Tragic incident at wind farm under investigation
13 November, 2024WorkSafe Victoria is investigating the death of a worker who was crushed by a wind turbine blade at Rokewood on 11 November 2024.
Golden Plains Wind Farm starts feeding into the grid
14 October, 2024The Golden Plains Wind Farm at Rokewood has begun feeding into Victoria's electricity grid, following 20 months of construction.
Homegrown wind tower industry could create 4300 jobs
14 October, 2024Currently, all wind towers installed in Australia are imported from overseas, with most coming from China.
Bonfiglioli 700TW Series planetary gearbox
04 September, 2024The Bonfiglioli 700TW Series planetary gearbox is the company's new-generation Yaw Drive planetary gearbox.
Aussie innovation tests seabeds for offshore wind farms
18 July, 2024Australian engineers have unveiled a device based on a modified spear gun to test seabed soil when designing offshore wind farms.
Octopus acquires 1 GW wind farm in NSW
05 June, 2024The renewable energy developer has acquired 28,000 ha of land near Deniliquin, NSW, for development of the Merino Wind Farm.
Ballarat aims for 100% renewable energy
27 March, 2024Committee for Ballarat has joined forces with more than 20 of Ballarat's largest businesses and industries to launch the project.
Combilift Combi-LC Load Carriers for offshore wind sector
01 December, 2023Combilift has launched the Combi-LC load carrier, which is designed to meet the load-handling demands of large-scale offshore wind manufacturers.
Aged care goes green with renewable wind and solar power agreement
21 November, 2023BaptistCare has signed a 10-year power purchase agreement with Flow Power, linking energy use from its NSW and ACT operations to renewable generation from January 2025.
Climate Council welcomes new offshore wind project
18 July, 2023The Climate Council has welcomed the federal government's announcement of a new offshore wind project in the Hunter region.
Bango Wind Farm now fully operational
09 May, 2023Bango Wind Farm's 46 turbines are now fully operational and generating clean, renewable energy to 144,000 homes.
Victoria to begin constructing Golden Plains wind farm
28 April, 2023The 1300 MW project will play a key role in helping meet Victoria's 95% renewable energy target by 2035 and net zero emissions by 2045.
EDF Renewables acquires offshore wind project
27 February, 2023EDF Renewables has acquired the Newcastle Offshore Wind Farm, a floating offshore project under development.
AusNet to connect large wind farm to the grid in Victoria
30 November, 2022The Golden Plains Wind Farm in Southwest Victoria will be connected to the grid by AusNet — it will power more than 750,000 homes when the project is completed.
Victoria's zoos now powered by 100% renewable energy
02 September, 2021Healesville Sanctuary is powered by the Crowlands Wind Farm near Ararat, while Melbourne Zoo and Werribee Open Range Zoo use 100% GreenPower.
