Hornsdale Wind Farm
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| Hornsdale Wind Farm | |
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| Country | Australia |
| Location | South Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°03′29″S 138°32′38″E / 33.058°S 138.544°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction cost | A$89 million |
| Owner | Neoen Australia |
| Operator | |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor supplier | |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | Onshore |
| Hub height | 92.5 metres (303 ft)[1] |
| Rotor diameter | 110 metres (360 ft) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 99 |
| Nameplate capacity | 315 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | Official website |
The Hornsdale Wind Farm is an electricity generator in the locality of Hornsdale in the south-west of the Narien Range, north of Jamestown, South Australia. It consists of 99 wind turbines with a generation capacity of 315 megawatts (422,000 hp).[2] The plant is owned and operated by Neoen, a French renewable energy company.
The electricity generated by Hornsdale Wind Farm is contracted to be supplied to the Australian Capital Territory.[3]
The "Balance of Plant" civil engineering and site works for the wind farm was performed by Catcon for all three stages of construction.[4] The wind turbine generators were imported from Denmark, and the towers from Vietnam.[5] They were commissioned by Siemens Australia.[6] Before the whole wind farm was commissioned, Hornsdale was generating 86 MW immediately prior to the 2016 South Australian blackout in September 2016.[7]
Operation
The wind farm supplies 1 TWh/year to the 275 kV grid from 3.2 MW direct-drive turbines (no gearbox). The 100 MW Phase 2 tested supplying 6 out of 8 grid services between August 2017 and February 2018.[8][9][10]
Artwork
Two of the towers feature paintings by people from the indigenous peoples of the region. Jessica Turner is a Nukunu woman whose artwork represents the story of the serpent's role in forming aspects of the landscape, particularly waterholes. Chris Angrave and Louise Brown are Ngadjuri people who depicted how the Mungiura were found in hilly country, peering over the top of windbreaks before a storm, and blowing hard, which caused a whirly wind.[11]
