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Wind Energy Set to Boom inWestern Australia

The proposals are the latest in a number of wind-energy projects on the ground or in the pipeline

New bid to harvest Wheatbelt wind – The West Australian, 17 May 11,  .In dusty back paddocks and weathered coastal landscapes across WA, a transformation is taking place.A wind-farm investment drive is to become a multi-billion-dollar boom and nowhere is that boom likely to be bigger than in the small Wheatbelt town of Williams, about 150km south-east of Perth.

Fuelled by Federal Government-imposed targets for renewable energy generation, a group of developers has launched an audacious bid to build one of Australia’s biggest wind-energy projects.

The company, Semaphore Energy, has applied to the Shire of Williams to erect a 70m “guyed mast” to measure wind speeds and reliability at a nearby farm.

The move would be a prelude to building a 310.5 megawatt wind farm costing more than $1 billion and with 69 towers, each measuring 194m.

At Kojonup, also in the South West, another group of private investors has said it intends to build a 150MW wind project that will cost up to $500 million.

The proposals are the latest in a number of wind-energy projects on the ground or in the pipeline…..New bid to harvest Wheatbelt wind – The West Australian

May 17, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | energy, Western Australia