Woodlawn Wind Farm

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
CountryAustralia
LocationNear Bungendore, New South Wales
Coordinates35.084°S 149.62°E / -35.084; 149.62
StatusOperational
Commission dateLate 2011[1]
Construction costA$115 million[2]
Owner(s)Infigen Energy
Operator(s)Infigen Energy
Wind farm
TypeOnshore
Hub height80 metres (262 ft)
Rotor diameter88 metres (289 ft)
Power generation
Units operational23 × 2.1 MW
Make and modelSuzlon Energy S88
Nameplate capacity48.3 MW
External links
Websitewww.infigenenergy.com

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]

Run with the Wind fun run

Run with the Wind is a community fun run amongst the wind turbines at the Woodlawn Wind Farm.[6] Held every year on a Sunday morning sometime in October or November since 2012, the fun run is hosted as a wind farm open day by the owner-operator of the wind farm, Infigen Energy. Net proceeds from tickets sales go to the local community groups and volunteers.

Since 2013 the event runs two races: a 5 km and a 10 km race. In 2012, 2013 and 2014 the 10 km race was won by and Australian Olympian runner Martin Dent.

Funding

To help fund the construction of the wind farm, Infigen Energy signed a A$55 million project finance debt facility agreement with Westpac.[7][8] It is thought that this is the first project financing of a merchant wind farm in Australia.[9]

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. Infigen Energy (16 December 2011). "Capital Renewable Energy Precinct". Infigen Energy. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  3. "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. "Woodlawn Wind Farm". Infigen Energy. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  6. "Run with the Wind". Infigen Energy. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  7. Lee Hong Liang (27 December 2010). "Infigen Energy seals $55m financing for Woodlawn wind farm". Recharge News. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  8. "Infigen closes Woodlawn loan facility". Resources Roadhouse. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  9. "Woodlawn Wind Farm project finance". Australasian Legal Business. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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