Mortlake Wind Farm
Wind turbines look like simple structures. A tower of smooth-surfaced steel rising to three blades, similar to a windmill, which spin a shaft connected to a generator, producing electricity. For InfraBuild’s Launceston Steel Centre, however, the recent construction of 17 wind towers presented a whole set of unique and complex challenges. In partnership with…
Read MorePort Augusta Renewable Energy Park
Value: $500 million Timeframe: Operations commence Q4 2021 Client: Iberdrola Renewables Australia Primary Contractor: Catcon Project Scope: Port Augusta is proving itself the preferred site for South Australia’s renewable energy revolution. One of two renewable energy projects currently underway in the area, the Port Augusta Renewable Energy Park will span approximately 5,400 hectares and represents…
Read MoreMt Emerald Wind Farm
Queensland’s far north will soon have a substantial component of its power needs met by the Mt Emerald Wind Farm. Work is well underway on a construction project that will supply as much as a third of Far North Queensland’s power needs when complete. The $380 million Mt Emerald Wind Farm, situated approximately 50km south-west…
Read MoreWaubra Wind Towers
The Waubra Wind Farm Project in Victoria involves the construction of a wind farm on rural properties northwest of Ballarat. InfraBuild Construction Solutions supplied BAMTEC® to Leighton Contractors for the 128 heavily reinforced wind tower bases. The bases were approximately 15.5 tonnes of loose reinforcing bar. Initially, a couple of the bases were fixed conventionally to determine the difference between using loose rebar and BAMTEC®. In comparison, BAMTEC® reduced the construction time for each base by hours and reduced the men required by half. The pad footings were 13.7 m square and up to 1.7…
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