The two projects, which include the Glen Innes wind farm in New South Wales and the Lincoln Gap project in South Australia, will see the introduction of the new Senvion 3.6M140 turbine into the country's market.
The Glen Innes wind farm will comprise 25 turbines while the Lincoln Gap project will comprise 59 turbines.
Senvion CEO Jürgen Geissinger said: "We are delighted to be working with Nexif Energy to introduce the 3.6M140 to the Australian market.
“With this announcement, we prove that we are well positioned to expand our activities in Australia and that this new upgraded variant to our product portfolio ensures we can offer our customers optimized solutions for a wide range of wind regimes."
The latest variant of the Senvion 3.XM platform, the Senvion 3.6M140 turbine was introduced at the WindEnergy Hamburg fair in September.
The new wind turbines are designed to produce 20% more power than their predecessors at wind speeds of 7.5 m/s. The lifespan of the turbines has also been extended from 20 to 25 years, which is 20% more.
Senvion Australia CEO and managing director Chris Judd said: “The new 3.6M140 turbine is perfectly suited to these sites, as it is designed to maximize the energy yield from medium-wind sites.”
Nexif Energy plans to make financial close and commence construction for two wind farms in Q1 2017.
Nexif Energy founder and Co-CEO Matthew Bartley said: "Senvion's advanced technology and engineering expertise make them the right partner for Nexif Energy to take these two projects forward."
Image: The two new planned wind farms in Australia will have combined generation capacity of 300MW. Photo: courtesy of pakorn/FreeDigitalPhotos.net.
