The proposed Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal will receive, store and assemble offshore wind components before they are transported to offshore wind farms off the Victorian coast for installation
Once construction is complete and the Terminal is operational, activities at the Terminal would typically include transport and storage of wind turbine components.
Turbine components are transported via vessels and delivered to the Terminal. The number of incoming and outgoing vessels will be dependent on the size of the wind turbines and offshore wind farm generation capacity.
At the Quay Apron, the turbine components will be lifted or rolled off the vessel onto the Quay Apron and then moved for storage in the Operational Area.
Turbine components are stored on-site in the open on heavy-duty pavements. Some smaller components would be stored in on-site warehouse.
When required, the turbine components will be retrieved from the Operational Area and brought to the Quay Apron where they would be assembled into packages using shoreside cranes.
Assembly will include the erection of the turbine towers from several sections resulting in an estimated turbine tower height of up to 200 metres tall and up to 11m wide at the base.
The height of turbine towers at the Terminal will depend on the MW size (generation capacity) of the turbines, the technology available and the tower design chosen by the offshore wind farm proponent.
Between four to eight foundation units or between four to six wind turbine generator units will be loaded onto an offshore installation vessel at the same time. The vessel then transports the equipment to the installation site before returning to the Terminal to load the next set of units.
Typically, the cycle of activity for the assembly/loadout phase is 5 to 10 days.
The number of incoming and outgoing vessels will be dependent on the size of the wind turbines and offshore wind farm generation capacity.
