Strand Wind Project

The Strand Wind Project

The Strand Wind Project is a key educational and tourism icon for Townsville, both promoting and producing renewable energy.

The Ropatec wind turbine produces up to 6kW of power and feeds this into the mains grid.

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Wind Turbine Project (187KB)
Ropatec Technical Data (46KB)

The Strand Wind Project weather monitoring system has been developed with the assistance of the Townsville State High School Centre of Excellence in Technology Maths and Science Renewable Energy Program.

The interpretation system and mains power network connection has been developed in partnership with Ergon Energy.

In order to maximise the educational benefits of the Strand Wind Project, the interpretation system associated with the project includes power and weather information to demonstrate the relationship between wind power and energy output from the wind rotor.

The weather data is provided by a nearby weather station. This information is provided to the public via a Strand Wind Project Website (under development) and an interpretative display post with a LCD monitor display.

Sustainable Energy

The Ropatec wind turbine converts wind energy into electrical power for the mains grid.

The wind rotor is calculated to produce 16 kWh per day on average - enough to power an energy efficient home in Townsville.

Using the wind and sun to produce energy, we can reduce our reliance on coal and help protect the climate.

Townsville is located in North Queensland in a region affected by trade winds. For most of the year, a Southeast breeze blows along The Strand. During the wet season the winds become lighter and more from the North East.