Woolnorth 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 = Woolnorth Wind Farm | image = Vestas V66 turbines at Woolnorth Wind Farm.JPG | location = [[Woolnorth, Tasmania]] | coordinates = {{coord|-40.685|144.717|display=inline,title}} | owner = [[Shenhua Group]] (75%) [[Hydro Tasmania]] (25%) | status = | wind_hub_height = {{convert|60|m|ft|0}} [[Vestas]] V66 {{convert|80|m|ft|0}} [[Vestas]] V90 | wind_rotor_diameter = {{convert|66|m|ft|0}} {{convert|90|m|ft|0}} | ps_units_operational = 37 × 1.75 MW 25 × 3 MW | ps_units_manu_model = [[Vestas]] V66 1.75 MW [[Vestas]] V90 3 MW | ps_electrical_capacity = {{convert|140|MW|abbr=on}} | ps_electrical_cap_fac = 39.68% (average 2011-2021) | ps_annual_generation = 486.6 GWh (average 2011-2021) | commissioned = 2002, 2004, 2007 | decommissioned = }}

'''Woolnorth Wind Farm''' is a [[wind power]] complex, comprising two wind farms — Bluff Point and Studland Bay. They are located at the Woolnorth property at Woolnorth (which includes the location known as [[Cape Grim]]), in the far north-west of [[Tasmania]], Australia. Both wind farms are operated by Woolnorth Wind Farm Holdings, a 75:25 [[joint venture]] between [[Shenhua Group]] and [[Hydro Tasmania]].<ref name="shenhuanov2014">{{cite web|url=http://www.hydro.com.au/about-us/news/2014-11/agreement-announced-shenhua-group|title=Agreement announced with Shenhua Group|publisher=[[Hydro Tasmania]]|date=17 November 2014|access-date=18 December 2014|archive-date=18 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218144511/http://www.hydro.com.au/about-us/news/2014-11/agreement-announced-shenhua-group|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="hydrowindpower" />

==Farms== Bluff Point Wind Farm was constructed in two stages. The first consisted of six 1.75 MW [[Vestas]] V66 turbines and was commissioned in 2002. Stage two, commissioned in 2004, expanded the wind farm with a further 31 of the same turbines, for a total generating capacity of 65 MW.<ref name="hydrowindpower">{{cite web|url=http://www.hydro.com.au/energy/our-power-stations/wind-power|title=Wind power|publisher=[[Hydro Tasmania]]|access-date=18 December 2014|archive-date=18 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218145012/http://www.hydro.com.au/energy/our-power-stations/wind-power|url-status=live}}</ref>

Studland Bay Wind Farm was commissioned in 2007 and consists of 25 [[Vestas]] V90 turbines, each with a capacity of 3 MW, for a total capacity of 75 MW.<ref name="hydrowindpower" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=McHenry|first=Mark|title=Research Institute for Sustainable Energy|url=http://www.see.murdoch.edu.au/resources/info/Applic/Windfarm/index.html|access-date=2021-04-01|website=[[Murdoch University]]|language=en|archive-date=18 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318055733/http://www.see.murdoch.edu.au/resources/info/Applic/Windfarm/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090914185341/http://www.hazellbros.com.au/projects/12940081 Studland Bay Wind Farm] [[Hazell Bros]]</ref>

==Operations== The generation table uses [http://nemlog.com.au/ eljmkt nemlog] to obtain generation values for each month. Records date back to 2011. {| class="wikitable" |+Woolnorth Wind Farm Generation (MWh) !Year !Total !Jan !Feb !Mar !Apr !May !Jun !Jul !Aug !Sep !Oct !Nov !Dec |- |2011 |469,716 |39,658 |35,858 |42,696 |31,365 |30,879 |46,484 |46,893 |30,734 |46,957 |39,985 |39,969 |38,238 |- |2012 |467,622 |49,830 |28,135 |43,462 |19,446 |40,616 |40,214 |30,236 |46,554 |47,482 |36,285 |37,515 |47,847 |- |2013 |536,388 |35,686 |40,057 |46,856 |37,311 |35,635 |38,169 |43,667 |62,645 |50,599 |57,331 |37,831 |50,601 |- |2014 |463,337 |48,550 |39,743 |33,422 |31,214 |35,523 |36,174 |42,433 |32,790 |38,382 |48,292 |46,512 |30,302 |- |2015 |483,614 |44,238 |41,695 |38,120 |28,442 |48,737 |35,140 |45,423 |42,212 |29,484 |37,157 |47,441 |45,525 |- |2016 |508,793 |38,161 |33,279 |33,181 |31,385 |55,111 |43,337 |53,442 |44,660 |31,282 |56,429 |43,842 |44,684 |- |2017 |493,690 |43,947 |39,019 |35,655 |25,462 |36,867 |32,184 |40,560 |39,962 |58,798 |44,544 |53,543 |43,149 |- |2018 |510,694 |37,593 |40,834 |44,183 |34,802 |51,719 |36,433 |54,842 |50,383 |44,162 |38,224 |37,697 |39,822 |- |2019 |550,350 |38,060 |48,520 |35,164 |46,764 |46,939 |36,721 |59,585 |49,236 |42,244 |43,823 |50,838 |52,456 |- |2020 |479,922 |39,710 |41,761 |38,743 |40,451 |36,148 |33,202 |29,394 |42,176 |49,225 |35,982 |44,857 |48,273 |- |2021 |388,395 |41,326 |43,681 |48,620 |41,453 |22,329* |13,845* |21,981* |26,665* |25,446* |30,290 |31,801 |40,958 |} In May 2021, output was limited to ~75 MW.

==See also== {{stack|{{Portal|Australia|Weather|Renewable energy}}}} *[[Wind power in Australia]]

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[[Category:Circular Head Council]] [[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 2002]] [[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 2004]] [[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 2007]] [[Category:Wind farms in Tasmania]] [[Category:2002 establishments in Australia]]