Australia's First Wind Trees Are Spinning and People Are All About It

Two metal trees beside a suburban Perth road are generating electricity every time their leaf-shaped turbines begin to spin.

The nine-meter structures are Australia's first Wind Trees. They stand along Connolly Drive in Clarkson, Western Australia, at the future Catalina Green commercial center.

Each tree carries 36 small wind turbines known as Aeroleaves. Unlike the blades on a conventional wind turbine, the leaves can collect wind coming from any direction and operate independently.

The Catalina Regional Council funded the project, which debuted in December 2025. Electricity from the trees will power lighting around the commercial center.

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The individual turbines resemble leaves attached to the branches of a stylized tree. Manufacturer New World Wind says the Aeroleaves begin operating in winds of approximately 8 kilometers per hour.

The direct-drive system does not use belts or gears, which the company says allows it to operate with very little audible noise.

Project supplier EVT Energy estimates that each Catalina tree can produce nearly 5,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity annually. That is enough to power about 15 streetlights or 100 square meters of low-consumption office space.

The two structures are intended to supply car-park lighting at Catalina Green rather than send large amounts of electricity into the wider power grid. More than 200 Wind Trees have been installed across 42 countries, according to the supplier, but the Catalina project is the first Australian installation.

One person wrote on a Facebook Reel about the project, "I have been looking at this wind technology for about 5 years, it was invented in Scandinavia. The beautiful thing is this is much cheaper than wind turbines, and can be put almost anywhere, is much more environmentally friendly, and absolutely a lot less harmful to birds."

Visitors can see them from Connolly Drive

The trees are located at Catalina Estate in Clarkson, one of Perth's northern suburbs. They are visible beside Connolly Drive near the developing Catalina Green commercial precinct.

While they are not necessarily a tourist attraction, people can go check out the trees for free. However, visitors should treat them as public infrastructure and view them from publicly accessible areas without entering the construction site.

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