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Portland Wind Project is one of Australia's largest wind farms. Located on the coast of south-western Victoria, it consists of four sites:
- Yambuk Wind Farm, the first stage of the project, consists of 20 turbines, each 105 metres high in total, and with a maximum rated output of 1.5 MW each for a total capacity of 30 MW. These were installed in early 2005. It is adjacent to the existing Codrington Wind Farm, and is expected to produce more than 90GWh annually at a capital cost of about 50 million Australian dollars.
- Stage two consists of another 100 turbines at three sites:
- Cape Bridgewater.
- Cape Nelson.
- Cape Sir William Grant.
Completion of the entire 195MW scheme is expected in 2007/08. The scheme will then produce more than 500GWh annually, at a capital cost of 270 million Australian dollars. The Danish turbine manufacturer, Vestas, has constructed a local blade manufacturing facility to support the project.
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