Category: Wind Power

‘A shot in the arm:’ Victoria backs clean energy in bid to fuel COVID-19 recovery  Sydney Morning Herald

Climate change: Power companies ‘hindering’ move to green energy  BBC NewsView Full coverage on Google News

British wind sets new 60% power share record  RenewEconomy

1. Renewables and Covid-19 combine to cut Australia’s greenhouse emissions  RenewEconomy
2. Coronavirus shutdowns help reduce carbon emissions  NEWS.com.au
3. Australia’s big polluters required to offset just 1.2% of greenhouse gas emissions  The Guardian
4. Coronavirus crisis: Australian carbon emissions plummet to 1998 levels  PerthNow
5. Coronavirus shutdown pushes greenhouse gas emissions to 22-year low  Sydney Morning Herald
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State government firm on approving wind farms on “merits” as Moyne Shire doubles down on opposing current planning approach  The Standard

1. Black turbine blade ‘can cut bird deaths’  BBC News
2. Making One Simple Change to Wind Turbines Could Cut Bird Deaths by 70 Percent  ScienceAlert
3. How To Stop Wind Farms From Becoming ‘Bird Graveyards’  OilPrice.com
4. Painting wind turbine blades black can reduce bird deaths 70%  Fast Company
5. Painting Wind Turbine Blades Black Help Birds Avoid Deadly Collisions  Smithsonian Magazine
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Frustration that wind farm planning demands are falling on deaf ears  The Standard

Vestas lands contract to supply UK’s largest onshore wind farm in Shetlands  RenewEconomyView Full coverage on Google News

Massive Clarke Creek wind farm inks deal with Queensland coal generator  RenewEconomyView Full coverage on Google News