Asia Pacific-based renewables developer Vena Energy has unveiled its plans today for a 2GW offshore wind project off the coast of Victoria, Australia.
The Blue Marlin Offshore Wind Project will be located in the Gippsland Basin and is expected to be developed over several stages, with construction commencing in 2028.
The wind farm will feature up to 140 wind turbines, located off the coast of Wellington Shire in Gippsland, Victoria.
The fixed bottom project is expected to be built across four stages, with a capacity of 500 MW and up to 35 wind turbines per stage.
Individual wind turbines are expected to have a capacity of 16MW to 21MW.
Owen Sela, Head of Vena Energy in Australia, said that the Blue Marlin Offshore Wind Project was first identified as an ideal site for offshore wind development by Vena Energy in 2017.
The project will be located over 23 km off the coast to minimise visual impact and take advantage of stronger offshore winds.
He said: “Recent changes in regulation and market landscape has highlighted the importance of offshore wind as a large-scale renewable energy source that has the potential to deliver improved security of supply, greater diversity in the energy mix, and better outcomes for electricity consumers.”
Headquartered in Singapore, Vena owns, develops, constructs, operates, manages and commercialises a renewable energy portfolio totalling 35GW of solar, onshore wind, offshore wind, energy storage and hybrid renewable energy projects.