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China’s Goldwind has put forward plans for its proposed up to 450 MW Bashan Wind Farm, to be located in Victoria Valley in Tasmania’s Central Highlands.

Naturally Goldwind will use and install its own turbines, as well as provide operation and maintenance services for the project, with four turbine models with capacities of between 6 MW and 8 MW being reviewed for possible use.

The indicative layout is 56 turbines and 3 substations, with a generating capacity of 434 MW (max. 450 MW).

The project includes a Battery Energy Storage System anticipated to have a capacity of approximately 200-400 MWh.

Connection to the grid will be via the TasNetworks 220kV overhead transmission line which crosses the site.

As well as the standard wind farm infrastructure, Bashan will feature a full coverage IdentiFlight bird tracking and protection system with improved tracking capabilities compared with the system successfully deployed at Goldwind’s nearby Cattle Hill Wind Farm.

Goldwind developed and built the 148.4 MW Cattle Hill Wind Farm, completed in 2020, before selling the project to Atmos Renewables late last year.

The IdentiFlight system at Cattle Hill is designed to use tracking technology and AI to detect Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagles and shut down nearby turbines as needed. 16 IdentiFlight stations were installed across the Cattle Hill site, with plans to utilise up to 30 stations at Bashan.

It’s anticipated that the Bashan Wind Farm will take approximately 36 months to construct from start to practical completion.