7.Monica-WWEC2025_Wind in Australia 2025_1.pdf

1、Wind in AustraliaMonica Oliphant AOMonica Oliphant AOVP WWEAVP WWEAGrowth in Installed Wind Capacity AustraliaRef:WWEA web siteRE Contribution to Electricity Generation:Nov 2024 Nov 2025 Wind 15.2%Solar(Rooftop)13.6%Solar(Utility)7.5%Hydro 5.4%TOTAL RENEWABLES:41.9%Location of Australian Wind and So

2、lar Farms2025 Installed Capacity Wind,15.4 GW Solar(Utility size),12.6 GW Batteries,6.4 GW/12.8 GWhTOTAL ALL FUELS:109 GW(RE 45 GW)SourcesInstalled Capacity(GW)%Electricity GenerationWind15.415.2%Solar Utility12.67.5%Solar Roof Top26.913.6%Hydro8.15.4%Battery7.20.7%Gas14.87.1%Bioenergy0.60.2%Coal(Bl

3、ack)17.838.0%Coal(Brown)4.712.3%Total109Renewables41.9%https:/openelectricity.org.auWind%Contribution by State 2025(Aus:15.2%)All Australian wind farms are onshore largest is 1.33 GW in Victoria,215 x 6.2 MW Vestas turbines)Major Wind Farm Operators and Turbines Commonly used in AustraliaWind Manufa

4、cturing in AustraliaVirtually none-Mostly Limited to Manufacture of Major Components:Towers:fabrication of steel towers Internal Components:such as platforms,ladders,electrical cables,lights,and fall arrest systems.Foundations:the concrete foundations Assembly and Maintenance:maintenance and servici

5、ngof wind turbines,All help create local jobs and expertise.Growing interest in Small WindRecent Problems Investment in new wind and solar projects dropped by 64%in the first half of 2025,compared to the same period in 2024.No wind projects at all reached financial close over the first half of 2025.

6、Delays in offshore wind-first project for offshore Victoria due to be awarded before October 2026 and long delayed Marinus link will start 2026 due for completion 2030.Need a skilled workforce increase of about 85,000 by 2030 There have been improvements in second half of 2025 since the Federal elec