Ararat Wind Farm Explained
| Ararat Wind Farm |
| Country: | Australia |
| Location: | 9-17km northeast of Ararat, Victoria |
| Status: | O |
| Construction Began: | August 2015 |
| Commissioned: | April 2017 |
| Owner: | Partners Group, RES Australia, OPTrust, GE |
| Operator: | Windlab |
| Wind Farm Type: | Onshore |
| Wind Hub Height: | 85m (279feet) |
| Wind Rotor Diameter: | 103m (338feet) |
| Ps Units Operational: | 75 × 3.2 MW |
| Ps Units Manu Model: | General Electric 3.2-103 |
| Ps Electrical Capacity: | 240 |
| Ps Electrical Cap Fac: | 27.49% (average 2018-2021) |
| Ps Annual Generation: | 578.0 GWh (average 2018-2021) |
Ararat Wind Farm is a wind farm in western Victoria, Australia. It is located approximately 180km northwest of Melbourne.[1] It was officially opened on 27 June 2017 and was the third-largest wind farm in Australia at that time, with capacity to generate 240MW from 75 turbines.[2]
The farm has General Electric turbines that have a rated capacity of 3.2 MW,[3] a hub height of 85 metres,[4] 103 metre rotor diameter, and a tip height of 135 metres.
Of the 75 turbines, 70 are in the Rural City of Ararat and five are in the Shire of Northern Grampians.[5]
Operations
The wind farm began grid output in August 2016[6] and reached full output in June 2017[7] and has operated continuously since then. The generation table uses eljmkt nemlog to obtain generation values for each month.
Ararat Wind Farm Generation (MWh)!Year!Total!Jan!Feb!Mar!Apr!May!Jun!Jul!Aug!Sep!Oct!Nov!Dec| 2016 | 75,683 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 716* | 8,266* | 18,075* | 22,087* | 26,539* |
| 2017 | 474,810 | 30,091* | 36,563* | 36,941* | 34,929* | 33,736* | 16,404* | 50,732 | 45,204 | 55,910 | 45,690 | 38,293 | 50,317 |
| 2018 | 592,510 | 53,655 | 46,062 | 56,475 | 30,700 | 54,112 | 38,952 | 63,663 | 56,214 | 44,039 | 53,829 | 48,864 | 45,945 |
| 2019 | 576,679 | 50,997 | 41,975 | 40,628 | 32,156 | 49,759 | 50,346 | 51,941 | 58,583 | 45,636 | 45,893 | 51,321 | 57,444 |
| 2020 | 589,419 | 53,954 | 46,572 | 62,532 | 39,658 | 55,387 | 37,301 | 37,466 | 50,866 | 56,740 | 52,194 | 42,836 | 53,913 |
| 2021 | 553,226 | 61,029 | 43,860 | 41,105 | 30,585 | 44,109 | 41,653 | 51,395 | 45,724 | 43,136 | 48,326 | 50,474 | 51,830 | |
Note: Asterisk indicates power output was limited during the month.
Notes and References
- Web site: Ararat Wind Farm Key facts and figures. live. 14 October 2021. 4 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210304034527/https://www.ararat-windfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/awf-infographic.pdf.
- News: Australia's third-largest wind farm switches on to full capacity . 27 July 2017 . RenewEconomy . 7 July 2018 . 7 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180707130227/https://reneweconomy.com.au/australias-third-largest-wind-farm-switches-full-capacity-58228/ . live .
- Web site: Ararat (Australia) - Wind farms - Online access - The Wind Power. 2021-10-13. www.thewindpower.net. 24 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171124203448/https://www.thewindpower.net/windfarm_en_23761_ararat.php. live.
- Web site: Ararat Wind Farm Round 2 Noise Compliance Testing. live. 14 October 2021. 2. 13 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211013224702/https://www.ararat-windfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Round-2-Noise-Compliance-Testing-August-2019-Appendices-V1.pdf.
- Web site: Ararat Wind Farm, Victoria . Verdict Media Limited . Power Technology . 7 July 2018 . 7 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180707123428/https://www.power-technology.com/projects/ararat-wind-farm-victoria/ . live .
- Web site: Ararat Wind Farm begins production in Victoria during August – WattClarity. 2021-10-13. en-AU. 20 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210220172959/https://wattclarity.com.au/articles/2016/08/ararat-wind-farm-begins-production-in-victoria-during-august/. live.
- Web site: Ararat Wind Farm fully switched on. live. 2021-10-13. www.sustainabilitymatters.net.au. en. 28 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328162723/https://www.sustainabilitymatters.net.au/content/energy/news/ararat-wind-farm-fully-switched-on-1003821322.
