List of wind farms in Australia
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This is a list of wind farms in Australia, with a generating capacity of more than 50 MW, which are operating, under construction, or for which planning approval has been received.
Operating
Wind farm | Installed capacity (MW) | Owner | Turbine make | State | Coordinates |
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Ararat Wind Farm | 242.5 | Partners Group, OPTrust | GE | Victoria | 37°13′58″S 143°01′53″E / 37.23278°S 143.03139°E / -37.23278; 143.03139 (Ararat) |
Bald Hills Wind Farm | 107 | Mitsui | Senvion | Victoria | 38°47′20″S 145°55′34″E / 38.789°S 145.926°E / -38.789; 145.926 (Bald Hills) |
Boco Rock Wind Farm | 113 | Squadron Energy | GE | New South Wales | 36°34′43″S 149°6′12″E / 36.57861°S 149.10333°E / -36.57861; 149.10333 (Boco Rock) |
Bodangora Wind Farm | 113 | Iberdrola Australia | GE | New South Wales | 32°23′S 149°04′E / 32.39°S 149.06°E / -32.39; 149.06 (Bodangora) |
Capital Wind Farm | 140 | Iberdrola Australia | Suzlon | New South Wales | 35°10′S 149°31′E / 35.167°S 149.517°E / -35.167; 149.517 (Capital) |
Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm | 66 | EnergyAustralia and Acciona | Vestas | South Australia | 34°51′S 135°35′E / 34.850°S 135.583°E / -34.850; 135.583 (Cathedral Rocks) |
Cattle Hill Wind Farm[4] | 144 | Power China | Goldwind | Tasmania | 42°09′04″S 146°41′17″E / 42.151°S 146.688°E / -42.151; 146.688 (Cattle Hill) |
Challicum Hills Wind Farm | 52.5 | Pacific Blue | NEG | Victoria | 37°23′S 143°07′E / 37.38°S 143.11°E / -37.38; 143.11 (Challicum Hills) |
Clements Gap Wind Farm | 57 | Pacific Blue | Suzlon | South Australia | 33°28′51″S 138°05′55″E / 33.4809°S 138.0987°E / -33.4809; 138.0987 (Clements Gap) |
Collector Wind Farm[5][6] | 226.8 | RATCH-Australia | RATCH-Australia | New South Wales | 34°52′S 149°23′E / 34.87°S 149.39°E / -34.87; 149.39 (Collector) |
Collgar Wind Farm | 222 | Retail Employees Superannuation Trust | Vestas | Western Australia | 31°32′35″S 118°27′17″E / 31.54306°S 118.45472°E / -31.54306; 118.45472 (Collgar) |
Coopers Gap Wind Farm[7] | 453 | Tilt Renewables | GE | Queensland | 26°33′S 151°20′E / 26.55°S 151.33°E / -26.55; 151.33 (Coopers Gap) |
Crowlands Wind Farm | 80 | Pacific Blue | Senvion | Victoria | 37°07′37″S 143°09′21″E / 37.1269°S 143.1557°E / -37.1269; 143.1557 (Crowlands) |
Dulacca Wind Farm[8] | 180 | RES | Vestas | Queensland | 26°38′S 149°52′E / 26.63°S 149.87°E / -26.63; 149.87 (Dulacca) |
Emu Downs Wind Farm | 80 | APA Group | Vestas | Western Australia | 30°30′S 115°20′E / 30.500°S 115.333°E / -30.500; 115.333 (Emu Downs) |
Gullen Range Wind Farm[9] | 165.5 | Goldwind Australia/JNCEC | Goldwind | New South Wales | 34°33′38″S 149°25′19″E / 34.56056°S 149.42194°E / -34.56056; 149.42194 (Gullen Range) |
Granville Harbour Wind Farm[10] | 112 | Palisade Investment Partners | Vestas | Tasmania | 41°48′07″S 145°03′22″E / 41.802°S 145.056°E / -41.802; 145.056 (Granville Harbour) |
Hallett Group | 351 | AGL Energy | Suzlon | South Australia | 33°22′4″S 138°43′43″E / 33.36778°S 138.72861°E / -33.36778; 138.72861 (Hallett) |
Hornsdale Wind Farm | 315 | Neoen and Megawatt Capital | Siemens | South Australia | 33°03′02″S 138°32′37″E / 33.05056°S 138.54361°E / -33.05056; 138.54361 (Hornsdale) |
Kaban Wind Farm | 157 | Neoen | Vestas | Queensland | 17°34′S 145°25′E / 17.56°S 145.41°E / -17.56; 145.41 (Kaban) |
Lake Bonney Group | 278 | Infigen Energy | Vestas | South Australia | 37°45′36″S 140°24′0″E / 37.76000°S 140.40000°E / -37.76000; 140.40000 (Lake Bonney) |
Lal Lal Wind Farm | 220 | Northleaf Capital Partners, InfraRed Capital & Macquarie Capital | Vestas | Victoria | 37°38′55″S 143°53′03″E / 37.6486°S 143.8843°E / -37.6486; 143.8843 (Lal Lal) |
Lincoln Gap Wind Farm | 212 | Nexif Energy Australia | Senvion | South Australia | 32°33′S 137°38′E / 32.55°S 137.63°E / -32.55; 137.63 (Lincoln Gap) |
Macarthur Wind Farm | 420 | AGL Energy | Vestas | Victoria | 38°2′23″S 142°1′30″E / 38.03972°S 142.02500°E / -38.03972; 142.02500 (Macarthur) |
Moorabool Wind Farm (North & South) | 321 | Goldwind Australia[11] | Goldwind | Victoria | 37°40′22″S 144°09′30″E / 37.6729°S 144.1584°E / -37.6729; 144.1584 (Moorabool) |
Murra Warra Wind Farm | 226 | Partners Group | Senvion | Victoria | 36°25′41″S 142°19′02″E / 36.4280°S 142.3171°E / -36.4280; 142.3171 (Murra Warra) |
Murra Warra II Wind Farm | 209 | Partners Group | GE | Victoria | 36°25′41″S 142°19′02″E / 36.4280°S 142.3171°E / -36.4280; 142.3171 (Murra Warra II) |
Mount Emerald Wind Farm | 180.5 | RATCH-Australia | Vestas | Queensland | 17°12′S 145°24′E / 17.2°S 145.4°E / -17.2; 145.4 (Mount Emerald) |
Mount Gellibrand Wind Farm[12] | 132 | Acciona | Acciona | Victoria | 38°13′48″S 143°45′54″E / 38.230°S 143.765°E / -38.230; 143.765 (Mount Gellibrand) |
Mount Mercer Wind Farm | 131 | Foresight Group | Senvion | Victoria | 37°50′28″S 143°52′16″E / 37.84111°S 143.87111°E / -37.84111; 143.87111 (Mount Mercer) |
Mount Millar Wind Farm | 70 | Foresight Group | Enercon | South Australia | 33°37′57″S 136°41′6″E / 33.63250°S 136.68500°E / -33.63250; 136.68500 (Mount Millar) |
Mumbida Wind Farm[13] | 55 | Synergy and Foresight Group | GE | Western Australia | 28°59′31″S 114°57′32″E / 28.992°S 114.959°E / -28.992; 114.959 (Mumbida) |
Musselroe Wind Farm | 168 | Hydro Tasmania | Vestas | Tasmania | 40°46′48″S 147°59′4″E / 40.78000°S 147.98444°E / -40.78000; 147.98444 (Musselroe) |
Oaklands Hill Wind Farm | 63 | AGL Energy | Suzlon | Victoria | 37°41′16″S 142°33′10″E / 37.68778°S 142.55278°E / -37.68778; 142.55278 (Oaklands Hill) |
Portland Wind Farm | 195 | Pacific Blue | Senvion | Victoria | 38°21′8.74″S 141°35′14.4″E / 38.3524278°S 141.587333°E / -38.3524278; 141.587333 (Portland) |
Sapphire Wind Farm[14] | 270 | CWP Renewables[15] | Vestas | New South Wales | 29°46′52″S 151°34′26″E / 29.781°S 151.574°E / -29.781; 151.574 (Sapphire) |
Silverton Wind Farm | 199 | Tilt Renewables | GE | New South Wales | 31°47′38″S 141°15′29″E / 31.794°S 141.258°E / -31.794; 141.258 (Silverton) |
Snowtown Group | 369 | Tilt Renewables | Suzlon | South Australia | 33°49′48″S 138°7′7″E / 33.83000°S 138.11861°E / -33.83000; 138.11861 (Snowtown) |
Stockyard Hill Wind Farm[16] | 530 | Goldwind Australia | Goldwind | Victoria | 37°32′9″S 143°15′5″E / 37.53583°S 143.25139°E / -37.53583; 143.25139 (Stockyard Hill) |
Taralga Wind Farm | 106.8 | State Power Investment Corporation | Vestas | New South Wales | 34°25′16″S 149°51′50″E / 34.42111°S 149.86389°E / -34.42111; 149.86389 (Taralga) |
Walkaway Wind Farm | 90 | Infigen Energy | Vestas | Western Australia | 28°53′53″S 114°52′7″E / 28.89806°S 114.86861°E / -28.89806; 114.86861 (Walkaway) |
Waterloo Wind Farm | 111 | Roaring 40s | Vestas | South Australia | 34°0′6″S 138°54′51″E / 34.00167°S 138.91417°E / -34.00167; 138.91417 (Waterloo) |
Wattle Point Wind Farm | 91 | AGL Energy | Vestas | South Australia | 35°07′21″S 137°42′55″E / 35.12250°S 137.71528°E / -35.12250; 137.71528 (Wattle Point) |
Waubra Wind Farm | 192 | Acciona Energy & ANZ Infrastructure Services | Acciona | Victoria | 37°19′32″S 143°36′32″E / 37.32556°S 143.60889°E / -37.32556; 143.60889 (Waubra) |
White Rock Wind Farm (Stage I)[17] | 175 | Goldwind Australia[11] | Goldwind | New South Wales | 29°48′43″S 151°32′53″E / 29.812°S 151.548°E / -29.812; 151.548 (White Rock) |
Willogoleche Wind Farm[18] | 119 | Engie | GE | South Australia | 33°23′35″S 138°50′53″E / 33.393°S 138.848°E / -33.393; 138.848 (Willogoleche) |
Woolnorth Wind Farm | 140 | Roaring 40s & Hydro Tasmania | Vestas | Tasmania | 40°41′06″S 144°43′01″E / 40.68500°S 144.71694°E / -40.68500; 144.71694 (Woolnorth) |
Bulgana Wind Farm | 194 | Neoen | SGRE | Victoria | 37°13′58″S 143°01′53″E / 37.23278°S 143.03139°E / -37.23278; 143.03139 (Ararat) |
Under construction
Large wind farms approved and under construction:
Wind farm | Installed capacity (MW) | Developer | Turbine make | State | Coordinates | Expected completion |
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MacIntyre Herries Range Wind Farm | 2023 | Acciona & Clean Co | Nordex Group | Queensland | 28°20′24″S 151°30′26″E / 28.3399°S 151.5073°E / -28.3399; 151.5073 (MacIntyre) | 2025 |
Golden Plains Wind Farm | 1330 | Westwind Energy | Vestas | Victoria | 2027 | |
Rye Park Wind Farm | 396 | Tilt Renewables | Vestas | New South Wales | 2024 | |
Goyder South 1A | 209 | Neoen | GE Vernova | South Australia | 2024 | |
Goyder South 1B | 203 | Neoen | GE Vernova | South Australia | 2025 |
See also
- List of proposed wind farms in Australia
- List of onshore wind farms
- List of wind farms in New South Wales
- List of wind farms in Queensland
- List of wind farms in South Australia
- List of wind farms in Tasmania
- List of wind farms in Victoria
- List of wind farms in Western Australia
- Wind power in Australia
- Wind power in South Australia
References
- ^ Australian Energy Market Operator Limited (2010). South Australian Supply Demand Outlook Archived 11 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine p. 35.
- ^ Parliament of Australia (19 February 2010). Operating wind farms by Commonwealth Electoral Division Background note.
- ^ New, Robert (November 2010). Electricity generation Major development projects - October 2010 listing Archived 16 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, p. 8.
- ^ "Cattle Hill wind farm project blows on in Central Highlands". The Examiner. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Collector Wind Farm - Major Projects - Department of Planning and Environment". Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Collector Wind Farm". Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Coopers Gap Wind Farm". www.agl.com.au. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Cleanco signs new 180MW wind project". Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Gullen Range Wind Farm".
- ^ "Newest Tasmanian wind farm fully operational". 20 December 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Goldwind Australia". Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Mt Gellibrand Wind Farm". Acciona. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "About us | mumbidawindfarm.com.au". www.mumbidawindfarm.com.au.
- ^ "Sapphire Wind Farm". Sapphire Wind Farm. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Wind Projects". CWP renewables. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "First Goldwind Wind Turbine installed at Stockyard Hill Wind Farm" (PDF).
- ^ "White Rock Wind Farm". White Rock Wind Farm. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Willogoleche Wind Farm". Engie. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
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