Cullerin Range Wind Farm

Cullerin Range Wind Farm
Cullerin Range Wind Farm from the eastern side of the Cullerin Range
Map
Location of Cullerin Range Wind Farm in New South Wales
CountryAustralia
Location
Coordinates34°48′50″S 149°23′46″E / 34.814°S 149.396°E / -34.814; 149.396
StatusOperational
Construction began
  • 2007
Commission date
  • 2009
Construction costA$90 million
OwnerEnergy Developments
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Hub height80 metres (262 ft)
Rotor diameter82 metres (269 ft)
92 metres (302 ft)
Power generation
Units operational8 × 2 MW
7 × 2.05 MW
Make and modelSenvion MM82
Senvion MM92
Nameplate capacity30 MW
External links
Websiteedlenergy.com/project/cullerin-range/

The 30 megawatt Cullerin Range Wind Farm is located in the localities of Cullerin and Breadalbane in the Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales, Australia. The wind farm was completed in 2009 and cost around $90 million.[1] The owner, Origin Energy, sold the business to Energy Developments, a subsidiary of Duet.[2]

Incidents

On 5 January 2023, at about 6am, an electrical fire broke out in the generator cabin of one turbine. Local NSW Rural Fire Service firefighters attended the scene, to ensure that burning debris did not cause a fire on the ground. The three blades had been stopped with one vertical and that was consumed by the fire.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Alan Copeland. Electricity Generation Major Development Projects -- October 2009 Listing Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, ABARE, November 2009, p. 6.
  2. ^ Conroy, John (17 June 2016). "Origin sells Cullerin Range wind farm for $72m". www.theaustralian.com.au. The Australian. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  3. ^ NSW Rural Fire Service crews contain blaze at Southern Tablelands turbine station. Nick McLaren, ABC News Online, 2022-01-05