Dundonnell Wind Farm

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Dundonnell Wind Farm
CountryAustralia
LocationMortlake
Coordinates37°52′S 142°58′E / 37.867°S 142.967°E / -37.867; 142.967Coordinates: 37°52′S 142°58′E / 37.867°S 142.967°E / -37.867; 142.967
StatusOperational
Construction beganJanuary 2019
Commission dateMarch 2020
Owner(s)Tilt Renewables
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Hub height114 metres
Rotor diameter150 metres
Power generation
Units operational80 × 4.2 MW
Make and modelVestas V150-4.2MW
Nameplate capacity336 MW
External links
Websitewww.tiltrenewables.com/assets-and-projects/Dundonnell-Wind-Farm/
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Dundonnell Wind Farm is at , 23 kilometres (14 mi) northeast of Mortlake in the Australian state of Victoria. Construction began in January 2019 and was completed in 2020 with 80 Vestas wind turbines with a capacity to generate 336MW of electricity.[1] The drive trains and hubs were assembled at the former Ford Australia site in Geelong.[2]

The wind farm has contracts to supply 37% of its output to the government of Victoria and 50% to Snowy Hydro. It is being developed by Tilt Renewables.[3] The wind farm connects to the grid via 38 kilometres of 220kV overhead transmission line to a substation near the Mortlake Power Station.[4]

A 327 tonne transformer transported at night took four nights to reach Dundonnell from Glen Waverley in eastern Melbourne in August 2019.[5] It was manufactured there by the Wilson Transformer Company.[6] The developer spent $80 million to connect the wind farm to the main 500 kV grid via a 38 km 220 kV Ausnet line, avoiding the connection problems many other generating stations have in the interior.[7] Full commissioning was delayed in mid-2020 due to concerns of the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), despite it being commissioned according to a plan negotiated with AEMO in 2018.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Vestas wins largest project in Victoria's Renewable Energy Auction with the first V150-4.2MW turbines in Australia". 14 November 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Vorrath, Sophie (26 September 2019). "Vestas wind turbine assembly plant opens at old Ford factory in Victoria". . Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  3. ^ Vorrath, Sophie (18 January 2019). "Construction begins on 336MW Dundonnell wind farm – one of biggest in Victoria". . Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  4. ^ Himmelreich, Everard (17 January 2019). "Work begins on 80-turbine Dundonnell wind farm". . Australian Community Media. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  5. ^ Beers, Lucy Mae (12 August 2019). "Superload to hit the road and cause traffic delays across Melbourne". 7NEWS. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  6. ^ Cowan, Geordie (8 August 2019). "Superload made in Glen Waverley by Wilson Transformer Company hits the road". Herald Sun. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  7. ^ Parkinson, Giles (17 March 2020). "Huge Dundonnell wind farm begins production in Victoria". RenewEconomy.
  8. ^ Vorrath, Sophie (13 July 2020). "Huge Dundonnell wind farm hit by "unanticipated" commissioning delays". . Retrieved 11 August 2020.


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