A turbine fire at ageing wind farm causes five-hour shutdown as owner mulls options for repowering the facility.
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Firefighters investigate cause of blaze in Adelaide, which has caused major damage to energy company 1Komma5º's solar panel and battery warehouse.
Although batteries still account for a modest share of total capacity, they are exerting a disproportionate influence in Australia's main grids.
Home battery rebates have already topped 200,000, and heading to two million by 2030, with Bowen hailing their impact on the grid by boost reliability and using less coal.
Household battery numbers continue to defy all predictions, and they now look set to match the scale of the entire Snowy Mountains scheme in a single year.
Federal government announces $25 million for a rooftop solar recycling pilot, with up to 100 collection points to be created across the country.
Andrew Forrest's Fortescue starts construction of its first wind farm, featuring unique "self-lifting" tower technology and the biggest turbines seen in Australia.
A $200 million standalone battery project that attracted no objections from within 50kms of the facility has received final approval from independent panel.
Technology gains mean that one ship load of solar PV panels is now worth more to the grid than 120 coal carriers, or 57 LNG tankers.
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