Mega Southern Ocean Wind Farm

27th June, 2023 By Bianca Hall, SMH Source: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/there-she-blows-mega-southern-ocean-wind-farm-zone-unveiled-20230627-p5djtu.html There she blows: Mega Southern Ocean wind farm zone unveiled About 200 kilometres of Southern Ocean coastline could be unlocked to become an offshore wind farm zone stretching from Warrnambool in Victoria to Port MacDonnell in South Australia – potentially creating 3000 ongoing jobs in the … Continue reading Mega Southern Ocean Wind Farm →

$1.5m for Spinifex Offshore Wind

Vic offshore wind farm project gets $1.5m 5th October, 2022 Source: https://au.news.yahoo.com/vic-offshore-wind-farm-project-163132487.html An offshore wind farm project off the coast of Portland in Victoria will get $1.5 million in funding to explore whether it could be commercially viable. Spinifex Offshore Wind Farm Pty Ltd, which is a subsidiary of Alinta Energy, will examine whether the … Continue reading $1.5m for Spinifex Offshore Wind →

South Gippsland Offshore Wind Turbines

South Gippsland residents fear offshore wind turbines will ruin coastline’s beauty 24th September, 2022 By Journal Break https://journalbreak.com/south-gippsland-residents-fear-offshore-wind-turbines-will-ruin-coastlines-beauty/ Gippslanders are concerned that the wind turbines will become a “parody” of the Bass Coast landscape. Key points: Locals are concerned that wind turbines are ruining the beauty of the coast. The South Gippsland County Council has … Continue reading South Gippsland Offshore Wind Turbines →

Offshore Power Bid

Offshore wind farm on the horizon 23rd September, 2022 By Aidan Curtis, The Border Watch WINDFARM INCOMING: A pair of renewable energy companies are floating the idea of an offshore wind farm along South Australia's coast, with power feeding into the Victorian grid. Photo: Unsplash A PAIR of renewable energy companies are floating the idea … Continue reading Offshore Power Bid →

Proposed ‘Spinifex’ Offshore Windfarm For Portland

Planned $4bn offshore windfarm could fully power Alcoa Portland aluminium smelter 8th December, 2021 By Royce Kurmelovs, The Guardian Source; https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/08/excellent-wind-source-offshore-plan-to-power-alcoas-portland-aluminium-smelter-on-renewables The smelter, Victoria’s biggest electricity consumer, could slash emissions if Alinta’s proposed offshore windfarm goes ahead The Alcoa smelter in Portland. Alinta Energy wants to build a 1,000MW offshore windfarm that would power the … Continue reading Proposed ‘Spinifex’ Offshore Windfarm For Portland →