Woolnorth Wind Farm

Woolnorth Wind Farm
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Country
  • Australia
LocationWoolnorth, Tasmania
Coordinates40°41′06″S 144°43′01″E / 40.685°S 144.717°E / -40.685; 144.717
Commission date2002, 2004, 2007
OwnersHydro Tasmania and Guohua Energy Investment Co. Ltd
Wind farm
Hub height60 metres (197 ft) Vestas V66
80 metres (262 ft) Vestas V90
Rotor diameter66 metres (217 ft)
90 metres (295 ft)
Power generation
Units operational37 × 1.75 MW
25 × 3 MW
Make and modelVestas V66 1.75 MW
Vestas V90 3 MW
Nameplate capacity140 MW (190,000 hp)
Capacity factor39.68% (average 2011-2021)
Annual net output486.6 GWh (average 2011-2021)
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Woolnorth Wind Farm is a wind power complex, comprising two wind farms — Bluff Point and Studland Bay. They are located at the Woolnorth property at Woolnorth (which includes the location known as Cape Grim), in the far north-west of Tasmania, Australia. Both wind farms are operated by Woolnorth Wind Farm Holdings, a joint venture between Hydro Tasmania (who own a 25% share) and Shenhua Group (75% share).[1]

Farms

Bluff Point Wind Farm was constructed in two stages. The first consisted of six 1.75 MW Vestas V66 turbines and was commissioned in 2002. Stage two, commissioned in 2004, expanded the wind farm with a further 31 of the same turbines, for a total generating capacity of 65 MW.[2]

Studland Bay Wind Farm was commissioned in 2007 and consists of 25 Vestas V90 turbines, each with a capacity of 3 MW, for a total capacity of 75 MW.[2][3]

Tours to the wind farms are available and operated by a private commercial entity.

Operations

The generation table uses eljmkt nemlog to obtain generation values for each month. Records date back to 2011.

Woolnorth Wind Farm Generation (MWh)
Year Total Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2011 469,716 39,658 35,858 42,696 31,365 30,879 46,484 46,893 30,734 46,957 39,985 39,969 38,238
2012 467,622 49,830 28,135 43,462 19,446 40,616 40,214 30,236 46,554 47,482 36,285 37,515 47,847
2013 536,388 35,686 40,057 46,856 37,311 35,635 38,169 43,667 62,645 50,599 57,331 37,831 50,601
2014 463,337 48,550 39,743 33,422 31,214 35,523 36,174 42,433 32,790 38,382 48,292 46,512 30,302
2015 483,614 44,238 41,695 38,120 28,442 48,737 35,140 45,423 42,212 29,484 37,157 47,441 45,525
2016 508,793 38,161 33,279 33,181 31,385 55,111 43,337 53,442 44,660 31,282 56,429 43,842 44,684
2017 493,690 43,947 39,019 35,655 25,462 36,867 32,184 40,560 39,962 58,798 44,544 53,543 43,149
2018 510,694 37,593 40,834 44,183 34,802 51,719 36,433 54,842 50,383 44,162 38,224 37,697 39,822
2019 550,350 38,060 48,520 35,164 46,764 46,939 36,721 59,585 49,236 42,244 43,823 50,838 52,456
2020 479,922 39,710 41,761 38,743 40,451 36,148 33,202 29,394 42,176 49,225 35,982 44,857 48,273
2021 388,395 41,326 43,681 48,620 41,453 22,329* 13,845* 21,981* 26,665* 25,446* 30,290 31,801 40,958

In May 2021, output was limited to ~75 MW.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Agreement announced with Shenhua Group". Hydro Tasmania. 17 November 2014. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Wind power". Hydro Tasmania. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  3. ^ McHenry, Mark. "Research Institute for Sustainable Energy". www.see.murdoch.edu.au. Archived from the original on 18 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.


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