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Celebrating 90 Years of Excellence. Three Generations and Growing.

7 September, 2023

WTC is Australia’s largest manufacturer of distribution and power transformer solutions, proudly Made in Australia.

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WTC to receive an $8.7 million government grant

18 May, 2022

We are very excited to share that we have been awarded $8. 7 million in funding to expand the capability, capacity and efficiency of our Wodonga facilities in regional Victoria into a larger state-of-the-art distribution transformer manufacturing operation that supports critical energy infrastructure projects.

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Snowy Hydro Murray 1 Transformer Refurbishment Project

25 March, 2022

The Snowy Hydro Murray 1 transformer refurbishment project has reached the halfway point. The project, which started in September 2020, involves the refurbishment and HV bushing replacement on eight 68MVA 330/15kV single-phase units at the Murray Power 1 power station.

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WTC announces Keron McCallum-Gaul as new General Manager of its Power Transformer Business Unit

14 February, 2022

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Keron McCallum-Gaul as the new General Manager of our Power Transformer Business Unit, effective 14th February 2022.

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Bluff Point wind farm refurbishment project

15 November, 2021

Our team has recently refurbished and installed a 75MVA 110/22kV power transformer in Tasmania.

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Power transformers for Victorian Big Battery

12 July, 2021

We are very excited to announce that we have supplied two 180MVA 220/33kV power transformers for Neoen's Victorian Big Battery in Moorabool, near Geelong - the largest battery in the southern hemisphere, built at the direction of the Victorian Government to boost the state’s energy reliability and1

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Our WA Service team has moved to a new location!

1 March, 2021

We are very excited to announce that our WA Service team has moved to a new location in Canning Vale! Our larger office and workshop areas will allow us to better support our customers so that we continue to provide high quality transformer solutions to1

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Yallourn Power Station

15 December, 2020

Two WTC 225MVA 230/20kV power transformers have arrived safely at Yallourn Power Station site to replace the existing Unit 2 generator transformers.

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What it’s like to intern at WTC

27 January, 2021

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to intern at WTC?

Every summer, university students come to WTC’s Glen Waverley and Wodonga sites for a three-month internship.

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Two decades in manufacturing

8 March, 2020

In celebration of International Women's Day, we spoke with one of our female employees to tell her inspiring story about overcoming adversity, building resilience, and finding inspiration at the workplace.  

Lisbeth Quenette came into manufacturing by accident.

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The installation of the main power transformer is under way for the Mortlake South Wind Farm

7 February, 2020

Last year WTC was awarded a $2 million contract to deliver the 185MVA 220/33kV power transformer for the ACCIONA’s Mortlake South Wind farm, located in South West Victoria.

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Dundonnell Wind Farm welcomes the arrival of WTC power transformer

19 August, 2019

After a long journey across four days and nights, a superload carrying a purpose-built power transformer has safely arrived at the Dundonnell wind farm, Tilt Renewables’ biggest wind farm to date, marking an important milestone in the project development.

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Powering Local Industry

10 July, 2019

Supplying critical assets to the Australian market is something we’re really proud of. One of our recent contracts was the manufacture and delivery of a very complex 168MVA 220/40/11kV power transformer for the Bell Bay Aluminium smelter.

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WTC announces Brett Robertson as new General Manager of its Distribution Transformer Business Unit

1 July, 2019

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Brett Robertson as General Manager of our Distribution Transformer Business Unit, effective 1st July 2019.

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TechCon® Aus-NZ conference and exhibition celebrated its 20th anniversary

4 April, 2019

Over 180 delegates attended the recent TechCon® Aus-NZ conference hosted by WTC and TJ | H2b at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Sydney on 4 – 5 April 2019.

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CEO Magazine interview with Ed Wilson

11 September, 2018

This year Wilson Transformer Company celebrates its 85th anniversary. In an interview with CEO Magazine, Ed Wilson, WTC Managing Director, discusses the firm’s triumphs and trials over its 85-year history.

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Launch of Power Skid Australia

5 July, 2018

SMA and WTC held the Power Skid Australia launch event on July 5 in Wodonga, Australia with the highlight of unveiling the new Power Skid Australia 5500.

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Kiosk Substations for Energy Storage System Projects

9 August, 2018

Australia is experiencing a significant growth market for the large-scale battery projects to help improve the reliability of the grid.

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Environmental Impact on Transformer Thermal Performance

2 October, 2017

There is limited information in open literature on environmental conditions effecting thermal performance of substation equipment. Majority of the information about  transformer  thermal  performance  is  concentrated around heating of its parts due to internal sources.

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Padmount Substations for Data Centers

10 July, 2017

A data center is a facility used to house computer systems and associated components. It serves as a platform for cloud and large enterprise customers.

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2017 TechCon® Aus-NZ and TechCon® SE Asia Conferences

11 May, 2017

April was a busy month for TJ|H2b  Analytical Services and Wilson Transformer Company, who hosted two conferences in as many successive weeks.

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Wilson Transformer Company to play vital role in major renewable energy project

13 October, 2016

Wilson Transformer Company, with manufacturing bases in Albury-Wodonga and Glen Waverley, has secured a major contract to partner a major renewable energy project.

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Opening of new Sales office in Singapore

29 July, 2016

We continue to expand our global presence with the opening of a new Sales office in Singapore. We believe that it is a significant step that acknowledges the growing importance of South East Asia market for the company.

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Voltage Optimised Transformer

7 April, 2016

Our Distribution Transformer Business Unit has developed an economic Voltage Optimised Transformer (VOT), equipped with a mechanical on load tap changer (OLTC) and completed with a smart controller, also designed by Wilson Transformer Company.

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Wilson Transformer Company awarded a contract for Ararat Wind Farm

28 September, 2015

We are pleased to announce that we have been awarded a contract to supply 2 x 170MVA power transformers for the 240MW Ararat Wind Farm.

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Fast Track Transformer Delivery to the largest hydro power station in New Zealand

1 March, 2015

WTC has recently supplied three 135MVA 220/13. 8kV transformers to Manapouri Power Station, the largest hydro station in New Zealand. Two WTC units have replaced the faulty transformers plus one additional unit will be used as the station spare transformer.

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Successful testing/performance of pre-saturated core FCLs

14 October, 2015

Mohinder Pannu, Strategic Engineering & Projects Manager at Wilson Transformer Company, Yoram Valent, GridON's CEO and Co-Founder, and Uri Garbi, GridON's Vice President, Research & Development have recently published a paper in Transformers Magazine on Testing/Service Performance of pre-saturated core FCLs, currently installed in live1

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Open skid style transformer solution for BESS applications

16 February, 2022

Our Distribution Transformer Business Unit has developed an open skid style transformer solution for Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) applications.

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