From port to power: the journey of GE’s wind turbine

Something big is going down in Australia’s Snowy Mountains.
Sixty-seven colossal wind turbines have been making their way by land and sea to the site of a new wind farm, not far from the small towns of Nimmitabel and Bombala in the heart of New South Wales.

Part of the $361 million wind farm development at Boco Rock, the 67 Wind Turbine Generators or WTGs cruising across Australia’s landmass will generate an impressive 113 megawatts of clean and renewable energy once installed - or about 500 gigawatt hours annually. And that’s a lot.

That’s enough wind energy to power for about 40,000 local households in New South Wales, sending electricity to the national electricity grid, powering nearby towns and helping the Australian and State Government meet targets for providing Australia’s power from renewable sources. The communities have also benefited from new job opportunities, with more than 200 workers currently on site.