Posted
Topics: wind-energy, aboriginal, jamestown-5491
Posted
Ngadjuri and Nukunu Traditional Owners speaking at the unveiling of the world's first wind towers featuring indigenous art at Hornsdale Wind Farm.
Topics: wind-energy, aboriginal, jamestown-5491
Posted
Topics: wind-energy, aboriginal, jamestown-5491
Posted
Topics: wind-energy, aboriginal, jamestown-5491
Posted
| UpdatedThe Hornsdale wind farm has murals on two towers that tell of the connection the land has to the indigenous people of the region.
Topics: wind-energy, aboriginal, community-development, jamestown-5491
Posted
Topics: wind-energy, solar-energy, port-augusta-5700, cairns-4870, atherton-4883
Posted
Topics: wind-energy, solar-energy, energy, alternative-energy, environment, australia
Posted
| UpdatedThe Queanbeyan-Palerang Council opposes a planned wind farm near Tarago, south of Goulburn, because of perceived impact on residents.
Topics: wind-energy, alternative-energy, environment, rural, regional-development, tarago-2580, queanbeyan-2620, nsw, act, canberra-2600, australia, goulburn-2580
Posted
| UpdatedSouth Australians enduring a severe heatwave have been warned they could face power cuts as the state struggles to meet power supply demands. We take a look at the process of load shedding and why it takes place.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, industry, alternative-energy, environment, wind-energy, solar-energy, states-and-territories, federal---state-issues, government-and-politics, sa, australia
Posted
A planning panel is urged to reject a $200 million wind farm being proposed in the New South Wales southern tablelands amid concerns about its size and location.
Topics: wind-energy, crookwell-2583, gunning-2581
Posted
| UpdatedScott Morrison says the Government could use Clean Energy Finance Corporation cash to build a new generation of coal-fired power stations, despite warnings from experts who say the technology could be twice as expensive as wind power.
Topics: coal, electricity-energy-and-utilities, alternative-energy, solar-energy, wind-energy, hydro-energy, environment, government-and-politics, federal-government, australia
Posted
| UpdatedEnergy company AGL secures funding for its Silverton wind farm project with early on-site work to begin in March.
Topics: wind-energy, environment, regional
Posted
China will plough $493 billion into renewable power generation by 2020, as the world's largest energy market continues to push for cleaner fuels.
Topics: energy, wind-energy, solar-energy, china
Posted
A "stocktake" of Brisbane's solar potential reveals CBD rooftops could produce enough power to meet 11 per cent of the city's demand.
Topics: solar-energy, alternative-energy, electricity-energy-and-utilities, coal, wind-energy, brisbane-4000
Posted
| UpdatedThe State Government says it has already acted on recommendations made by a specialist taskforce on energy security, following the release of its interim report.
Topics: hydro-energy, wind-energy, government-and-politics, tas
Posted
| UpdatedThe NSW government to is streamline the process for approving wind farms and involving local communities.
Topics: agricultural-policy, wind-energy, land-management, nsw
Posted
| UpdatedIncreased investment in renewable energy is leading to the closure of coal-fired power stations and contributing to rising electricity prices, the Australian Energy Market Commission says.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, industry, business-economics-and-finance, coal, wind-energy, alternative-energy, emissions-trading, australia
Posted
| UpdatedLocals vow to fight a second attempt to construct the Jupiter Wind Farm between Canberra and Goulburn, which would be one of the largest in New South Wales.
Topics: wind-energy, alternative-energy, environmental-technology, environment, government-and-politics, rural, community-and-society, canberra-2600, act, australia
Posted
| UpdatedA dramatic shift to renewable energy is underway in China and India, a comprehensive report analysing the global energy market finds, prompting a warning that Australia is one of the countries most exposed to the changing dynamic.
Topics: industry, coal, business-economics-and-finance, energy, science-and-technology, wind-energy, tidal-energy, solar-energy, nuclear-energy, hydro-energy, geothermal-energy, alternative-energy, environment, electricity-energy-and-utilities, china, australia, india
Posted
| UpdatedThe organisation that manages the national electricity market is accused of hanging the wind industry out to dry to protect its own reputation after the recent statewide blackout in South Australia.
Topics: industry, electricity-energy-and-utilities, regulation, business-economics-and-finance, alternative-energy, environment, wind-energy, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, adelaide-5000, port-augusta-5700, sa, australia
Posted
Topics: energy, wind-energy, portland-3305
Posted
One of Australia's largest wind tower manufacturers will take on up to 50 new employees as part of a lucrative interstate arrangement.
Topics: wind-energy, energy, community-and-society, work, portland-3305, nsw
Posted
A company ramps up plans for a proposed 122-turbine wind farm in southern NSW, saying it could be a game changer for the local economy.
Topics: wind-energy, boorowa-2586, orange-2800, yass-2582
Posted
| UpdatedThe International Energy Agency says improved policy settings have accelerated the global uptake of renewable energy and forecast generation capacity in the sector will rise by more than 40 per cent over the next five years.
Topics: energy, solar-energy, wind-energy, environment, business-economics-and-finance, australia
Posted
| UpdatedEnough wind energy is being generated in Spain to power more than 29 million homes every day, according to one of the country's biggest renewable energy companies.
Topics: wind-energy, environment, spain