Lake Bonney Wind Farm

Lake Bonney Wind Farm, in South Australia, was built in three stages. Stage 1 comprises 46 turbines each having a rated capacity of 1.75 MW (total 80.5 MW) and was finished in March 2005. Construction of Stage 2 began in November 2006 and was finished around April 2008. Stage 2 comprises 53 turbines of 3 MW (total 159 MW). Stage 3 comprises 13 turbines of 3 MW of total 39 MW).[1]

Lake Bonney Wind Farm
Early morning at Lake Bonney wind farm
CountryAustralia
LocationMillicent, South Australia
Coordinates37°45′36″S 140°24′0″E
StatusOperational
Commission dateMarch 2005 (2005-03)
Construction costA$700 million
Owner(s)Infigen Energy
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Power generation
Units operational112
Make and modelVestas
Nameplate capacity278.5 MW
Capacity factor34%
Storage capacity52 MW·h
External links
Websitewww.infigenenergy.com/lake-bonney/
CommonsRelated media on Commons

The wind farm is south of, and contiguous with, Canunda Wind Farm. Both are built along the Woakwine Range - a line of stabilised sand dunes that once were coastal. The nearest large town is Millicent.

The owner of the Lake Bonney Wind Farm is Infigen Energy, previously known as Babcock and Brown Wind Partners. Wind turbines are serviced under a post-warranty service agreement[2] by the Original Equipment Manufacturer Vestas.

Battery storage

It was announced in August 2018 that a 25 MW / 52 MW·h battery would be added to the wind farm to provide firmer commitments to provide electricity, system security and ancillary services to the electricity grid. The battery will cost A$38 million to install, including $5 million from the government of South Australia and $5 million from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). It is connected to the Mayurra substation.[3] Like the similar Hornsdale Power Reserve, the battery will operate independently of the wind farm in the electricity market, and connect to the grid at the same point as the wind farm.[4] Construction of the battery was completed in May 2019,[5] and testing began in November 2019.[6]

See also

References
  1. Wind power and wind farms in South Australia: Wind in the Bush
  2. "INFIGEN EXECUTES POST-WARRANTY SERVICES AGREEMENTS WITH VESTAS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. Washington, David (15 August 2018). "Another big battery to be built in SA". InDaily. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  4. Moret, Glen (15 November 2018). "South Australia's $38 million Tesla battery site on track to charge in 2019, giving Infigen more opportunities". ABC South East SA. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  5. "Lake Bonney Battery Energy Storage System". Infigen Energy. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  6. Parkinson, Giles (5 November 2019). "Lake Bonney battery charges up for first time in South Australia". RenewEconomy.
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