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This is a list of [[wind farms]] in [[Victoria, Australia]], having a generating capacity of more than 5 MW:<ref>[http://www.auswind.org/projects/vic.php Wind Energy Projects in Victoria]</ref>
This is a list of [[wind farms]] in [[Victoria, Australia]], having a generating capacity of more than 5 MW.<ref>[http://www.auswind.org/projects/vic.php Wind Energy Projects in Victoria]</ref>

Victoria has some of the best wind resources in Australia, along the southern coast and in the higher altitude areas. Most of Victoria's wind farms are being built along the southern coast and around the Ballarat, Ararat, and Hamilton areas.<ref name=dave>[http://www.geocities.com/daveclarkecb/Australia/WindVic.html Wind Farms in Victoria]</ref>

The policies of the former [[John Howard|Howard Government]] hindered the development of wind power in Victoria. Most of the wind farms built before 2008 were quite small, and the total installed capacity for the state in February 2008 was around 130 MW. But the situation is changing and two wind farms with capacities over 100 MW each ([[Portland Wind Project]] and [[Waubra Wind Farm]]) are under construction, several more have been approved, and more again proposed.<ref name=dave/>



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Revision as of 03:53, 22 April 2008

This is a list of wind farms in Victoria, Australia, having a generating capacity of more than 5 MW.[1]

Victoria has some of the best wind resources in Australia, along the southern coast and in the higher altitude areas. Most of Victoria's wind farms are being built along the southern coast and around the Ballarat, Ararat, and Hamilton areas.[2]

The policies of the former Howard Government hindered the development of wind power in Victoria. Most of the wind farms built before 2008 were quite small, and the total installed capacity for the state in February 2008 was around 130 MW. But the situation is changing and two wind farms with capacities over 100 MW each (Portland Wind Project and Waubra Wind Farm) are under construction, several more have been approved, and more again proposed.[2]


Project Name Sponsoring Company Coordinates Capacity Status Notes
Codrington Wind Farm Pacific Hydro 18.2MW Installed
Toora Wind Farm Stanwell Corporation 21MW Installed
Challicum Hills Wind Farm Pacific Hydro 52.5MW Installed
Yambuk Pacific Hydro 30 MW Installed
Bald Hills Wind Farm Wind Power Pty Ltd 109MW Planning Approved[3]
Portland Wind Project Pacific Hydro 195 MW Under Construction
Dollar AGL Energy 80MW Project Suspended[4][5]
Rosedale Pacific Hydro 50MW Feasibility
Waubra Wind Farm Acciona Energy/ ANZ Infrastructure Services 192MW Under Construction
Yaloak Wind Farm Pacific Hydro 105MW Feasibility
Macarthur AGL Energy 329MW Planning Approved[6]
Mt. Mercer WestWind Energy 125MW Planning Approved[7]
Lal Lal WestWind Energy 160MW Proposed[8]
Lake Gillear/ Logans Beach Skygen / CLP 40MW Project Abandoned
Crowlands/ Glenlofty Pacific Hydro 140MW Feasibility
Salt Creek Wind Farm (Woorndoo) Sustainable Energy Australia & NewEN Australia <30 MW Planning Approved
Mortons Lane Wind Farm (Woodhouse) Sustainable Energy Australia & NewEN Australia <30 MW Planning Approved
Baynton Stanwell Corporation and WindLab Systems 50MW Feasibility
Naroghid Wind Farm Developments 30MW Planning Approved
Korumburra Wind Power Pty Ltd 12MW Feasibility
Mount Gellibrand ProVentum 232 MW Planning Approved
Welshpool AGL Energy 18 MW Feasibility
Portland Wind Power Pty Ltd 17.5 MW Feasibility
Yarram Wind Farm Synergy Wind 14MW Planning Approved
Sidonia Hills Hydro Tasmania 120MW Feasibility
Newfield Acciona Energy 22.5MW Seeking Approval
Berrimal Acciona Energy 18MW Seeking Approval
Ballan Pacific Hydro 90 MW Proposed
Cape Bridgewater Pacific Hydro 51 MW Under Construction
Cape Bridgewater and Cape Nelson Energy Equity Corp 18 MW Proposed
Cape Nelson Primergy Ltd & Wind Propect Pty Ltd 15 MW Proposed
Cape Nelson Pacific Hydro 66 MW Proposed
Cape Sir William Grant Pacific Hydro 12 MW Proposed
Dean Wind Power Pty Ltd 20 MW Proposed
Nirranda Stanwell Corporation 50 MW Proposed
Nirranda South Wind Farm Developments / Meridian Energy 50 MW Proposed
Pyrenees Wind Power Pty Ltd 200 MW Proposed
Wonthaggi Wind Farm Wind Power Pty Ltd 10.5 MW Proposed

See also

References

  1. ^ Wind Energy Projects in Victoria
  2. ^ a b Wind Farms in Victoria
  3. ^ "Wind farm ready to fly". Herald Sun. News Limited. 21 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-17. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Gippsland wind farm plan blows over". Herald Sun. News Limited. 15 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "Gipplsand wind farm dumped". Herald Sun. News Limited. 15 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-17. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "$600m wind farm gets go-ahead". Herald Sun. News Limited. 27 October 2006. Retrieved 2007-11-17. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "Wind farm gets green light". Herald Sun. News Limited. 12 April 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-17. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "Ballarat wind farm proposal". Herald Sun. News Limited. 29 December 2006. Retrieved 2007-11-17. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)


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