Granville Harbour Wind Farm

Granville Harbour Wind Farm is a wind farm operated by Palisade Investment Partners, on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia.

Granville Harbour Wind Farm
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CountryAustralia
LocationZeehan, Tasmania
Coordinates41°48′07″S 145°03′22″E / 41.802°S 145.056°E / -41.802; 145.056
StatusOperational
Construction beganAugust 2018
Commission dateDecember 2020
Construction cost$280 million
Operator(s)Palisade Investment Partners
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Hub height137 metres (449 ft)
Rotor diameter126 metres (413 ft)
Power generation
Units operational31 × 3.6 MW
Make and modelVestas V126
Nameplate capacity112 MW
Capacity factor41.63% (2021)
Annual net output408.5 GWh (2021)
External links
Websitegranvilleharbourwindfarm.com.au

The facility first generated to the grid on 27 February 2020 with the completion of its first turbine, with the site being fully commissioned and operational in December 2020.[1] The wind farm has 31 wind turbines and have a maximum capacity of 112 MW.[2]

It is located on a site 35 kilometres (22 mi) northwest of Zeehan, Tasmania.[3]

Operations

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The generation table uses eljmkt nemlog to obtain generation values for each month. Grid connection started in January 2020, and was fully commissioned in December 2020.

Granville Harbour Wind Farm Generation (MWh)
Year Total Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2020 216,847 0* 704* 5,265* 11,461* 22,341* 29,220* 23,440* 78* 35,447* 22,415* 30,988* 35,488*
2021 408,465 29,023 24,288 28,624 33,850 41,981 31,432 41,395 47,711 39,424 38,754 24,846 27,137

Note: Asterisk indicates power output was limited during the month.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Newest Tasmanian wind farm fully operational". 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 12 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Granville Harbour Wind Farm". 2018. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Construction underway at Tasmania's Granville Harbour wind farm". RenewEconomy. 8 April 2019. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
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