Windy Hill Wind Farm

Windy Hill Wind Farm is a wind power station near Ravenshoe on the Atherton Tableland, Queensland, Australia. It has 20 wind turbines with a generating capacity of 12 MW of electricity, providing enough power for about 3,500 homes. The cost of the project was A$20 million. It was the second wind farm to be constructed in Queensland after the 0.45Mw station on Thursday Island (1997).

Windy Hill Wind Farm
Windy Hill Wind Farm
CountryAustralia
LocationRavenshoe, Queensland
Coordinates17°35′32″S 145°31′50″E
StatusOperational
Construction began1999 (1999)
Commission dateAugust 2000 (2000-08)
Construction cost$20 million
Owner(s)RATCH-Australia
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Site usageFarm land
Hub height46 m (151 ft)
Rotor diameter44 m (144 ft)
Rated wind speed13-25 m/s
Site elevation1,090 m (3,576 ft)
Power generation
Units operational20
Make and modelEnercon: E40
Nameplate capacity12MW
External links
Websitewww.tsinfrastructurefund.com/page/Infrastructure_Assets/Windy_Hill_wind_farm

The power station was commissioned in 2000 and was initially operated by the Stanwell Corporation. In December 2007 Windy Hill was sold to Transfield Services Infrastructure Fund (TSIF) as part of the Queensland Government's ClimateSmart 2050 strategy.[1][2] A new substation was built to allow the wind farm's power to connect to the existing 66 kV transmission line.[3] RATCH-Australia bought TSIF in 2011.

Wind turbines

The construction contractor for the wind farm was Powercorp.[3] The wind turbines are located on private land which continues to be used as a dairy farm.[4] Each tower is 44 metres high.[3] The turbines used at the facility are Enercon E40.[3] They can rotate at speeds between 14 rpm to 38 rpm.[3] Power from the turbines is carried by underground cable to the electricity grid.

See also

References
  1. Stanwell Annual Report
  2. TSI Fund acquires Five Wind Firms Transfield Services 29 November 2007
  3. "Windy Hill - Phase 1". Clean Energy Council. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  4. "Things to do and see: Windy Hill Wind Farm". Queensland Holidays. Tourism Queensland. Retrieved 9 September 2011.


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