Building a wind farm to drive Queensland's renewable energy future.
DT Infrastructure has been contracted by Aula Energy and CS Energy to develop the Boulder Creek Wind Farm in central Queensland.
The Boulder Creek Wind Farm, situated 40 kilometres southwest of Rockhampton, will consist of 38 turbines generating 228 megawatts (MW) of wind generation capacity.
Currently under construction, the project will create up to 250 jobs at its peak, providing valuable employment opportunities and economic benefits for the local community.
The project follows an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) phase, during which DT Infrastructure and Aula Energy worked closely together to conduct site investigations and optimise design solutions.
DT Infrastructure are delivering comprehensive civil, structural and electrical infrastructure, including the construction of a 33/275kV substation.
The Boulder Creek Wind Farm represents DT Infrastructure’s commitment to delivering large-scale renewable energy projects, in paving the way for a clean energy future.
Scope
DT Infrastructure will deliver the critical infrastructure for the site, supporting the wind turbine installation with a range of ancillary infrastructure:
- Both Design and Construct for Civil Balance of Plant (cBOP) and Electrical Balance of Plant (eBOP) works.
- Significant upgrades to existing external public roads.
- Constructing 41 kilometres of access tracks with gradients of up to 15%.
- Managing 700,000 cubic metres of cut/fill bulk earthworks.
- 38 wind turbine foundations requiring 30,000m3 of concrete, mixed on-site.
- Installation of over 7km of 275 kV transmission line and deployment of 38 km of 33 kV underground reticulation.
- Construction of a 33/275kV substation and an operations and maintenance facility.
- Switching station to facilitate connection to the existing Powerlink transmission line that crosses the site.
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The wind farm will feature 38 turbines generating a total of 228 megawatts of clean energy.
2,500
Translocation of 2,500+ cycads.
250
During its construction, the wind farm will create up to 250 jobs.
700,000m3
700,000 cubic metres of cut/fill bulk earthworks.
33/275kV
Construction of a 33/275kV substation
Social impact
DT Infrastructure will continue to collaborate with clients to ensure the project and our work create lasting value for the central Queensland region, including:
- Once finished, the wind farm will offset 379,000 tonnes of CO2 each year, equivalent to removing over 130,000 petrol cars from the road.
- Economic benefits to the local region by supporting up to 250 jobs during the construction phase.
- Translocation of over 2,500 protected cycads.
- Aula Energy and CS Energy’s Community Benefit Fund for the project is supporting local initiatives with environmental and social objectives.