Antinuclear

35,000 Western Australian homes to get wind energy

GE’s wind technology enters Western Australia, Industrial Fuels and Power  June 21st, 2011 by IFandP Newsroom A consortium including GE and Australian firm Leighton Contractors has received a US$130m contract to supply and install 22 GE 2.5-100 wind turbines for the Mumbida Wind Farm. Located 40km southeast of Geraldton, marks the entry of GE in the Australia/New Zealand region.

A 50/50 partnership between Western Australia-owned utility Verve Energy and Macquarie Capital, the Mumbida Wind Farm will generate 55MW of renewable energy for the South West Interconnected System, enough to eliminate 165,000t of greenhouse gases annually and supply power to around 35,000 homes…….http://www.ifandp.com/article/0011718.html

June 22, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | energy, Western Australia