Wonthaggi Wind Farm
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 Location of Wonthaggi Wind Farm in Australia
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| Country | Australia |
| Location | Victoria |
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| Status | operational |
| Commission date | December 2005 |
| Owner(s) | Origin Energy |
| Wind farm | |
| Hub height | 66m |
| Rotor diameter | 82m |
| Rated wind speed | 25m/s [1] |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 6 |
| Make and model | REpower: MM82 |
| Nameplate capacity | 12 MW |
Wonthaggi wind farm is a wind power station at Wonthaggi in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It has six wind turbines, with a total generating capacity of 12 MW of electricity.
Technical Details
Each of the turbines is a German made REpower MM82 turbines, each sitting on an Australian made 66m tall tower.[2] The farm is operated by Origin Energy Australia, and became operational in December 2005.
Blade Snapping Incident
In March 2012 one of the rotor blades snapped,[3] Senvion (formerly REpower), the manufacturers of the turbine, replaced the blades and blamed the issue on a manufacturing fault. [4]
See also
References
External links
- Wind Power page on Wonthaggi Wind Farm
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