List of wind farms in Australia

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

Large operational wind farms in Australia[1][2][3]
Wind farmInstalled
capacity
(MW)
OwnerTurbine MakeStateCoordinates
Ararat Wind Farm242.5RES Australia, Partners Group, OPTrustGEVictoria37°13′58″S 143°01′53″E
Bald Hills Wind Farm107MitsuiSenvionVictoria38.789°S 145.926°E / -38.789; 145.926 (Bald Hills)
Boco Rock Wind Farm113CWP RenewablesGENew South Wales36°34′43″S 149°6′12″E
Bodangora Wind Farm113Infigen EnergyGENew South Wales32.39°S 149.06°E / -32.39; 149.06 (Bodangora)
Canunda Wind Farm46Engie and MitsuiVestasSouth Australia37.734°S 140.395°E / -37.734; 140.395 (Canunda)
Capital Wind Farm140Infigen EnergySuzlonNew South Wales35°10′S 149°31′E
Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm66EnergyAustralia and AccionaVestasSouth Australia34°51′S 135°35′E
Challicum Hills Wind Farm 52.5 Pacific Hydro NEG Victoria 37.38°S 143.11°E / -37.38; 143.11 (Challicum Hills)
Clements Gap Wind Farm57Pacific HydroSuzlonSouth Australia33.4809°S 138.0987°E / -33.4809; 138.0987 (Clements Gap)
Collgar Wind Farm222Retail Employees Superannuation TrustVestasWestern Australia31°32′35″S 118°27′17″E
Crowlands Wind Farm80Pacific HydroSenvionVictoria37.1269°S 143.1557°E / -37.1269; 143.1557 (Crowlands)
Emu Downs Wind Farm80APA GroupVestasWestern Australia30°30′S 115°20′E
Gullen Range Wind Farm[4]165.5Goldwind Australia/JNCECGoldwindNew South Wales34°33′38″S 149°25′19″E
Hallett Group351AGL EnergySuzlonSouth Australia33°22′4″S 138°43′43″E
Hornsdale Wind Farm 315 Neoen and Megawatt Capital Siemens South Australia 33°03′02″S 138°32′37″E
Lake Bonney Group278Infigen EnergyVestasSouth Australia37°45′36″S 140°24′0″E
Lincoln Gap Wind Farm212Nexif Energy AustraliaSenvionSouth Australia32.55°S 137.63°E / -32.55; 137.63 (Lincoln Gap)
Macarthur Wind Farm420AGL EnergyVestasVictoria38°2′23″S 142°1′30″E
Mortons Lane Wind Farm[5] 19.5 CGN Wind Energy Goldwind Victoria 37°50′06″S 142°27′58″E
Mount Emerald Wind Farm180.5RATCH-AustraliaVestasQueensland17.2°S 145.4°E / -17.2; 145.4 (Mount Emerald)
Mount Gellibrand Wind Farm[6]132AccionaAccionaVictoria38.230°S 143.765°E / -38.230; 143.765 (Mount Gellibrand)
Mount Mercer Wind Farm131Meridian EnergySenvionVictoria37°50′28″S 143°52′16″E
Mount Millar Wind Farm70Meridian Energy AustraliaEnerconSouth Australia33°37′57″S 136°41′6″E
Mumbida Wind Farm[7] 55 Synergy and Infrastructure Capital Group GE Western Australia 28.992°S 114.959°E / -28.992; 114.959 (Mumbida)
Musselroe Wind Farm168Hydro TasmaniaVestasTasmania40°46′48″S 147°59′4″E
Oaklands Hill Wind Farm63AGL EnergySuzlonVictoria37°41′16″S 142°33′10″E
Portland Wind Farm195Pacific HydroSenvionVictoria38°21′8.74″S 141°35′14.4″E
Sapphire Wind Farm[8] 270 CWP Renewables[9] Vestas New South Wales 29.781°S 151.574°E / -29.781; 151.574 (Sapphire)
Silverton Wind Farm199AGL EnergyGENew South Wales31.794°S 141.258°E / -31.794; 141.258 (Silverton)
Snowtown Group369TrustpowerSuzlonSouth Australia33°49′48″S 138°7′7″E
Starfish Hill Wind Farm34.5RATCH-AustraliaNEGSouth Australia35.5843°S 138.1402°E / -35.5843; 138.1402 (Starfish Hill)
Taralga Wind Farm106.8State Power Investment CorporationVestasNew South Wales34°25′16″S 149°51′50″E
Walkaway Wind Farm90Infigen EnergyVestasWestern Australia28°53′53″S 114°52′7″E
Waterloo Wind Farm111Roaring 40sVestasSouth Australia34°0′6″S 138°54′51″E
Wattle Point Wind Farm91AGL EnergyVestasSouth Australia35°07′21″S 137°42′55″E
Waubra Wind Farm192Acciona Energy &
ANZ Infrastructure Services
AccionaVictoria37°19′32″S 143°36′32″E
White Rock Wind Farm (Stage I)[10] 175 Goldwind Australia[11] Goldwind New South Wales 29.812°S 151.548°E / -29.812; 151.548 (White Rock)
Willogoleche Wind Farm[12]119EngieGESouth Australia33.393°S 138.848°E / -33.393; 138.848 (Willogoleche)
Woodlawn Wind Farm48.3Infigen EnergySuzlonNew South Wales35°5′2″S 149°37′12″E
Woolnorth Wind Farm140Roaring 40s & Hydro TasmaniaVestasTasmania40°41′06″S 144°43′01″E

Under construction

Large wind farms approved and under construction

Wind farmInstalled
capacity
(MW)
DeveloperTurbine MakeStateCoordinatesExpected completion
Coopers Gap Wind Farm[13] 453 AGL Energy GE Queensland 26.55°S 151.33°E / -26.55; 151.33 (Coopers Gap) June 2019
Lal Lal Wind Farm220Northleaf Capital Partners, InfraRed Capital

& Macquarie Capital

Vestas Victoria37.6486°S 143.8843°E / -37.6486; 143.8843 (Lal Lal)Late-2019
Moorabool Wind Farm (North & South)321Goldwind Australia[11]GoldwindVictoria37.6729°S 144.1584°E / -37.6729; 144.1584 (Moorabool)2019-2020
Murra Warra Wind Farm226Partners GroupSenvionVictoria36.4280°S 142.3171°E / -36.4280; 142.3171 (Murra Warra)2020
Cattle Hill Wind Farm[14]144Goldwind AustraliaGoldwindTasmania42.151°S 146.688°E / -42.151; 146.688 (Cattle Hill)late 2019
Stockyard Hill Wind Farm[15]530Goldwind AustraliaGoldwindVictoria37°32′9″S 143°15′5″E2020
Granville Harbour Wind Farm[16]112Palisade Investment PartnersVestasTasmania41.802°S 145.056°E / -41.802; 145.056 (Granville Harbour)2020

See also

References

  1. Australian Energy Market Operator Limited (2010). South Australian Supply Demand Outlook Archived 11 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine p. 35.
  2. Parliament of Australia (19 February 2010). Operating wind farms by Commonwealth Electoral Division Background note.
  3. 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.
  4. "Gullen Range Wind Farm".
  5. "Mortons Lane Windfarm".
  6. "Mt Gellibrand Wind Farm". Acciona. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  7. "About us | mumbidawindfarm.com.au". www.mumbidawindfarm.com.au.
  8. "Sapphire Wind Farm". Sapphire Wind Farm. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  9. "Wind Projects". CWP renewables. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  10. "White Rock Wind Farm". White Rock Wind Farm. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  11. "Goldwind Australia". Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  12. "Willogoleche Wind Farm". Engie. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  13. "Coopers Gap Wind Farm". www.agl.com.au. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  14. "Cattle Hill wind farm project blows on in Central Highlands". The Examiner. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  15. "First Goldwind Wind Turbine installed at Stockyard Hill Wind Farm" (PDF).
  16. "Construction underway at Tasmania's Granville Harbour wind farm". RenewEconomy. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.

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