Murra Warra Wind Farm

Murra Warra Wind Farm
Country Australia
Location Horsham, Victoria
Coordinates 36°25′52″S 142°19′16″E / 36.431°S 142.321°E / -36.431; 142.321Coordinates: 36°25′52″S 142°19′16″E / 36.431°S 142.321°E / -36.431; 142.321
Status Under construction
Construction began 2018
Construction cost A$380 million
Wind farm
Hub height 139
Rotor diameter 144
Power generation
Units operational 116
Make and model Senvion 3.7M144
Nameplate capacity 429.2 MW

The Murra Warra wind farm is one of Australia's largest wind farms. Located on the plains of north-western Victoria near the city of Horsham, consists of up to 116 wind turbines with a maximum tip height of 220m.

The project is expected to produce more than 1800 GWh annually, enough electricity to power about 420,000 average Victorian homes each year, displacing up to 1.7 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions each year.[1] The project is being developed by RES Group.

History

Site finding identified the location in 2007, and a met mast erected in 2009. Development proceeded slowly until 2016, when planning reports were completed and submitted to DELWP in August 2016. Planning approval was given in November 2016. A PPA was signed with a consortium of companies lead by Telstra in December 2017,[2] delivering Stage 1 of the project, which consists of 61 wind turbines. In March 2018, an EPC Contract was signed with a consortium of [Senvion] and [Downer Group|Downer] to build a 61 turbines wind farm.[3]

Stages

  1. Stage 1, the first stage of the project, consists of 61 turbines, each with a 139 m (456 ft) hub height, and 144 m (472 ft) turbine diameter, with a maximum rated output of 3.7 MW, totalling to a maximum capacity of 225.7 MW.
  2. Stage 2 may involve up to 55 3.7 MW generators, totalling 203.5 MW.

See also

References

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  3. ↑ https://www.senvion.com/senvion-australia/en/press-releases/detail/senvion-australia-set-to-commence-construction-on-226-mw-project-1/


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