Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm

The Cathedral Rocks Wind Farm has a final installed capacity of 66 megawatts and consists of thirty-three 2 MW Vestas turbines each with a blade diameter of 80 metres on 60 metre tall towers.The wind farm is a joint venture project between Hydro Tasmania and Spanish renewable energy company, EHN. The site covers an area of about 29km², with a coastal exposure of nearly 11km and is private farming land.The project began in July 2004 with the commencement of road construction.  Engineering Surveys was involved at all stages of the project: surveying tasks included setting-out of all access roads, quantities and volumes for bulk earthworks, setting-out of hard-stands and tower footings, electrical services and substation, and precise leveling of tower holding down bolts.