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'''Collgar Wind Farm''' is a [[wind farm]] located approximately 25 kilometres south-east of [[Merredin, Western Australia|Merredin]], [[Western Australia]].<ref name="PerthNow">[http://www.perthnow.com.au/business/was-biggest-wind-farm-is-now-online/story-e6frg2r3-1226039826312 Quinn, Russell: ''WA's biggest wind farm is now online''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110418052106/http://www.perthnow.com.au/business/was-biggest-wind-farm-is-now-online/story-e6frg2r3-1226039826312 |date=18 April 2011 }}, in Perth Now, 15 April 2011</ref> With 111 [[Vestas V90-2MW]] [[wind turbine]]s (de-rated to 1.856MW) built in the first stage,<ref>[http://www.collgarwindfarm.com.au/the-project/site-location-and-layout Collgar Wind Farm: ''Site location and layout''], retrieved 12 May 2011</ref><ref name="merredinmercury">[http://www.merredinmercury.com.au/news/local/news/general/first-power-generated/2160186.aspx Merredin Mercury: ''First power generated''], 11 May 2011</ref> and a total production capacity of 206 MW registered with AEMO,<ref>[http://www.collgarwindfarm.com.au/ |
'''Collgar Wind Farm''' is a [[wind farm]] located approximately 25 kilometres south-east of [[Merredin, Western Australia|Merredin]], [[Western Australia]].<ref name="PerthNow">[http://www.perthnow.com.au/business/was-biggest-wind-farm-is-now-online/story-e6frg2r3-1226039826312 Quinn, Russell: ''WA's biggest wind farm is now online''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110418052106/http://www.perthnow.com.au/business/was-biggest-wind-farm-is-now-online/story-e6frg2r3-1226039826312 |date=18 April 2011 }}, in Perth Now, 15 April 2011</ref> With 111 [[Vestas V90-2MW]] [[wind turbine]]s (de-rated to 1.856MW) built in the first stage,<ref>[http://www.collgarwindfarm.com.au/the-project/site-location-and-layout Collgar Wind Farm: ''Site location and layout''], retrieved 12 May 2011</ref><ref name="merredinmercury">[http://www.merredinmercury.com.au/news/local/news/general/first-power-generated/2160186.aspx Merredin Mercury: ''First power generated''], 11 May 2011</ref> and a total production capacity of 206 MW registered with AEMO,<ref>[http://www.collgarwindfarm.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/CWF_Fact_Sheet.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2iLX-qGQD3xAZJJx-ZL_hqT8vgAwI3G9kqM6bsHOfBTOJzJHDxu2zr808 Collgar fact sheet]{{dead link|date=August 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}, retrieved 12 May 2011</ref> it is Western Australia's second largest wind farm. It is expected to generate 720 GWh on average per year over the 30-year life of the project.<ref name="PerthNow"/> The farm's website notes it should produce 630 to 750 GWh of energy each year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fast Facts|url=https://www.collgarwindfarm.com.au/information-hub/fast-facts/|access-date=2021-01-02|website=Collgar Wind Farm|language=en}}</ref>It became fully operational in October 2011.<ref name="History">[http://www.collgarwindfarm.com.au/the-project/history Collgar Wind Warm: "History"], retrieved 11 December 2012</ref> |
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==History== |
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Revision as of 03:54, 19 July 2021
| Collgar Wind Farm | |
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 Collgar Wind Farm in 2019 | |
 Collgar Wind Farm in Australia | |
| Country | Australia |
| Location | Near Merredin |
| Coordinates | 31°32′35″S 118°27′16″E / 31.5430556°S 118.4545833°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | June 2010 |
| Commission date | March 2012 |
| Construction cost | A$750m |
| Owner | Retail Employees Superannuation Trust |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | Onshore |
| Hub height | 80 metres (262 ft) |
| Rotor diameter | 90 metres (295 ft) |
| Site area | 18,000 hectares (180.00 km2) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 111 × 2.0 MW |
| Make and model | Vestas V90-2MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 222 MW |
| Capacity factor | 34.24% (average 2012-2020) |
| Annual net output | 665.8 GWh (average 2012-2020) |
| External links | |
| Website | [www.collgarwindfarm.com.au] |
Collgar Wind Farm is a wind farm located approximately 25 kilometres south-east of Merredin, Western Australia.[1] With 111 Vestas V90-2MW wind turbines (de-rated to 1.856MW) built in the first stage,[2][3] and a total production capacity of 206 MW registered with AEMO,[4] it is Western Australia's second largest wind farm. It is expected to generate 720 GWh on average per year over the 30-year life of the project.[1] The farm's website notes it should produce 630 to 750 GWh of energy each year.[5]It became fully operational in October 2011.[6]
History
Feasibility studies were carried out between 2006 and 2008, and planning approval was granted in September 2008. In March 2010 Collgar Wind Farm Pty Ltd was sold to UBS International Infrastructure Fund and Retail Employees Superannuation Trust. Construction began in June 2010,[6] the wind farm was connected to the grid in April 2011,[1] and the first 50 turbines started operation in May 2011.[3][7] The wind farm became fully operational in October 2011.[6]
Operations
AEMO records begin in June 2011 for the wind farm. The generation table uses AEMO Facility SCADA to obtain generation values for each month. Collgar's code is INVESTEC_COLLGAR_WF1, so that is used as part of a SUMIF operation (shown below) on the table to get the total. Note that each month's values start 8 hours into the respective month and extend 8 hours into the next month.
=SUMIF(E2:E Last Row,"*INVESTEC_COLLGAR_WF1*",F2:F Last Row)
| Year | Total | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 287,225 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14,614* | 26,360* | 31,306* | 46,699* | 53,002* | 58,121 | 57,123 |
| 2012 | 640,200 | 66,373 | 56,733 | 67,198 | 50,610 | 47,758 | 53,930 | 13,487* | 44,554 | 61,583 | 68,524 | 56,789 | 52,661 |
| 2013 | 647,963 | 67,685 | 57,569 | 52,933 | 33,712 | 45,245 | 37,273 | 47,667 | 56,082 | 61,154 | 53,857 | 72,971 | 61,815 |
| 2014 | 679,954 | 71,733 | 65,506 | 62,400 | 40,677 | 38,987 | 51,386 | 54,859 | 53,317 | 57,979 | 55,815 | 58,518 | 68,777 |
| 2015 | 681,676 | 76,184 | 48,963 | 49,333 | 62,347 | 53,540 | 55,564 | 47,088 | 52,165 | 55,576 | 56,859 | 55,722 | 68,335 |
| 2016 | 671,039 | 62,672 | 65,039 | 68,050 | 50,132 | 33,708 | 41,450 | 58,669 | 54,861 | 49,771 | 65,709 | 53,228 | 67,750 |
| 2017 | 659,380 | 60,082 | 63,272 | 61,459 | 44,549 | 41,218 | 43,654 | 59,908 | 57,077 | 43,134 | 62,263 | 62,389 | 60,375 |
| 2018 | 679,894 | 76,105 | 56,132 | 66,050 | 42,218 | 63,290 | 37,984 | 66,252 | 58,378 | 46,871 | 56,306 | 53,382 | 56,926 |
| 2019 | 660,021 | 63,699 | 56,889 | 58,262 | 58,831 | 44,249 | 62,698 | 44,437 | 55,378 | 48,264 | 54,667 | 58,579 | 54,068 |
| 2020 | 672,377 | 61,484 | 69,644 | 55,677 | 42,007 | 54,245 | 55,691 | 55,141 | 56,439 | 46,360 | 58,293 | 51,588 | 65,808 |
Note: Asterisk indicates power output was limited during the month.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Quinn, Russell: WA's biggest wind farm is now online Archived 18 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine, in Perth Now, 15 April 2011
- ^ Collgar Wind Farm: Site location and layout, retrieved 12 May 2011
- ^ a b Merredin Mercury: First power generated, 11 May 2011
- ^ Collgar fact sheet[permanent dead link], retrieved 12 May 2011
- ^ "Fast Facts". Collgar Wind Farm. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ a b c Collgar Wind Warm: "History", retrieved 11 December 2012
- ^ Giant WA wind farm spins up a storm in the Australian Financial Review, 12 May 2011
