Wind power

Our first wind farm, Huxley Hill, was built on King Island in Bass Strait in 1998.

This was followed by wind farms on Flinders Island and then around Tasmania.

Huxley Hill Wind Farm

The Huxley Hill wind farm is owned and operated by Hydro Tasmania. It was the second commercial wind farm in Australia. The wind farm started generating in 1998, initially with three turbines. In 2003, an additional two, larger turbines were commissioned.

Find out more about the role of wind in the integrated renewable power development on King Island.

Date commissioned	1998
Generating capacity	750 kW
Number of turbines	3
Type of turbines	Nordex N26

Date commissioned	2003
Generating capacity	1.7 MW
Number of turbines	2
Type of turbines	Vestas V52

Flinders Island Wind Farm

Flinders Island has relied on diesel fuel for electricity, which was supplied by the 3 MW power station, serving 6.7 GWh of annual customer demand, peaking at 1.3 MW.

We developed the Flinders Island “Hybrid Energy Hub” with the support of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). This system is capable of displacing 60% of the annual diesel fuel used to generate electricity on Flinders Island and is capable of 100% renewable energy generation.

Find out more about the role of wind in the integrated renewable power development on Flinders Island.

Date commissioned	2017
Generating capacity	900 kW
Number of turbines	1
Type of turbines	Enercon E44

Woolnorth Wind Farm Pty Ltd

The Musselroe, Studland Bay and Bluff Point wind farms are operated under a joint venture we have with Shenhua Clean Energy (SCE). The joint venture is known as Woolnorth Wind Farm Holding Pty Ltd. SCE owns a 75% share in the wind farms, and we have 25%.

Musselroe Wind Farm

The Musselroe Wind Farm has 56 wind turbines with a generating capacity of 168 MW. This is Tasmania’s largest wind farm, which we built in 2013.

Date commissioned	2013
Generating capacity	168 MW
Number of turbines	56
Type of turbines	Vestas V90 - 3 MW

Musselroe Wind Farm_Aerial view of Musselroe

Musselroe Wind Farm_Local schools visiting Musselroe

Bluff Point Wind Farm

We built the 65 MW Bluff Point Wind Farm in two stages: stage one in August 2002 and stage two in June 2004. Stage one consisted of six Vestas 1.75 MW turbines, stage two expanded the wind farm with a further 31 turbines.

Date commissioned	2002-2004
Generating capacity	65 MW
Number of turbines	37
Type of turbines	Vestas V66 - 1.75 MW

Bluff Point Wind Farm_Tower construction

Bluff Point Wind Farm_Stairs to enter the turbine

Studland Bay Wind Farm

This project was built by Roaring 40s, a joint venture between Hydro Tasmania and the CLP Group.

Date commissioned	2007
Generating capacity	75 MW
Number of turbines	25
Type of turbines	Vestas V90 - 3 MW