Lower wind speeds hit Tilt Renewables’ electricity generation
Electricity generated from sustainable power company Tilt Renewables’ Australian turbine farms has fallen 7 per cent due to lower wind speeds.
LOWER wind speeds have contributed to a 7 per cent fall in electricity generation from Tilt Renewables’ Australian wind farms in the December quarter of last year.
Power generation for the three months to December 31 was 308 gigawatt hours, compared with 333GWh for the previous corresponding period.
Tilt Renewables attributed the lower power output to “lower wind speeds and lower asset availability”, the latter as a result of maintenance.
“Production from the Snowtown 1 wind farm was also affected by the introduction of Tilt’s new automated bidding system and bidding strategy, which avoids generation during trading intervals with negative spot prices,” the company said.
By comparison, windier conditions in New Zealand resulted in 22 per cent more power being generated for the quarter from its three wind farms in that country.
Tilt Renewables has five operating wind farms in Australia: one at Woorndoo in Victoria, two at Snowtown in South Australia and one each at Goulburn and Carcoar Lake in NSW.
It is currently constructing wind turbines at Dundonnell in Victoria.
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