For many Australians, the scale of offshore wind projects can be hard to fathom. These powerful machines, designed to harness the strong and consistent winds blowing over the ocean, are colossal, with blade tips reaching up to 350m – higher than our tallest skyscrapers.
If everything falls into place, Australia’s first offshore wind project could have turbines in the water before 2032.
The government has talked up its prospects of playing a huge role in Australia’s energy transition.
“We aren’t just building an industry from scratch,” the energy minister, Chris Bowen, said in 2023. “We are building an industry in which we want to be a world leader.”
“Some may say that’s an ambitious call for a nation with currently zero offshore wind installations.
“Ambitious, yes, but also achievable.”
But those ambitions have begun to look increasingly optimistic in recent months as plans for multiple projects up and down the…
