Moorabool Wind Farm – Moorabool, VIC

Nathan started work at the Moorabool South wind farm project in late November 2018 and completed works in June 2019.  The project was located near Mount Wallace in Victoria and consisted of 54 wind towers.  Nathan was contracted to build the reinforced concrete tower bases.

This has been one of Nathan’s most successful jobs to date, involving both a record concrete pour and a record number of bases created in one week (four in total).

SCOPE OF WORKS

Nathan’s scope of works was to deliver 54 reinforced concrete footings. This involved tying 3,050 tonnes of steel reinforcement, placing nearly 25,000 m3 of concrete and installing grout under the base plates. 

THE FACTS

• Footings:  there are Type A footings – 450m3 and Type B footings – 490m3
• Bolt assemblies: each footing has 224 bolts @ 3.4m long, weighing 48 kilos each
• Total concrete poured: 24,800 m3
• This job was completed under budget, with record pours