Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm

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Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm is a joint venture project between Roaring 40s Renewable Energy Pty Ltd and the Spanish renewable energy company, Acciona Energy (Oceania) Pty Ltd

The Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm has received GreenPower accreditation, a program endorsed by Australian state governments. For a renewable energy product to gain GreenPower endorsement it must be generated from eligible renewable energy sources that meet strict environmental standards, and be subject to regular auditing.

Location
Cathedral Rocks is a remote coastal area located near the southern tip of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, approximately 30km south west of Port Lincoln. The site covers an area of about 29 km2, with a coastal exposure of nearly 11 km. It remains private farming land.

The Cathedral Rocks landscape is visually stunning, with rugged limestone sea cliffs, and is very remote.

Project scope
Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm has a generating capacity of 66 MW and consists of thirty-three 2 MW wind turbines. Each turbine has a blade diameter of 80 metres, erected on 60 metre towers. The wind turbines were supplied by the Danish wind turbine manufacturer, Vestas. Thus they are model V80/2000.

Construction began in July 2004, with the first turbines commissioned in late 2005. The Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm became fully operational in May 2007.
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