Wonthaggi Wind Farm, Victoria (Australia)
Wonthaggi wind farm is a wind power station at Wonthaggi in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. It has 6 wind turbines, with a total generating capacity of 12 MW of electricity.
Technical Details
Each of the turbines is a German made Senvion (formerly REpower) MM82 turbines, with a rotor diameter of 82m, and each nacelle sitting on an Australian made 69m tall tower. The farm is operated by eDL Energy Australia, and became operational in December 2005.
Blade Snapping Incident
In March 2012 one of the rotor blades snapped, Senvion (formerly REpower), the manufacturers of the turbine, replaced the blades. The fault was due to a manufacturing defect.
See also
References
- ^ "Technical data about Repower MM82 wind turbine". Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Keppel Prince - REpower: Wonthaggi Wind Farm". Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "EDL Factsheet" (PDF). Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Worries at Victorian wind farm after rotor blade snaps". The Australian. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Senvion - Wonthaggi Blade Incident". 31 July 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
External links
- Wind Power page on Wonthaggi Wind Farm
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