Goyder South Wind Farm

Goyder South Wind Farm
Map
Country
  • Australia
Coordinates33°45′S 138°55′E / 33.75°S 138.92°E / -33.75; 138.92
Wind farm
Type
Rotor diameter
  • 158 m (518 ft)
Power generation
Units under const.75 × 5.5 MW
Nameplate capacity
  • 412 MW
External links
Websitegoyderenergy.com.au
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Goyder South Wind Farm is the first stage of the Goyder Renewables Zone development near Burra, South Australia. The Goyder South Wind Farm will be on the hills south-east of the town of Burra.

Early construction works for stage 1 began in December 2021. The project is owned by Neoen and the construction contract was awarded to a consortium of GE Renewable Energy and Elecnor.[1]

Generation capacity of stage 1 is anticipated to be 412MW. The Government of the Australian Capital Territory has signed a 14-year contract for 100MW of electricity from 1A, and the Olympic Dam mine signed a contract for 1B.[2] Generation will be from 75 GE 5.5-158 Cypress wind turbines. It will have a new transmission line to connect to the Robertstown substation. First power came online in April 2024,[3] and the facility is expected to be operational in 2024.[1] A 238.5 MW / 477 MWh grid battery is being built to balance power for the mine.[4]

The Goyder South Wind Farm proposal has replaced the 119 MW Stony Gap Wind Farm which had been proposed for the same area, originally by EnergyAustralia[5] who sold it to Palisade Investment Partners in 2017[6] before Neoen bought the proposal in September 2019 and included it in the larger plan.[7]

  1. ^ a b "Neoen gives go ahead on 412 MW wind farm, first stage of its Goyder Renewables Zone in South Australia". Neoen. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  2. ^ "BHP signs landmark renewable energy deal for huge Olympic Dam mine". RenewEconomy. 13 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Generation starts at what will be South Australia's biggest wind farm". RenewEconomy. 4 April 2024.
  4. ^ "South Australia's biggest battery achieves key registration and licence approvals". RenewEconomy. 20 August 2024.
  5. ^ "South Australia court dismisses anti-wind farm claims". Renew Economy. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Meeting Record - Community Liaison Group" (PDF). Waterloo Wind Farm. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Neoen submits plan for 2.7-GW hybrid renewables project in South Australia". S&P Global Market Intelligence. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2022.