About Aurora Green
Aurora Green is an offshore wind project being developed by Iberdrola Australia with the potential to generate up to 3 GW of electricity, powering up to 2.25 million households with clean energy.
3 GW
capacity
25 km+
from Gippsland coast to minimise visual impact
~2.25 million
households powered
Location
The Aurora Green Offshore Wind Project site area covers 700 km2 and is located at least 25 km offshore between Seaspray and Woodside Beach, to minimise visual impact. The project is within the Gippsland Offshore Wind Area, Australia’s first declared offshore wind zone.
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Wind turbines
If built to full capacity across three phases, Aurora Green would consist of up to 150 wind turbines, each with a generating capacity of around 20 MW. Iberdrola Australia is in the early stages of planning for this project and the type of turbine foundation to be used will be determined once we have undertaken appropriate studies of the seabed and metocean conditions (wind, wave and climate conditions).
Substations and transmission cables
Offshore substations would be needed for each phase of Aurora Green to connect the power from the wind turbines (via inter-array cables up to 132 kV) to the export transmission cables (up to 330 kV).
An onshore substation would also be required to step up the transmission voltage and transport power to the electricity grid via VicGrid’s connection hub in the Giffard area.
For more information on VicGrid’s shared transmission line in Gippsland to connect offshore wind to the grid, click the link below.
The diagram below shows how wind energy will be generated offshore and carried onshore and into the grid:
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Project Timeline
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This timeline is subject to feasibility, regulatory approvals and government-determined processes, and may change.
Project Documents