Musselroe Wind Farm

{{Short description|Wind farm in Tasmania, Australia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2015}} {{Infobox power station | name = Musselroe Wind Farm | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = | coordinates = {{Coord|40.780556|S|148.029444|E|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = | country = Australia | location = | status = O | construction_began = | commissioned = 2013 | decommissioned = | cost = $394 million | owner = | operator = [[Hydro Tasmania]] | ps_units_operational = 56 × 3 MW | ps_units_planned = | ps_units_manu_model = [[Vestas]] V90 | wind_hub_height = {{convert|80|m|ft|0}} | wind_rotor_diameter = {{convert|90|m|ft|0}} | wind_rated_speed = | wind_farm_type = Onshore | wind_site_elevation = | wind_site_usage = | wind_site_area = | ps_electrical_capacity = 168 [[Megawatt|MW]] | ps_electrical_cap_fac = 38.39% <small>(average 2014-2021)</small> | ps_annual_generation = 564.9 GWh <small>(average 2014-2021)</small> | website = {{url|https://www.woolnorthwind.com.au/wind-farms/musselroe}} | extra = }}

'''Musselroe Wind Farm''' is a [[wind farm]] at [[Cape Portland]], [[Tasmania]], [[Australia]].<ref>Alan Copeland. ''[http://www.abareconomics.com/publications_html/energy/energy_09/EG09_Oct.pdf Electricity Generation Major Development Projects -- October 2009 Listing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707074359/http://www.abareconomics.com/publications_html/energy/energy_09/EG09_Oct.pdf |date=7 July 2011 }}'', [[Australian Bureau of Agricultural & Resource Economics]], November 2009, p. 9.</ref> It was the third wind farm built in the state, following the Bluff Point and Studland Bay Wind Farms (making up the larger Woolnorth Wind Farm).

While it is operated by [[Hydro Tasmania]], which has a 25% stake in the farm, China-based Shenhua Clean Energy (SCE) owns a 75% stake in the farm. Guohua Energy Investment owns a 75% share in SCE, while its sister company, Shenhua Hong Kong, owning the remaining 25% share in SCE.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hydro Tasmania, Shenhua Clean Energy to build Musselroe Wind Farm in Australia|url=https://www.power-technology.com/uncategorised/newshydro-tasmania-shenhua-clean-energy-extend-partnership-over-musselroe-wind-farm-in-australia/|access-date=2021-04-15|website=www.power-technology.com|archive-date=15 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415025230/https://www.power-technology.com/uncategorised/newshydro-tasmania-shenhua-clean-energy-extend-partnership-over-musselroe-wind-farm-in-australia/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The farm consists of 56 Vestas V90-3MW wind turbines, with a generating capacity of 168 MW. The energy output from the Musselroe Wind Farm will be sufficient to supply electricity to around 50,000 households and abate 450,000 tonnes of {{CO2}} emissions annually.<ref>Alison Andrews: [http://www.examiner.com.au/story/1175169/musselroe-wind-farm-to-light-up-tasmania-from-february/ "Musselroe wind farm to light up Tasmania from February "] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121212070310/http://www.examiner.com.au/story/1175169/musselroe-wind-farm-to-light-up-tasmania-from-february/ |date=12 December 2012 }} in The Examiner, 10 December 2012</ref>

The first 37 turbines were connected to the grid in 2013,<ref>Tim Walker and Leon Compton: [http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2013/04/23/3743684.htm "Musselroe Windfarm online"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425081556/http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2013/04/23/3743684.htm |date=25 April 2013 }} [[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] 23 April 2013</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220821083524/https://engineersaustralia.org.au/sites/default/files/2022-06/eha-magazine-v1-6.pdf The Hydro after 100 Years] ''[[EHA Magazine]]'' March 2015 page 19</ref> and the full farm was completed in January 2014.<ref>Mounster, Bruce: [http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/energy-future-lies-in-the-wind-as-tasmania-is-urged-to-embrace-a-world-class-resource/story-fnj4f7k1-1226805037613 "Energy future lies in the wind as Tasmania is urged to embrace a 'world-class resource'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305100040/http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/energy-future-lies-in-the-wind-as-tasmania-is-urged-to-embrace-a-world-class-resource/story-fnj4f7k1-1226805037613 |date=5 March 2014 }} in ''[[The Mercury (Hobart)|The Mercury]]'', 19 January 2014</ref>

==Operations== The generation table uses [http://nemlog.com.au/ eljmkt nemlog] to obtain generation values for each month. Grid connection started in March 2013, and was fully commissioned during September 2013. {| class="wikitable" |+Musselroe Wind Farm Generation (MWh) !Year !Total !Jan !Feb !Mar !Apr !May !Jun !Jul !Aug !Sep !Oct !Nov !Dec |- |2013 |295,995 |N/A |N/A |32* |241* |945* |7,468* |30,983* |48,784* |51,220* |68,997 |35,500 |51,825 |- |2014 |484,474 |34,713 |27,852 |31,917 |34,204 |44,233 |39,258 |40,538 |34,299 |46,341 |53,862 |47,685 |49,572 |- |2015 |510,368 |45,190 |29,885 |53,417 |24,113 |48,269 |45,136 |52,411 |43,939 |25,602 |36,782 |56,514 |49,110 |- |2016 |612,762 |42,717 |35,000 |32,513 |38,435 |54,397 |66,585 |74,100 |52,272 |40,050 |65,207 |61,271 |50,215 |- |2017 |552,314 |58,317 |45,091 |35,292 |23,034 |37,767 |42,745 |47,559 |47,323 |69,999 |51,901 |32,724 |60,562 |- |2018 |581,505 |41,025 |36,252 |43,946 |52,602 |60,142 |41,883 |67,299 |61,374 |59,152 |32,440 |40,365 |45,025 |- |2019 |654,555 |50,717 |53,246 |41,241 |49,790 |55,566 |40,342 |74,391 |59,072 |55,465 |50,408 |70,404 |53,913 |- |2020 |555,972 |52,825 |58,586 |30,647 |56,364 |47,486 |37,668 |36,360 |46,909 |50,266 |45,181 |39,047 |54,633 |- |2021 |567,380 |49,594 |34,507 |50,766 |57,488 |47,518 |30,729 |50,829 |62,706 |59,434 |52,991 |31,725 |39,093 |} Note: Asterisk indicates power output was limited during the month.

Note: From 2018, the wind farm participated in the [[Ancillary services (electric power)|FCAS]] market; this generally reduces the amount of power provided to the grid in order to allow a ramp up when required.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Musselroe Wind Farm FCAS Trial - Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)|url=https://arena.gov.au/projects/musselroe-wind-farm-fcas-trial/|access-date=2021-04-09|website=[[Australian Renewable Energy Agency]]|language=en-AU|archive-date=9 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409224151/https://arena.gov.au/projects/musselroe-wind-farm-fcas-trial/|url-status=live}}</ref> The wind farm now has an apparent limit of ≈153 MW, rarely returning to its previous maximum output of around ≈166 MW when the grid demands it.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 2021|title=Musselroe Wind Farm Provision of FCAS|url=https://arena.gov.au/assets/2021/09/mussleroe-wind-farm-provision-of-fcas.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=8 October 2021|page=9|archive-date=7 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007202448/https://arena.gov.au/assets/2021/09/mussleroe-wind-farm-provision-of-fcas.pdf}}</ref>

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== External links == *[http://www.hydro.com.au/energy/our-power-stations/wind-power Musselroe Wind Farm] [[Hydro Tasmania]]

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