Second shipment of wind turbine components arrives in Burnie
Last night we received a large shipment consisting of 96 sections of wind turbine towers at the Port of Burnie. The tower sections, which were manufactured in Vietnam, are up to 40 meters long, 5.3 meters wide, 6.5 meters high and weigh over 50 tonnes. These...
December Construction Update
Site preparation works at Granville Harbour Wind Farm continue – including the construction of access tracks, development of a temporary quarry and excavation works for the turbine foundations. Major works are expected to ramp up early next year. A number of...
John Laing announces investment in Granville Harbour Wind Farm
John Laing Investments has acquired a 49.8% share in the Granville Harbour project from Palisade Investment Partners. John Laing’s Asia-Pacific Regional Managing Director, Justin Bailey, said it was the company’s first investment in Tasmania, following similar deals...
Construction update
Work on Tasmania’s newest wind farm is getting underway. Currently there are around ten workers on site and this number is expected to increase in the New Year. The construction of access tracks, drainage and other site preparation works are now in progress, and work...
First shipment of Granville Harbour wind turbines arrives
The first shipment of wind turbines destined for the West Coast’s new Granville Harbour Wind Farm has arrived at the Port of Burnie. The shipment consists of 45 Vestas turbine blades and associated componentry from China where the latest-technology materials are...
Community Information Session
We’re holding a drop-in information session at the Zeehan RSL, from 4:30 – 6:30pm on Wednesday 17 October 2018. Come and meet the project team and learn more about the Granville Harbour Wind Farm project. The session will provide an opportunity to find out more about...
New senior construction roles available
We are currently recruiting for a Site Construction Manager and a Site Supervisor – Civil Construction to work on the Granville Harbour Wind Farm project in Tasmania. For more information about these exciting opportunities, view the full job advertisements on Seek:...
Senior Project Manager, Transmission Lines required
Zinfra are seeking a Senior Project Manager to manage, execute and control the transmission lines work for the Granville Harbour Wind Farm project. The successful candidate will have experience with lines and transmissions, enjoy mentoring Project Engineers and can...
Wind Farm construction job opportunities now available
We are currently looking for civil construction plant operators to join our team. Expressions of interest are invited from people local to the area who live in the vicinity of, or who are able to commute daily to, Zeehan, in particular from Strahan, Rosebery,...
Palisade reaches financial close of Granville Harbour Wind Farm
Palisade Investment Partners (Palisade) is pleased to announce that the $280 million Granville Harbour Wind Farm (the Project) has reached financial close. Construction will now commence on the 112 megawatt wind farm which is located on a 1,200 hectare cattle farm on the west coast of Tasmania at Granville Harbour.