Australia

Second Wind's sales surge in Australia, NZ

Second Wind's presence in Australian and New Zealand wind energy markets more than doubled in 2010 as developers bought more Triton Sonic Wind Profilers. They also used the company's SkyServe satellite wind data service to view and analyze wind information.

Second Wind's sales surge in Australia, NZ

Second Wind's presence in Australian and New Zealand wind energy markets more than doubled in 2010 as developers bought more Triton Sonic Wind Profilers. They also used the company's SkyServe satellite wind data service to view and analyze wind information.

Q-Cells CIGS, multicrystalline pass Australian desert conditions

Q-Cells delivered significant power output in some of the driest weather conditions in Central Australia.

Strong 2011 forecast For Australia's wind, solar sector

Australia will have high growth in wind and solar energy projects across the nation.

Australian power producers may issue $13B for projects

Australian power producers may issue as much as $13.2 billion in debt to finance new gas-fired plants and wind farms.

University of Queensland to develop geothermal power technology

The University of Queensland will collaborate with Verdicorp to develop next-generation geothermal turbine and power plant technology.

TRUenergy approved for NSW power plant

TRUenergy Holdings has received approval from New South Wales, Australia, to build a second gas-fired power plant in the state.

Acciona withdraws from Australia's solar program

Spanish firm Acciona Energy has pulled out of Australia's $1.5 billion Solar Flagships program.

Contact gets approval for $392M wind farm

Contact Energy has won its appeal to build a US$392 million wind farm near Dannevirke in a $147,000 legal battle.

Macarthur Wind Farm to be Southern Hemisphere's largest

Keppel Prince will produce wind towers for the Macarthur Wind Farm in making it the largest in the southern hemisphere. As reported by yes2renewableenergy.wordpress, Victoria's Premier John Brumby pointed out that Labor’s wind energy policy is keeping jobs in regional Victoria – in stark contrast to the Liberal Party’s wind farm policy, which would drive investment and jobs, such as these at Keppel Prince, interstate.   Under the Victorian Climate Change White Paper, released in July, Labor has committed to a nation-leading target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 per cent by 2020. “Our plan is expected to generate up to $10 billion in investment in Victoria and these 100 jobs represent the start of a clean energy jobs boom for regional Victoria,” sasy Brumby. Mr Brumby said Macarthur was one of 27 wind farms approved in Victoria and would build on the eight large wind farms already operational in Victoria. These wind farms have already created more than 1000 jobs in Victoria and will create at least a further 4,700 jobs as they progress.