South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales all broke records for wind power generation during August.
Helped along by blustery conditions during the week beginning August 11; the amount of power generated during the month was enough to power 155,000 homes for an entire year says the Clean Energy Council (CEC).
In South Australia, wind power provided just under 40 percent of the state’s electricity needs for the entire month.
“South Australia’s wind farms produced the lion’s share of the country’s wind power in August, but the new Macarthur Wind Farm in western Victoria is the largest in the Southern Hemisphere and provided a huge clean energy boost,” said CEC Policy Director Russell Marsh.
“These recent statistics add to results published by the Australian Energy Market Operator last week which showed that more than a quarter of South Australia’s power came from wind power over the last financial year.”
In other recent Australian wind power news, Construction of Infigen Energy’s $200 million Bodangora Wind Farm near Dubbo in central NSW has been given the green light by the NSW Planning Assessment Commission.
“The Department concluded that significant impacts are unlikely, noting the project would be designed to achieve compliance with applicable noise and vibration criteria at non associated dwelling and that the impacts on landscape values as a whole, would be acceptable.”
The Bodangora Wind Farm Project will consist of up to 33 wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 120 megawatts. Grid connection will be via a new substation connecting to an existing 132 kV transmission line. The site location is approximately 2 kilometres north-east of Bodangora.
The project has created divisions within the local community. Spurred on by myths perpetuated by various parties; some have expressed concerns about health issues. However, so-called “Wind Turbine Syndrome” has been thoroughly debunked and labelled a “communicated disease”.
