Yandin Wind Farm Explained

Yandin Wind Farm
Country:Australia
Location:Dandaragan
Status:Operational
Construction Began:July 2019
Commissioned:May 2021
Cost:AU$450 million
Owner:RATCH-Australia (70%)
Alinta Energy (30%)
Operator:Vestas
Wind Rotor Diameter:150 metres
Wind Farm Type:Onshore
Website:www.yandinwindfarm.com.au

Yandin Wind Farm is one of Western Australia's largest[1] [2] wind power stations, located in Dandaragan, Western Australia.

Construction was completed in late October 2020. It comprises 51 turbines with hub heights of to maximise performance in the site's specific wind conditions. The turbines are Vestas V150 variants with a 4.2 MW capacity, resulting in a total generation capacity of 214 MW.[3] [4]

Commissioning began in July 2020 with increasing outputs being exported onto the South West Interconnected System as capacity (turbines) came online.[5] The wind farm opened in May 2021.[6]

Alinta Energy stated "the wind farm would power the equivalent of approximately 200,000 households across Western Australia each year."[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: WA's biggest wind farm open for business. 21 May 2021. energymagazine.com.au. 2 November 2021.
  2. News: West Australia's largest wind farm, Yandin, goes online.. 14 August 2021. constructionreviewonline.com.au. 2 November 2021.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20200331160245/https://www.alintaenergy.com.au/nsw/about-alinta-energy/sustainability/yandin-wind-farm/ Yandin Wind Farm
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20190412224054/https://infrastructuremagazine.com.au/2019/03/05/construction-set-to-begin-on-was-largest-wind-farm/ Construction set to begin on WA’s largest wind farm
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20200818145619/https://aemo.com.au/energy-systems/electricity/wholesale-electricity-market-wem/data-wem/data-dashboard AEMO Live data dashboard
  6. News: Western Australia's biggest wind farm officially opens. 19 May 2021. Government of Western Australia. 2 November 2021. 2 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211102035306/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2021/05/Western-Australias-biggest-wind-farm-officially-opens.aspx. dead.