Australian telco Vertel has teamed up with Vocus to provide telecommunications infrastructure to energy company Iberdrola Australia’s Cherry Tree Wind Farm in Victoria.
The telcos provided microwave service, plus a solution developed by Vertel that allows the microwave tower to be powered directly by the wind towers in the wind farm. It also comes with a standalone power source that includes batteries and solar panels to ensure continuity.
Located in Victoria’s Goulburn Valley, Cherry Tree Wind Farm is owned by First Sentier Investors and is managed, constructed and operated by Iberdrola.
The telco deployment comes as the location was a greenfield and remote site, and the microwave solution was brought in to provide high-capacity and fibre-like performance services.