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Encyclopedia > Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm, South Australia

Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm is a wind power station at Port Lincoln, South Australia. It has 33 wind turbines, with a combined generating capacity of 66 MW of electricity. Wind farm in Neuenkirchen, Dithmarschen, Germany. ... Port Lincoln (postcode 5606) is a small city of 15,000 people in the Australian state of South Australia. ... Emblems: Hairy Nosed Wombat (faunal); Leafy Seadragon (marine); Piping Shrike (bird: unofficial); Sturts Desert Pea (floral); Opal (gemstone) Motto: United for the Common Wealth Slogan or Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Const. ... A tall tower holds a wind turbine aloft where winds are consistently stronger. ... Electricity generation is the first process in the delivery of electricity to consumers. ... The megawatt (symbol: MW) is a unit for measuring power corresponding to one million (106) watts. ... Lightning strikes during a night-time thunderstorm. ...


Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm was commissioned in June 2005. It comprises 33 turbines of 2 MW each.


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