Kiata Wind Farm Explained

Kiata Wind Farm
Coordinates:-36.402°N 141.752°W
Country:Australia
Location:Kiata, Victoria
Status:O
Construction Began:[1]
Commissioned:[2]
Cost:$75,000,000[3]
Owner:Windlab and John Laing Group
Operator:Windlab
Ps Units Operational:9
Ps Units Manu Model:Vestas V126
Wind Hub Height:1170NaN0
Wind Rotor Diameter:1260NaN0
Wind Rated Speed:571NaN1
Wind Farm Type:Onshore
Ps Site Elevation:4000NaN0
Wind Site Usage:farming land
Ps Electrical Capacity:31.5 MW
Ps Electrical Cap Fac:45.9% (average 2018-2020)
Ps Annual Generation:126.7 GWh (average 2018-2020)

Kiata Wind Farm is a small wind farm located along the Western Highway south east of Nhill. The wind farm is owned by Windlab, the John Laing Group and some local shareholders. The turbines were built by Keppel Prince and assembled at the site by Windlab. It was "officially opened" by Lily D'Ambrosio on Australia Day 2018. According to Kiata Wind Farm director Rob Fisher, the Kiata turbines "are the biggest turbines operating in Australia to date." The ABC reported that some of the local landholders would become part owners "via a community investment model."[4]

Operations

The wind farm began grid commissioning in November 2017 and was fully commissioned in December 2017 and has operated continuously since then. The generation table uses eljmkt nemlog to obtain generation values for each month. The URL must be formatted as: "http://nemlog.com.au/show/unit/YYYYMMDD/YYYYMMDD/?k1=GENCODE" Kiata's code is KIATAWF1, so that is used.

Kiata Wind Farm Generation (MWh)!Year!Total!Jan!Feb!Mar!Apr!May!Jun!Jul!Aug!Sep!Oct!Nov!Dec
201711,105N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A2,560*8,545*
2018130,9439,1699,78811,8317,92511,1218,86913,74015,10911,35112,23910,2169,585
2019126,1019,2499,2629,4859,13411,14810,04712,13211,3859,93810,52612,75411,041
2020122,99310,1059,40912,2549,9829,8809,1978,97711,52011,95810,4269,806*9,479*
20219,758*8,093*7,499*5,460*11,110*
Note: Asterisk indicates power output was limited during the month.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kiata Wind Farm Begins Construction . . 21 March 2017 . kiatawindfarm.com.au . Kiata Wind Farm . 28 June 2018 .
  2. News: Oliver . Daina . 25 Jan 2018 . New Kiata wind farm is powering ahead . Wimmera Mail Times . Horsham . 28 June 2018 .
  3. Web site: Kiata Wind Farm . . 2018 . windlab.com . Wind Lab . 28 June 2018 .
  4. News: Lamacraft . Tim . 28 March 2016 . Kiata wind farm investment option to be offered to nearby landholders . ABC . Horsham . 28 June 2018.