Waubra Wind Farm

Waubra Wind Farm
Part of the Waubra Wind farm from the Sunraysia Highway
Location of Waubra Wind Farm
Country	Australia
Location	Waubra, Victoria
Coordinates	37°20′53″S 143°36′01″E / 37.347917°S 143.600208°E / -37.347917; 143.600208
Status	Completed
Construction began	December 2007
Commission date	July 2009
Construction cost	AUD 450m
Owner(s)	Acciona Australia
Operator(s)	Acciona Australia
Developer(s)	Acciona Australia
Constructor(s)	EDI Engineering
Turbine
Turbines	128
Power generation
Installed capacity	192 MW
Website http://www.acciona.com.au/business-divisions/energy/operational-projects/waubra-wind-farm

Waubra wind farm under construction, 5 April 2008

Wind farm viewed from Waubra township

The Waubra wind farm is located on both sides of the Sunraysia Highway 35 km north-west of Ballarat in Victoria, Australia. It is the fourth largest wind farm in Australia and was the largest wind farm by number of turbines and total capacity in the southern hemisphere upon its completion in July 2009.^[1]

Consisting of 128 wind turbines, with associated substations and an operations centre, each wind turbine has a capacity of 1.5 megawatts (MW). The total installed capacity is 192 MW.^[1]

The green energy generated by the wind farm each year provides electricity for 143,000 households enough to power a city 3-4 times the size of Ballarat.^[2] The Waubra Wind Farm offsets up to 635,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions every year.^[1]

Acciona Energy formed a Community Reference Group (CRG) for the construction phase of the Waubra wind farm, to provide a regular forum for community input to the project and to facilitate communication between members of the Waubra community and the wind farm project team.^[3]

The construction of the Waubra wind farm received financial assistance as part of the Victorian State Government’s Victorian Renewable Energy Target (VRET).^[1]

In July 2011 the Australian Broadcasting Corporation 4 Corners program explored health concerns connected with Australian wind farms in its "Against the Wind" report. The Waubra wind farm and the community living around it was featured in the report.

A viewing platform designed by Melbourne based firm JOH Architects ^[4] is accessible to tourists and located just off of the Sunraysia Highway.

See also

• List of wind farms in Victoria
• Wind power
• Wind power in Australia

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Waubra Wind Farm
2. ↑ Ballarat's Energy Use and Emissions - Stats & Facts. Breaze.org.au
3. ↑ Welcome to Waubra Wind Farm
4. ↑ "JOH Architects". 

External links

• Wind farms in Victoria
• Wind power and wind farms in Australia
• Viewing platform architects

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Coordinates: 37°19′32″S 143°36′32″E / 37.32556°S 143.60889°E / -37.32556; 143.60889