Windy Hill Wind Farm is a wind power station near Ravenshoe on the Atherton Tableland, Queensland, Australia. It has 20 wind turbines with a generating capacity of 12 MW of electricity, providing enough power for about 3,500 homes. The cost of the project was A$20 million. It was the second wind farm to be constructed in Queensland after the 0.45Mw station on Thursday Island (1997).
The construction contractor for the wind farm was Powercorp.[3] The wind turbines are located on private land that continues to be used as a dairy farm.[4] Each tower is 44 metres (144 ft) high.[3] The turbines used at the facility are Enercon E40.[3] They can rotate at speeds between 14 rpm to 38 rpm.[3] Power from the turbines is carried by underground cable to the electricity grid.
Issues in 2023
Unused wind turbine blades are stored near the site.[5][6] The contractor says these blades are being recycled.[7]
There are aboriginal groups both for and against any extension of the current wind farm.[8]