Plans have emerged for 150MW wind farm in Western Australia’s wheatbelt region, which is rapidly becoming known for its strong and reliable wind resource.
A proposal for the project has been submitted to W.A.’s state’s Environmental Protection Authority by Synergy Renewable Energy Developers (SynergyRED), a part of the state-owned utility.
According to the EPA, the developers are hoping to install up to 30 wind turbines on towers with a tip height of up to 240 metres on land cleared for farming, north-east of the small town of Hyden.
The proposed wind farm would connect to the Western Power network via the 132 kV Kondinin to Bounty line, the EPA says.
Western Australia’s vast wheatbelt region hosts one of the state’s largest operating wind energy projects, the 214MW Yandin wind farm, situated near the town of Dandaragan.
The owners of that project, RATCH Australia and Alinta Energy, have claimed the site boasts Australia’s best resource for wind farming, thanks to its exposure to both an easterly overnight and a south-westerly in the afternoon.
SynergyRED has in the past worked with Synergy’s joint venture partner Bright Energy Investments to develop and construct Warradarge Wind Farm which started generating power in 2020.
