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List of wind farms in Australia

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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 edit

Large operational wind farms in Australia[1][2][3]
Wind farm Installed
capacity
(MW)		 Owner Turbine Make State Coordinates
Ararat Wind Farm 242.5 Partners Group, OPTrust GE Victoria 37°13′58″S 143°01′53″E / 37.23278°S 143.03139°E / -37.23278; 143.03139 (Ararat)
Bald Hills Wind Farm 107 Mitsui Senvion Victoria 38°47′20″S 145°55′34″E / 38.789°S 145.926°E / -38.789; 145.926 (Bald Hills)
Boco Rock Wind Farm 113 Squadron Energy GE New South Wales 36°34′43″S 149°6′12″E / 36.57861°S 149.10333°E / -36.57861; 149.10333 (Boco Rock)
Bodangora Wind Farm 113 Iberdrola Australia GE New South Wales 32°23′S 149°04′E / 32.39°S 149.06°E / -32.39; 149.06 (Bodangora)
Capital Wind Farm 140 Iberdrola Australia Suzlon New South Wales 35°10′S 149°31′E / 35.167°S 149.517°E / -35.167; 149.517 (Capital)
Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm 66 EnergyAustralia and Acciona Vestas South Australia 34°51′S 135°35′E / 34.850°S 135.583°E / -34.850; 135.583 (Cathedral Rocks)
Cattle Hill Wind Farm[4] 144 Goldwind Australia Goldwind Tasmania 42°09′04″S 146°41′17″E / 42.151°S 146.688°E / -42.151; 146.688 (Cattle Hill)
Challicum Hills Wind Farm 52.5 Pacific Blue NEG Victoria 37°23′S 143°07′E / 37.38°S 143.11°E / -37.38; 143.11 (Challicum Hills)
Clements Gap Wind Farm 57 Pacific Blue Suzlon South Australia 33°28′51″S 138°05′55″E / 33.4809°S 138.0987°E / -33.4809; 138.0987 (Clements Gap)
Collector Wind Farm[5][6] 226.8 RATCH-Australia RATCH-Australia New South Wales 34°52′S 149°23′E / 34.87°S 149.39°E / -34.87; 149.39 (Collector)
Collgar Wind Farm 222 Retail Employees Superannuation Trust Vestas Western Australia 31°32′35″S 118°27′17″E / 31.54306°S 118.45472°E / -31.54306; 118.45472 (Collgar)
Coopers Gap Wind Farm[7] 453 Tilt Renewables GE Queensland 26°33′S 151°20′E / 26.55°S 151.33°E / -26.55; 151.33 (Coopers Gap)
Crowlands Wind Farm 80 Pacific Blue Senvion Victoria 37°07′37″S 143°09′21″E / 37.1269°S 143.1557°E / -37.1269; 143.1557 (Crowlands)
Dulacca Wind Farm[8] 180 RES Vestas Queensland 26°38′S 149°52′E / 26.63°S 149.87°E / -26.63; 149.87 (Dulacca)
Emu Downs Wind Farm 80 APA Group Vestas Western Australia 30°30′S 115°20′E / 30.500°S 115.333°E / -30.500; 115.333 (Emu Downs)
Gullen Range Wind Farm[9] 165.5 Goldwind Australia/JNCEC Goldwind New South Wales 34°33′38″S 149°25′19″E / 34.56056°S 149.42194°E / -34.56056; 149.42194 (Gullen Range)
Granville Harbour Wind Farm[10] 112 Palisade Investment Partners Vestas Tasmania 41°48′07″S 145°03′22″E / 41.802°S 145.056°E / -41.802; 145.056 (Granville Harbour)
Hallett Group 351 AGL Energy Suzlon South Australia 33°22′4″S 138°43′43″E / 33.36778°S 138.72861°E / -33.36778; 138.72861 (Hallett)
Hornsdale Wind Farm 315 Neoen and Megawatt Capital Siemens South Australia 33°03′02″S 138°32′37″E / 33.05056°S 138.54361°E / -33.05056; 138.54361 (Hornsdale)
Kaban Wind Farm 157 Neoen Vestas Queensland 17°34′S 145°25′E / 17.56°S 145.41°E / -17.56; 145.41 (Kaban) 2023
Lake Bonney Group 278 Infigen Energy Vestas South Australia 37°45′36″S 140°24′0″E / 37.76000°S 140.40000°E / -37.76000; 140.40000 (Lake Bonney)
Lal Lal Wind Farm 220 Northleaf Capital Partners, InfraRed Capital

& Macquarie Capital

Vestas Victoria 37°38′55″S 143°53′03″E / 37.6486°S 143.8843°E / -37.6486; 143.8843 (Lal Lal)
Lincoln Gap Wind Farm 212 Nexif Energy Australia Senvion South Australia 32°33′S 137°38′E / 32.55°S 137.63°E / -32.55; 137.63 (Lincoln Gap)
Macarthur Wind Farm 420 AGL Energy Vestas Victoria 38°2′23″S 142°1′30″E / 38.03972°S 142.02500°E / -38.03972; 142.02500 (Macarthur)
Moorabool Wind Farm (North & South) 321 Goldwind Australia[11] Goldwind Victoria 37°40′22″S 144°09′30″E / 37.6729°S 144.1584°E / -37.6729; 144.1584 (Moorabool)
Murra Warra Wind Farm 226 Partners Group Senvion Victoria 36°25′41″S 142°19′02″E / 36.4280°S 142.3171°E / -36.4280; 142.3171 (Murra Warra)
Murra Warra II Wind Farm 209 Partners Group GE Victoria 36°25′41″S 142°19′02″E / 36.4280°S 142.3171°E / -36.4280; 142.3171 (Murra Warra II) 2022
Mount Emerald Wind Farm 180.5 RATCH-Australia Vestas Queensland 17°12′S 145°24′E / 17.2°S 145.4°E / -17.2; 145.4 (Mount Emerald)
Mount Gellibrand Wind Farm[12] 132 Acciona Acciona Victoria 38°13′48″S 143°45′54″E / 38.230°S 143.765°E / -38.230; 143.765 (Mount Gellibrand)
Mount Mercer Wind Farm 131 Foresight Group Senvion Victoria 37°50′28″S 143°52′16″E / 37.84111°S 143.87111°E / -37.84111; 143.87111 (Mount Mercer)
Mount Millar Wind Farm 70 Foresight Group Enercon South Australia 33°37′57″S 136°41′6″E / 33.63250°S 136.68500°E / -33.63250; 136.68500 (Mount Millar)
Mumbida Wind Farm[13] 55 Synergy and Foresight Group GE Western Australia 28°59′31″S 114°57′32″E / 28.992°S 114.959°E / -28.992; 114.959 (Mumbida)
Musselroe Wind Farm 168 Hydro Tasmania Vestas Tasmania 40°46′48″S 147°59′4″E / 40.78000°S 147.98444°E / -40.78000; 147.98444 (Musselroe)
Oaklands Hill Wind Farm 63 AGL Energy Suzlon Victoria 37°41′16″S 142°33′10″E / 37.68778°S 142.55278°E / -37.68778; 142.55278 (Oaklands Hill)
Portland Wind Farm 195 Pacific Blue Senvion Victoria 38°21′8.74″S 141°35′14.4″E / 38.3524278°S 141.587333°E / -38.3524278; 141.587333 (Portland)
Sapphire Wind Farm[14] 270 CWP Renewables[15] Vestas New South Wales 29°46′52″S 151°34′26″E / 29.781°S 151.574°E / -29.781; 151.574 (Sapphire)
Silverton Wind Farm 199 Tilt Renewables GE New South Wales 31°47′38″S 141°15′29″E / 31.794°S 141.258°E / -31.794; 141.258 (Silverton)
Snowtown Group 369 Tilt Renewables Suzlon South Australia 33°49′48″S 138°7′7″E / 33.83000°S 138.11861°E / -33.83000; 138.11861 (Snowtown)
Stockyard Hill Wind Farm[16] 530 Goldwind Australia Goldwind Victoria 37°32′9″S 143°15′5″E / 37.53583°S 143.25139°E / -37.53583; 143.25139 (Stockyard Hill)
Taralga Wind Farm 106.8 State Power Investment Corporation Vestas New South Wales 34°25′16″S 149°51′50″E / 34.42111°S 149.86389°E / -34.42111; 149.86389 (Taralga)
Walkaway Wind Farm 90 Infigen Energy Vestas Western Australia 28°53′53″S 114°52′7″E / 28.89806°S 114.86861°E / -28.89806; 114.86861 (Walkaway)
Waterloo Wind Farm 111 Roaring 40s Vestas South Australia 34°0′6″S 138°54′51″E / 34.00167°S 138.91417°E / -34.00167; 138.91417 (Waterloo)
Wattle Point Wind Farm 91 AGL Energy Vestas South Australia 35°07′21″S 137°42′55″E / 35.12250°S 137.71528°E / -35.12250; 137.71528 (Wattle Point)
Waubra Wind Farm 192 Acciona Energy &
ANZ Infrastructure Services		 Acciona Victoria 37°19′32″S 143°36′32″E / 37.32556°S 143.60889°E / -37.32556; 143.60889 (Waubra)
White Rock Wind Farm (Stage I)[17] 175 Goldwind Australia[11] Goldwind New South Wales 29°48′43″S 151°32′53″E / 29.812°S 151.548°E / -29.812; 151.548 (White Rock)
Willogoleche Wind Farm[18] 119 Engie GE South Australia 33°23′35″S 138°50′53″E / 33.393°S 138.848°E / -33.393; 138.848 (Willogoleche)
Woolnorth Wind Farm 140 Roaring 40s & Hydro Tasmania Vestas Tasmania 40°41′06″S 144°43′01″E / 40.68500°S 144.71694°E / -40.68500; 144.71694 (Woolnorth)

Under construction edit

Large wind farms approved and under construction

Wind farm Installed
capacity
(MW)		 Developer Turbine Make State Coordinates Expected completion
MacIntyre Wind Farm 1026 Acciona & Clean Co Nordex Group Queensland 28°20′24″S 151°30′26″E / 28.3399°S 151.5073°E / -28.3399; 151.5073 (MacIntyre) 2024
Golden Plains Wind Farm 1330 Westwind Energy Vestas Victoria 2027
Rye Park Wind Farm 396 Tilt Renewables Vestas New South Wales 2024

See also edit

References edit

  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. ^ "Cattle Hill wind farm project blows on in Central Highlands". The Examiner. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Collector Wind Farm - Major Projects - Department of Planning and Environment". Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Collector Wind Farm". Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Coopers Gap Wind Farm". www.agl.com.au. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Cleanco signs new 180MW wind project". Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Gullen Range Wind Farm".
  10. ^ "Newest Tasmanian wind farm fully operational". 20 December 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Goldwind Australia". Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Mt Gellibrand Wind Farm". Acciona. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  13. ^ "About us | mumbidawindfarm.com.au". www.mumbidawindfarm.com.au.
  14. ^ "Sapphire Wind Farm". Sapphire Wind Farm. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Wind Projects". CWP renewables. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  16. ^ "First Goldwind Wind Turbine installed at Stockyard Hill Wind Farm" (PDF).
  17. ^ "White Rock Wind Farm". White Rock Wind Farm. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  18. ^ "Willogoleche Wind Farm". Engie. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
 
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