Hampton Wind Park
Location of Hampton Wind Park
in New South Wales
CountryAustralia
LocationNear Lithgow, New South Wales
Coordinates33°38′59″S 150°3′0″E / 33.64972°S 150.05000°E / -33.64972; 150.05000
StatusOperational
Commission date20 September 2001
Construction costA$2.4 million
Owner(s)Hampton Wind Park Company
Operator(s)Hampton Wind Park Company
Wind farm
Typeonshore
Hub height50 m (164 ft)
Rotor diameter47 m (154 ft)
Rated wind speed28.4 revolutions per minute
Power generation
Units operational2 X 660kW
Make and modelVestas: V47
Nameplate capacity1.32 MW
Annual net output3 GW hours

The Hampton Wind Park is a wind power station near Hampton, south-east of Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia. Initiated, developed and operated privately by a landholder, the farm has two wind turbines, with a total nameplate capacity of 1.32 MW of renewable electricity which is supplied to the main electricity grid.[1]

Technical information

Wind Corporation Australia, an energy development company, was established in 2000 by founding investor CVC REEF Limited to develop and commission the Hampton Wind Park.[2] Project cost was A$2.4 million, funded by an investment by CVC-REEF and the NSW Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA).[1]

Opened in September 2001, the wind farm reduces greenhouse gases by 3,000 tonnes each year[3] over the 20 year life of the project, compared to the equivalent electricity generation from coal. The wind turbines are Vestas V47-660 kW models, with 50 metres (160 ft) hub height and 47 metres (154 ft) rotor diameter.[1]

The wind farm's output feeds the grid, and creates renewable energy credits which Integral Energy sells to its Green Power subscribers.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hampton Wind Park". Clean Energy Council. 2011. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Wind Corporation Australia". Portfolio. CVC REEF Limited. 2007. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Wind farm takes off". News. SKM Consulting. September 2001. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
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