Updates
A drive through wind farm country on a sunny day
January 19, 2018
Ah the joys of travel! And what could be more enjoyable than a tour through the wind farms of Western Victoria on a classic early...
Community to invest directly in wind power in New England
January 18, 2018
A fuller version of this story is available at reneweconomy.com.au A community investment plan at Sapphire Wind Farm could be the turning point the wind...
Wind energy turns 30!
December 11, 2017
This year, wind energy in Australia turns 30, and boy, has it come a long way. From the first large scale wind farm (well, it...
Kentucky all ears for wind power
November 28, 2017
What better way to bolster the economic fortunes of a regional community than hosting a wind or a solar farm? And what better way to...
Turbines coming to Australia’s newest wind district
November 03, 2017
The Great Dividing Range that runs from Western Victoria all the way up to North Queensland is one of Australia’s windiest areas. All along the...
AWA Wind Meet Up: Policy certainty to drive regional growth
October 30, 2017
If you’re interested in wind power, Victoria is a great place to be right now. The state government has just legislated a VRET - 40%...
Politics trumps renewables. Australians get NEGged again
October 22, 2017
What can we say. We’d be shocked if we hadn’t been hearing the same ideological spin for so long. Having commissioned the exhaustive Finkel review...
A 28% “Clean” Energy Target will fail, Frydenberg told.
September 05, 2017
Some people, it seems, just can’t get over coal, no matter what the cost. When the Chief Scientist, Dr Alan Finkel, recommended the government adopt...
Wind farm vision fires up COAG rally
August 22, 2017
AWA member and wind farm neighbour Dimity Taylor joined an inspiring line up of speakers at a snap rally in front of the COAG meeting...
Engaging communities in the renewable New England
August 03, 2017
The Australian Wind Alliance visited the New England Region in June to find out how things are progressing with the White Rock and Sapphire Wind...
Wind winning the price race
June 05, 2017
In the market to replace some retiring coal-fired plants? And price is important? Well, try a wind farm. They are the answer to rising power...
Surely they're not fair dinkum?
June 01, 2017
The biggest question facing Australia’s households and businesses right now is how to stop spiralling power bills and how to make sure we continue to...