Deutsche Welle: German renewable-energy company Conergy announced that it plans to build Australia’s largest wind farm in a 50-50 joint venture with the country’s Macquarie Bank. The installation planned for Silverton/Broken Hill, which would include 500 turbines, in the continent’s south-east region would generate enough electricity for 400,000 homes and save greenhouse gas emissions of three million tons of carbon dioxide annually, according to DPA news agency. "Silverton Wind Farm will …