Collgar Wind Farm
| Collgar Wind Farm | |
|---|---|
 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) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 111 × 2.0 MW |
| Make and model | Vestas V90-2MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 222 MW |
| Capacity factor | 38.1% (estimated) |
| Annual net output | 740 GWh (current) |
| 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 built in the first stage,[2][3] and a total capacity of 222 MW,[4] it is expected to generate 720 GWh on average per year over the life of the project.[1] It became fully operational in October 2011.[5]
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,[5] the wind farm was connected to the grid in April 2011,[1] and the first 50 turbines started operation in May 2011.[3][6] The wind farm became fully operational in October 2011.[5]
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.
=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 |
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| 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 |
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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
- ^ 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
