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
CountryAustralia
LocationVictoria
Coordinates38°36′11″S 145°32′26″E
StatusOperational
Commission dateDecember 2005
Owner(s)eDL Energy
Wind farm
Hub height8
Rotor diameter82m
Rated wind speed25m/s [1]
Power generation
Units operational6
Make and modelREpower: MM82
Nameplate capacity12 MW

Technical Details

Each of the turbines is a German made REpower MM82 turbines, each sitting on an Australian made 66m tall tower.[2] 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,[3] Senvion (formerly REpower), the manufacturers of the turbine, replaced the blades and blamed the issue on a manufacturing fault. [4]

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See also

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. "Worries at Victorian wind farm after rotor blade snaps". The Australian. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  4. "Senvion - Wonthaggi Blade Incident". 31 July 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2015.


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