Roaring 40s is pleased to announce that on Thursday 12 January construction commenced on Stage Three of the Woolnorth Wind Farm, Woolnorth Studland Bay.

 At this stage, access roadworks to the turbine footings have commenced, and turbine footings are expected to be completed by April 2006.

The construction of the turbine footings will involve 10,000 cubic metres of concrete, which will be the largest project of this kind under construction in Tasmania at present. 

It is anticipated that construction will be completed, and all turbines operational by early 2007. 

Construction of the site infrastructure is being undertaken by local contracting company, Hazell Brothers, in a joint venture with AREVA, and is expected to employ 50 personnel over the life of the project.

When completed, the site will comprise 25 new V90 wind turbines, each with a generating capacity of 3MW, for a total wind farm capacity of 75MW. The V90 machines will be the largest wind turbines in operation in Australia, and will stand 80 metres above the ground.

Overall, the completion of Woolnorth Studland Bay will take the total generating capacity of the North West coast wind farm to 140MW, making it the largest wind farm in Australia.

“The commencement of Woolnorth Studland Bay Wind Farm is an exciting development for Roaring 40s, the North West Coast and Tasmania in general,” said Roaring 40s Managing Director, Mark Kelleher.

“The project will generate valuable jobs in the Tasmanian community and significantly increase Roaring 40s wind portfolio, reinforcing its position as Australia’s leading wind energy generator.”

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