The Clean Energy Council’s Clean Energy Open Day is on the 31st October. Clean Energy Open Day is a chance for the Australian public to get up close and personal with renewable energy.
This year in Tasmania, you can choose between a free tour of Cattle Hill Wind Farm, or you can head to Waddamana Power Station Heritage Site to learn about hydro generation.
Cattle Hill Wind Farm is located on the eastern shore of Lake Echo on the southern side of the Central Plateau of Tasmania and connects into TasNetwork’s transmission network at the adjacent Waddamana Substation. Construction was completed in 2020 with the installation of 48 Goldwind GW140 3MW turbines, each standing at 170 metres in height. The site is fully operating with a local team of nine undertaking site management, operation and maintenance work. The project output of 144 MW is equivalent to the consumption of approximately 63,500 Tasmanian homes.
Waddamana Power Station was commissioned in 1916. The station was the centrepiece of Australia’s first major hydroelectric scheme and heralded the arrival of the industrial age for Tasmania.
Places will book out quickly for the Cattle Hill Wind Farm tour, so book as soon as you can.
You can book for the free tours here
