List of wind farms in Queensland

This is a list of wind farms in Queensland, Australia:

Operational
Project name Sponsoring company Coordinates Capacity (MW) Date Notes
Mt Emerald Wind farm[1] Ratch Australia
Port Bajool		 17.2°S 145.4°E / -17.2; 145.4 180 2018 $400 million investment, 53 Turbines
Thursday Island Ergon Energy 10.575°S 142.220°E / -10.575; 142.220 0.45
Windy Hill Wind Farm Built by Stanwell Corporation, now owned by RATCH-Australia 17.5922°S 145.5306°E / -17.5922; 145.5306 12 August 2000 20 turbines


Projects
Project name Sponsoring company Coordinates Capacity (MW) Status Notes
Archer Point Wind Farm Wind Power Queensland 15.58°S 145.31°E / -15.58; 145.31 120 Feasibility
Clarke Creek Wind Farm[2][3] Lacour 22.77°S 149.53°E / -22.77; 149.53 800 Feasibility Up to 195 Turbines
Coconut Island Ergon Energy 10.055°S 143.070°E / -10.055; 143.070 0.01 Decommissioned
Coopers Gap [4][5][6] AGL Energy 26.55°S 151.33°E / -26.55; 151.33 453 Under construction[7] 123 turbines
Coowonga Earth Energy 23.275°S 150.725°E / -23.275; 150.725 0.02 Feasibility
Crediton Wind Farm[8] Transfield Services 21.215°S 148.540°E / -21.215; 148.540 40 Proposed
Crows Nest Wind Farm[9] AGL Energy 27.230916°S 151.959666°E / -27.230916; 151.959666 200 Cancelled $270 million investment, 40 turbines. Cancelled by AGL.[10]
Forsayth Wind Farm[11][12] Infigen Energy 18°35′13″S 143°44′45″E 75 Planning approved $250 million investment, 30 turbines
Forest Wind[13][14][15] CleanSight and Siemens Financial Services 25.776°S 152.795°E / -25.776; 152.795 1200 Feasibility $2 billion investment, up to 226 turbines[13]
High Road Wind Farm[16] Transfield Services 17.4923°S 145.4761°E / -17.4923; 145.4761 50[17] Planning approved $90 million investment, 17 turbines
Kennedy Energy Park Stage 1[18][19] Windlab 21°S 145°E 42 Under construction Combined with 15 MW solar power and 2 MW / 4 MWh Battery.
Kennedy Energy Park Stage 2[18] Windlab 21°S 145°E 43 Feasibility Over $1.5 billion to construct, up to 300 wind turbines.
Kidston Wind Project[20] Genex 18.885°S 144.144°E / -18.885; 144.144 150 Feasibility 12–18 months of feasibility studies commencing Q2 2018
North Stradbroke Island Stanwell Corporation 27.555°S 153.460°E / -27.555; 153.460 15 Proposed
Tolga, Queensland[21][22] Tolga Wind Farms 17.20°S 145.48°E / -17.20; 145.48 Feasibility $100 million investment, 20 turbines
Windy Hill Wind Farm Stage 2 Proposed by Transfield Services 17.5922°S 145.5306°E / -17.5922; 145.5306 12 Cancelled
Kaban Green Power hub Neoen 17.06°S 146.75°E / -17.06; 146.75 130 Planning approved Combined with 100 MW Battery.[23]
MacIntyre Wind Farm Acciona 540—1029 Planning approved Located between Millmerran and Warwick[24][25]
Lakeland Wind Farm Windlab 100 Planning approved [26][27][28]
Dulacca Renewable Energy Project RES 240 Planning approved [29][30]
Banana Range Wind Farm Lacour 180 Feasibility [31]
Kingaroy Wind Farm Australia Energy Windfarm 57.12 Feasibility [32][33]

See also

References
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