Cape Bridgewater Wind Farm is a 58 MW wind power plant in Australia, operated by Pacific Hydro Pty Ltd. Ranked #51 of 95 wind plants in Australia, Cape Bridgewater's 58 MW represents 0.55% of Australia's total wind capacity of 10,637 MW. The largest wind plant in Australia is Golden Plains Wind Farm at 1,330 MW, making Cape Bridgewater 22.9 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Cape Sir William Grant Wind Farm (54 MW, Wind), Cape Nelson South Wind Farm (44 MW, Wind), and Cape Nelson North Wind Farm (22 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Victoria, approximately 300 km west of Melbourne.
21 years old
Australia, Oceania
- 293. largest of 678 plants in Australia
- #12,562 worldwide by installed capacity
- #1,199 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
- 0.04% of the installed capacity of Australia
21 years in operation
Wind fleet average: 14.4 years
Pacific Hydro Pty Ltd operates 7 plants totalling 318 MW
8 plants within 100 km, 598 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Cape Bridgewater Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 152 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~11 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Wind
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
Australia- Continent
- Oceania
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
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