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Studland Bay (Woolnorth) Wind Farm75 MW Wind

WindRenewable

Studland Bay (Woolnorth) Wind Farm is a 75 MW wind power plant in Australia. Ranked #45 of 95 wind plants in Australia, it accounts for 0.71% of the country's total wind capacity of 10,637 MW. The largest wind plant in Australia is Golden Plains Wind Farm at 1,330 MW, making Studland Bay 17.7 times smaller. Nearby plants include Bluff Point (65 MW, Wind) and Woolnorth Wind Farm (0 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Tasmania, approximately 50 km northwest of Hobart.

Capacity
75 MW
Commissioning Year
2015

11 years old

Owner
Hydro-Electric Corporation (Tasmania)
Location
-40.7788°, 144.7362°

Australia, Oceania

Context & rankings
  • 263. largest of 678 plants in Australia
  • #11,403 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #1,018 of 5,731 Wind plants worldwide
  • 0.05% of the installed capacity of Australia
Age & fleet comparison

11 years in operation

Wind fleet average: 14.4 years

Operator portfolio

Hydro-Electric Corporation (Tasmania) operates 31 plants totalling 2,320 MW

Regional density

2 plants within 100 km, 65 MW combined

Nearest plant: Bluff Point (Woolnorth) Wind Farm (7.7 km)

Location

Coordinates:: -40.778800, 144.736200
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Studland Bay (Woolnorth) Wind Farm is a wind power plant producing approximately 197 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

AustraliaEnergy Profile

678
Total Plants
156.6 GW
Total Capacity
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