Wonthaggi Wind Farm

Wonthaggi wind farm is a wind power station at Wonthaggi in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It has 6 wind turbines, with a total generating capacity of 12 MW of electricity.

Wonthaggi Wind Farm
Country	Australia
Location	Victoria
Coordinates	38°36′11″S 145°32′26″E
Commission date	December 2005
Owner	EDL Energy- serviced by Vestas
Wind farm
Distance from shore	700-900m
Hub height	69m
Rotor diameter	82m
Rated wind speed	25m/s [1]
Power generation
Units operational	6
Make and model	REpower: MM82
Nameplate capacity	12 MW
Annual net output	30 gigawatt hours (GWh)

Technical Details

Each of the turbines is a German made Senvion (formerly REpower) MM82 turbines, with a rotor diameter of 82m, and each nacelle sitting on an Australian made^[2] 69m tall tower.^[3] The farm is operated by eDL Energy Australia, and became operational in December 2005.

Blade Snapping Incident

In March 2012 one of the rotor blades snapped,^[4] Senvion (formerly REpower), the manufacturers of the turbine, replaced the blades. The fault was due to a manufacturing defect. ^[5]

See also

• Australia portal
• Weather portal
• Renewable energy portal

• Wind power in Australia

References

1. "Technical data about Repower MM82 wind turbine". Retrieved 19 January 2015.
2. "Keppel Prince - REpower: Wonthaggi Wind Farm". Retrieved 19 January 2015.
3. "EDL Factsheet" (PDF). Retrieved 3 March 2021.
4. "Worries at Victorian wind farm after rotor blade snaps". The Australian. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
5. "Senvion - Wonthaggi Blade Incident". 31 July 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

External links

• Wind Power page on Wonthaggi Wind Farm