Walkaway Wind Farm
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| Alinta 'Walkaway' Wind Farm | |
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| Official name | Alinta Wind Farm |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Walkaway, Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 28°53′53″S 114°52′7″E / 28.89806°S 114.86861°ECoordinates: 28°53′53″S 114°52′7″E / 28.89806°S 114.86861°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | August 2004 |
| Owner(s) | Infigen Energy |
| Operator(s) | Infigen Energy |
| Developer(s) | Renewable Power Ventures Pty Ltd |
| Turbine | |
| Turbines | 54 |
| Model(s) | NEG Micon NM82 |
| Hub height | 80 metres |
| Rotor diameter | 82 metres |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | Onshore |
| Land use | Stock grazing and broadacre crops |
| Power generation | |
| Installed capacity | 89.1 MW |
| Website http://www.infigenenergy.com | |
Alinta wind farm (also known as Walkaway wind farm) is a wind power station at Walkaway, just south of Geraldton, Western Australia.[1]
The Alinta wind farm has an installed capacity of 89.1 megawatts. It supplies Perth and the south west in the south-west interconnected system (SWIS). The wind farm has 54 of one of the world's largest wind turbines.[1]
Each year the wind farm generates energy that would normally produce 360,150 tonnes of greenhouse gases if generated by fossil fuel based methods. This is the equivalent of removing 76,000 cars from the roads.[1]
Electricity produced by the wind farm is purchased mainly by Alinta Energy.[2]
The owner is Infigen Energy Pty Ltd.
See also
References
External links
- View the Alinta Wind Farm on Google Maps
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