Badgingarra Wind Farm Explained

Badgingarra Wind Farm
Country:Australia
Location:Hill River, WA
Status:O
Construction Began:November 2017
Commissioned:2 May 2019
Cost:A$315m
Owner:APA Group
Ps Units Operational:37 × 3.6 MW
Ps Units Manu Model:Siemens SWT-3.6-130

Badgingarra Wind Farm is a wind farm in the locality of Hill River northwest of the town of Badgingarra in Western Australia, about north of Perth. It is owned by APA Group and located immediately north of the older Emu Downs Wind Farm which has the same owner.[1]

Construction of Badgingarra Wind Farm began in November 2017 and it was completed in early 2019. It consists of 37 Siemens wind turbine generators, each generating 3.6 MW of electricity. The turbine hubs are above the ground, and the rotor tips reach .[2] APA Group is also constructing the Badgingarra Solar Farm adjacent to the wind farm to provide 17.5 MW of solar photovoltaic generation.[1]

Badgingarra Wind Farm was officially opened by the Western Australian Energy Minister, Bill Johnston on 2 May 2019. It is connected to the Western Power network North Country region.[3] The output is contracted to Alinta Energy until the end of 2035.[2] The wind farm is expected to generate 500–550 GWh of energy per annum.[4]

Operations

AEMO records begin in January 2019 for the wind farm. The generation table uses AEMO Facility SCADA to obtain generation values for each month.

Badgingarra Wind Farm Generation (MWh)!Year!Total!Jan!Feb!Mar!Apr!May!Jun!Jul!Aug!Sep!Oct!Nov!Dec
2019524,71226,92436,86639,66442,25547,46240,17833,66444,66738,84550,86365,83457,490
2020504,24748,03340,04246,29833,56840,47636,93541,46145,95436,51245,63937,05052,279
Note: Asterisk indicates power output was limited during the month.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Western Australia renewables precinct . . 3 January 2021.
  2. Web site: Badgingarra Wind Farm . . 3 January 2021 . 8 October 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191008054939/https://www.apa.com.au/our-services/other-energy-services/wind--solar-farms/badgingarra-wind-farm/ . dead .
  3. WA's 130MW Badgingarra wind farm officially opens . . 2 May 2019 . . 3 January 2021.
  4. Web site: First turbine installed at 130-MW Aussie wind farm. 2021-01-04. Renewablesnow.com. en.