Blacktoft Nursery wind turbine specification (EWT DW54).
Blacktoft Nursery will soon be home to a single wind turbine development. Renewables First has proposed the wind turbine specification to comprise the following:
- EWT DW54 wind turbine with a generating capacity of 500 kW (0.5 MW)
- Circular concrete foundations of up to 14.5 m diameter, concealed behind a landscaped bund
- Underground 11 KV cabling
- Private substation including 11 KV switchgear and 500 kVA transformer
- Wind turbine substation including 630 KVA transformer
- Construction of a new section of access track and improvement to the site access
The wind turbine will have a hub height of 73 m and a rotor diameter of 54 m.
Blacktoft Nursery EWT 500 kW wind turbine specification.
The wind turbine location and model was selected based on a wide range of factors, including:
- Wind resource
- Ecological sensitivities
- Landscape and heritage sensitivities
- Noise, shadow flicker and visual impact
- Grid connection
- Access to site
- Aviation and telecoms
- Public Rights of Way
- On-site electricity demand
It is anticipated that this scheme could generate 1.8 GWh of electricity per year. It will also displace approximately 740 tonnes of carbon dioxide each year.