Victoria wind farm shut down after turbine collapse
Feb 4, 2025 · The Berrybank wind project in Victoria has been shut down after an incident which appears to show the collapse of one of its turbines. The project, west of Geelong, features a total of 69 Vestas V136-4.2MW wind turbines, built over …
List of wind farms in Victoria - Wikipedia
Most of Victoria's wind farms are being built along the southern coast and around the Ballarat, Ararat, and Hamilton areas. [1] The total capacity for the state as of 2021 was around 2,888.3 MW. [2] Several wind farms are under construction …
Wind turbine collapse in Victoria's west prompts calls for safety …
Feb 4, 2025 · The collapse of wind turbine in western Victoria after a night of heavy thunderstorms has prompted calls from the state opposition for an audit of the state's wind farms.
Wind energy
May 6, 2024 · Victoria’s windfarms generated around 21% of Victoria’s electricity in 2023. Wind turbines are simple to operate. The energy in the wind turns blades on a rotor. The rotor connects to the main shaft, spins a generator to create electricity. Each megawatt hour of wind energy avoids the generation of around 0.7 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.
Victoria wind farm shut down after turbine collapse, likely due to ...
Feb 4, 2025 · The Berrybank wind project in Victoria has been shut down after an incident including the apparent collapse of one of its turbines after severe storms, when strong winds and lightning blew through the region on Monday night.
Two-year-old wind turbine in Victoria collapses: how unsustainable
Feb 9, 2025 · THE company that operates “renewable energy” projects worldwide is investigating why one of the wind turbines it operates at the Berrybank Wind Farm in Western Victoria collapsed last week.
Destructive thunderstorm topples wind turbine in Berrybank, Victoria …
A wind turbine has collapsed in Victoria’s west after severe thunderstorms wreaked havoc on the state, prompting calls for a statewide audit amid safety concerns.
Strong winds bring down towering wind turbine in Berrybank
Feb 5, 2025 · The collapse of a wind turbine in Victoria 's south-west following strong gusts in the region has ignited calls for a statewide safety audit.
Young subcontractor killed by turbine blade on western Victorian wind …
Nov 11, 2024 · A worker killed when he was crushed by a wind turbine this morning has been identified as a young subcontractor from regional Victoria, 36-year-old Jess Patience. Emergency services were called to the Golden P23 wordslains Wind …
Turbine shutdowns at Victoria wind farm to replace failed bearings
Nov 6, 2024 · Squadron Energy has confirmed that a number of turbines at the 226 megawatt (MW) Murra Warra 1 wind farm in north-western Victoria are temporarily out of action, as part of “staged maintenance” to replace failed bearings.