GE Renewable Energy to Supply Cypress Wind Turbines for Murra Warra II Wind Farm in Australia

Specifications:

Name:

GE Renewable Energy to Supply Cypress Wind Turbines for Murra Warra II Wind Farm in Australia

Location:

Australia

Company:

GE Renewable Energy

Estimated Cost:

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Source:

www.ge.com

Introduction:

GE Renewable Energy contracts for the construction and long-term operation of the 209 MW Murra Warra II wind farm in Victoria, Australia.

Features:

Featuring 38 GE Cypress 5.5-158 wind turbines, the Murra Warra II wind farm will generate enough renewable energy to power the equivalent of 150,000 homes in Victoria and offset around 500,000 tonnes of carbon emissions every year, playing a significant role supporting the Victorian renewable energy target of 40 per cent by 2025.

The wind farm, located 30km north of Horsham, in north-west Victoria, will provide immense benefits for the regional economy, creating more than 400 full-time jobs during the two-year construction period and ongoing employment opportunities in operations, maintenance and project support services throughout its lifetime.  

Construction of the project will commence later this year and will be fully commissioned and operational by mid-2022. The first Cypress wind turbine is set to be delivered to the Murra Warra site in mid-2021.

Murra Warra II is the second project in Australia utilising the Cypress onshore wind platform, following the Bango wind farm in New South Wales which is currently under construction. The Cypress technology provides significantly increased energy output, increased efficiency in operations, improved logistics and the versatility to perform in a range of site and wind conditions, ultimately delivering more value for customers. In particular, the two-piece blade design enables longer blades to be deployed while overcoming logistical limitations, driving down costs and enabling access to previously constrained site locations.