Waterloo Wind Farm
| Waterloo Wind Farm | |
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 Turbines in 2010 | |
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| Country | Australia |
| Location | Waterloo, South Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°59′S 138°54′E / 33.983°S 138.900°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 2008 |
| Commission date | November 2010 and November 2016 |
| Owner(s) | Palisade Investment Partners and Northleaf Capital |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | Onshore |
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| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 43 |
| Make and model | Vestas |
| Units planned | 37 × 3 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 131 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | http://waterloowindfarm.com.au/ |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Waterloo wind farm is east of Manoora, South Australia. It is the largest wind farm operated by EnergyAustralia.
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The wind farm is positioned along a rocky north–south ridge on privately owned property at Waterloo.[1] The 111 megawatt wind farm spreads across five acres of land and cost about $350 million, it began construction in November, 2008 and has been operational since October 2010.
For about two months in 2013, the site was monitored by the Environmental Protection Authority. The wind farm's infrasound and low-frequency noise were both examined.[2] Acoustics firm Resonate conducted noise and meteorological monitoring in the area.[3]
Turbines[edit]
Waterloo wind farm opened with 37 Vestas V90-3MW turbines,[4] each 80 metres high, with each turbine blade 44 metres long and weighing about 8 tonnes. The tower sections weigh approximately 90 tonnes in total with the tower and blades combined weighing 125 tonnes. On average the blades turn at 16.2 rpm. There are four levels in a turbine and it takes about five minutes to get to the top.
Each wind turbine produces on average 24 megawatt hours of electricity each day. On a windy day three wind turbines can power the whole of Clare and the whole wind farm can power up to 163,000 homes or 5 to 10% of South Australia.
The wind farm was expanded with six additional Vestas V117 turbines in 2016 at a cost of A$43 million.[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Waterloo Wind Farm". EnergyAustralia. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ Peter Hannam (14 May 2013). "Power giant cuts stake in controversial wind farm". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Waterloo Wind Farm Environmental Noise Study". Environmental Protection Authority (South Australia). Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Waterloo Wind Farm, a Roaring 40s success". EcoGeneration. Great Southern Press. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "About Us". Waterloo Wind Farm. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
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