Woodlawn Wind Farm

Woodlawn Wind Farm
Location of Woodlawn Wind Farm in New South Wales
Country Australia
Location Near Bungendore, New South Wales
Coordinates 35°05′02″S 149°37′12″E / 35.084°S 149.62°ECoordinates: 35°05′02″S 149°37′12″E / 35.084°S 149.62°E
Status Operating
Commission date Late 2011[1]
Construction cost A$115 million[2]
Owner(s) Infigen Energy
Operator(s) Infigen Energy
Wind farm
Hub height 80 metres
Rotor diameter 88 metres
Power generation
Units operational 23
Make and model Suzlon Energy: S88
Nameplate capacity 48.3 MW
Website
http://www.infigenenergy.com

The Woodlawn Wind Farm is a wind farm located near Bungendore, New South Wales. It is part of the Capital Renewable Energy Precinct, along with nearby Capital Wind Farm and the Woodlawn Bioreactor.

Woodlawn Wind Farm was owner and operator Infigen Energy's sixth Australian wind farm.[2] It is a 48.3 megawatt wind farm with 23 turbines. The energy produced by the wind farm can power around 32,000 average Australian households per year, saving over 138,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year.[3]

Location

The Woodlawn Wind Farm is near Tarago and Bungendore, adjacent to Capital Wind Farm.[3]

Timeline

The New South Wales Minister for Planning issued Conditions of Approval for the project on 4 October 2005.[4]

Infigen announced it had issued a notice to proceed with the construction of the wind farm on 28 June 2010.[5]

The wind farm achieved practical completion on 17 October 2011.[5]

Funding

To help fund the construction of the wind farm, Infigen Energy signed a A$55 million project finance debt facility agreement with Westpac.[6][7] It is thought that this is the first project financing of a merchant wind farm in Australia.[8]

The total project cost was A$115 million.[2]

See also

References

  1. EcoGeneration (March–April 2012). "The wind is greener at Woodlawn". EcoGeneration. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Infigen Energy (16 December 2011). "Capital Renewable Energy Precinct". Infigen Energy. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Woodlawn Wind Farm Project Profile" (PDF). Infigen Energy. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  4. "Operation Environmental Management Plan: Woodlawn Wind Farm -- WOO-H-2130" (PDF). Infigen Energy. 14 October 2011. p. 14. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Woodlawn Wind Farm". Infigen Energy. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  6. Lee Hong Liang (27 December 2010). "Infigen Energy seals $55m financing for Woodlawn wind farm". Recharge News. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  7. "Infigen closes Woodlawn loan facility". Resources Roadhouse. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  8. "Woodlawn Wind Farm project finance". Australasian Legal Business. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2013.