appeared in AEMO's grid management system, driving home just how popular the two technologies have been with investors.
RenewEconomy · 27 Feb
CER projects up to 12 GWh capacity from 520,000 home batteries in 2026 - pv magazine Australia
In 2026, the Clean Energy Regulator forecasts that up to 12 GWh of storage from a potential 520,000 residential battery installations will occur, and rooftop solar will rebound from 2.7 GW in 2025 to between 3-3.37 GW.
pv magazine Australia · 27 Feb
Hunter-Central Coast REZ kicks off construction jobs - EnergyCo News
Construction has commenced on the Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone infrastructure project, which will connect 1.8 GW of new renewable generation and storage capacity.
EnergyCo News · 27 Feb
Energy Insiders Podcast: China’s clean energy surge reshapes coal, oil and the grid - RenewEconomy
Lauri Myllyvirta, lead analyst at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, on China’s record solar and wind build, and why clean energy is now driving more than a third of the country’s economic growth.
RenewEconomy · 27 Feb
AER sets cost to customers of Basslink, as troubled interconnector transitions to regulated asset - RenewEconomy
As early works – and a legal challenge – get underway for Marinus Link, the cost to consumers of the existing interconnector, Basslink, has been determined.
RenewEconomy · 27 Feb
How realistic are those wind capacity factor assumptions in the draft 2026 ISP? - WattClarity
In the draft 2026 ISP, the AEMO materially increased wind capacity factor assumptions for several renewable energy zones.
WattClarity · 26 Feb
Works begin at state-owned, forest-based wind farm – starting with five firefighting water tanks - RenewEconomy
Preliminary works kick off at SEC-owned wind farm in a Latrobe Valley pine plantation, including the installation of five 130,000 litre firefighting water tanks.
RenewEconomy · 26 Feb
Long-distance objectors and whale worries send another two wind farms into state planning purgatory - RenewEconomy
Community division and whale migration were among the concerns raised by long-distance objectors to the very much onshore Dinawan and Bullawah wind farms.
RenewEconomy · 26 Feb
Yindjibarndi launches EOI for Pilbara clean energy offtake - pv magazine Australia
The Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation has opened an expression of interest process for commercial and industrial customers seeking renewable energy offtake from its expanding portfolio of large-scale clean energy projects.
pv magazine Australia · 26 Feb
Mandate 100% clean energy for data centre approvals proposed - pv magazine Australia
An alliance of 11 major industry, environment and union groups have delivered a plan to the federal government that proposes data centre operators invest in 100% new renewable energy to power their operation, and also fund new energy workforce tra...
pv magazine Australia · 26 Feb
Waratah Super Battery transformer swap gets green light - pv magazine Australia
The Australian manufacturer of a high voltage transformer deployed at the Waratah Super battery, which failed in 2025, has started production of its replacement with delivery scheduled for Q3 2026.
pv magazine Australia · 26 Feb
As big batteries eat further into fossil generator lunch, home batteries are shaping up to eat the market’s dinner - RenewEconomy
The last 12 months reinforce big batteries as a central part of the NEM’s operating fabric – but the drivers of value are changing, and small batteries are joining the chat.
RenewEconomy · 26 Feb
Wind plans for huge South Australia renewables precinct get federal green light - RenewEconomy
Plans for the first two stages of a major wind, solar and battery precinct being developed by Neoen have been given federal envrionmental approval.
RenewEconomy · 26 Feb
Malaysia restricts non-AI data centres, citing energy concerns - pv magazine Australia
Malaysia’s prime minister Anwar Ibrahim said future policy will ensure domestic consumers and the electricity grid are protected amid the country’s data centre expansion.
pv magazine Australia · 25 Feb
ACEREZ launches multi-million dollar Community Grants Program - ACEREZ News
Communities in the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) will soon have access to millions more in funding with ACEREZ today announcing its Community Grants Program.
ACEREZ News · 25 Feb