Woolnorth Wind Farm is a

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complex, comprising two wind farms — Bluff Point and Studland Bay. They are located at the Woolnorth property at Woolnorth (which includes the location known as

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), in the far north-west of

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, Australia. Both wind farms are operated by Woolnorth Wind Farm Holdings, a 75:25

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between Shenhua Group and

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Farms

Bluff Point Wind Farm was constructed in two stages. The first consisted of six 1.75 MW

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V66 turbines and was commissioned in 2002. Stage two, commissioned in 2004, expanded the wind farm with a further 31 of the same turbines, for a total generating capacity of 65 MW. Studland Bay Wind Farm was commissioned in 2007 and consists of 25

V90 turbines, each with a capacity of 3 MW, for a total capacity of 75 MW.Studland Bay Wind Farm
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Operations

The generation table use
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to obtain generation values for each month. Records date back to 2011. In May 2021, output was limited to ~75 MW.

References

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Farms

Operations

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