6 MW-Class Wind Turbines for South Australia

GE Vernova has signed an agreement with Aula Energy to supply and install 42 onshore wind turbines for the Carmody’s Hill Wind Farm in South Australia, expanding its portfolio of large-scale wind projects in the Australian market.

Project scope and contractual structure
Under the agreement, GE Vernova will deliver 42 turbines rated at 6.1 MW with a 158 m rotor diameter for the Carmody’s Hill Wind Farm. The scope covers turbine supply and installation, supported by a five-year full-service operation and maintenance contract. The order was booked in the fourth quarter of 2025.

The project represents a continuation of GE Vernova’s relationship with Aula Energy, following the Boulder Creek Wind Farm in Queensland, which reached financial close in 2024 and uses 38 GE Vernova 6 MW–164 m turbines.

Location and grid integration
Carmody’s Hill Wind Farm is located around seven kilometres east of Georgetown in South Australia’s Mid-North region, approximately 180 kilometres north of Adelaide. The site adds new generation capacity in a region with established wind resources and growing demand for renewable electricity.

Grid approval for the project was achieved nine months after application submission. According to the project partners, this timeline benefited from the established grid performance and compliance record of GE Vernova’s 6 MW-class turbine platform across multiple Australian states.

Standardized turbine platform strategy
Both Carmody’s Hill and Boulder Creek projects use variants of GE Vernova’s 6 MW-class “workhorse” turbine platform. Reuse of a standardized turbine design has enabled shorter contract negotiations by relying on established technical and commercial frameworks.

From a system integration perspective, deploying a proven turbine platform can reduce uncertainty during grid studies and commissioning, particularly in markets with stringent connection requirements.

Track record in the Australian wind market
With the Carmody’s Hill agreement, GE Vernova has closed wind projects in Australia in each year from 2017 through 2025. This sequence positions the company as the only wind turbine original equipment manufacturer to achieve project closures in nine consecutive years in the country.

Such continuity reflects sustained demand for onshore wind capacity and the role of established turbine platforms in meeting regulatory, grid, and financing requirements.

Broader context for Australian wind development
Australia continues to expand onshore wind capacity as part of its energy transition, with large projects increasingly relying on higher-capacity turbines to improve land-use efficiency and reduce balance-of-plant costs.

Within this context, the Carmody’s Hill Wind Farm illustrates how repeat deployments of mature turbine platforms can support faster project development cycles while maintaining predictable performance and grid compliance in the Australian power system.