DP Energy has partnered with Spanish renewable energy giant Iberdrola to build the Port Augusta Renewable Energy Park. With a capex of $500 million, the project will provide around 320 MW of power on land situated on the coastal plain south-east of Port Augusta, in South Australia.
Hadyard Hill is located in South Ayrshire and lies approximately 5km inland from the coastal town of Girvan in the south west of Scotland.
The wind farm is connected to the substation at Maybole by a 132kV wooden pole overhead line. The official ground breaking for the Hadyard Hill Wind Farm took place on 15th July 2004 with the first turf being cut by Ivor Caplin, Minister of Defence. Full construction activity commenced in August 2005 and the wind farm entered operation in September 2006. The official opening of the wind farm was conducted on the 9th March 2007 by David Cairns MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland.
| Project Summary | |
|---|---|
| Consented Number of Turbines | 52 |
| Consented MW | 130MW |
| Commissioning Date | 2006 |
| Current Owner | SSE Generation Ltd |
The Blackcraig Hill wind farm site lies approximately 8km to the east of the village of St John’s Town of Dalry in the district of Stewartry, Dumfries and Galloway. The turbines are sited along the irregular ridgeline formed by the series of small hills from near Troquhain Hill in the west to Fell Hill in the east. One of the central hills, Blackcraig Hill lends its name to the wind farm. It has a mean site elevation of around 350-400m and an estimated wind speed of around 8metres/second.
| Project Summary | |
|---|---|
| Consented Number of Turbines | 23 |
| Consented MW | 69MW |
| Commissioning Date | 2017 |
| Current Owner | Blue Energy |
Balmurrie Fell has a mean site elevation of around 250m and an average wind speed of around 8.5metres/second. The site lies immediately to the west of Artfield Fell.
Planning consent was secured in November 2009 with construction commencing in January 2012 and completed in September 2012.
| Project Summary | |
|---|---|
| Consented Number of Turbines | 7 |
| Consented MW | 9.1MW |
| Commissioning Date | 2012 |
| Current Owner | SSE Generation Ltd |
Artfield Fell is situated in the district of Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway in the south west of Scotland. It lies approximately 6km east of the village of New Luce and 8km north of the village of Glenluce. The wind farm is connected to the substation at Glenluce by a 33kV wooden pole overhead line.
Planning permission for the Artfield Fell Wind Farm and the Section 37 Consent for the overhead line were awarded in 2004 and construction commenced in September 2004. The project was completed in May 2005. Artfield Fell wind farm was officially opened by Malcolm Wicks MP, Minister for Energy on Wednesday 27 July 2005.
| Project Summary | |
|---|---|
| Consented Number of Turbines | 15 |
| Consented MW | 19.5MW |
| Commissioning Date | 2005 |
| Current Owner | SSE Generation Ltd |
Corrie Mountain Wind Farm obtained planning permission in 1996 and was constructed in 1998. The farm comprised 8 Vestas 600kW turbines and is now owned by Viridian.
| Project Summary | |
|---|---|
| Consented Number of Turbines | 8 |
| Consented MW | 4.8MW |
| Commissioning Date | 1997 |
| Current Owner | Viridian |
Carrane Hill Wind Farm consists of four Gamesa G52 turbines and was constructed over the summer of 2006. It was commissioned and commenced generation in November 2006 under an Alternative Energy Requirement VI power contract. Carrane Hill was officially opened in July 2007 by the late Mr. Brendan Mc Williams with a blessing by local parish priests Fr. Alwell and Fr. Cullen.
| Project Summary | |
|---|---|
| Consented Number of Turbines | 4 |
| Consented MW | 3.4MW |
| Commissioning Date | 2006 |
| Current Owner | ESB Wind Development Ltd |
The land use is primarily grazing for cattle with some small elements of forestry.
| Project Summary | |
|---|---|
| Consented Number of Turbines | 17 |
| Consented MW | 50MW |
| Commissioning Date | 2017 |
| Current Owner | ESB Wind Development Ltd |
The project has a grid connection offer under Gate 3 of the Commission for Electricity Regulation (Note: CER is now CRU) process with the grid connection planned at Charleville Substation. The site lies immediately west of the ESB/Coillte consented 14 turbine Castlepook windfarm. DP Energy is working closely with ESBI/Coillte on the coordination of construction activities for the neighbouring project, with shared access arrangements and a common grid connection.
The mitigation and monitoring measures described in the planning application will be implemented and integrated into the construction and operation of the development.
| Turbine | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer and Model | TBC |
| Nameplate Rating | 3.2MW |
| Hub Height | 80 m |
| Rotor Diameter | 108 m |
| Site | |
|---|---|
| Number of Machines | 6 |
| Total Installed Capacity | 19.2 MW |
| Annual Output | 57GWh |
| Equivalent Tonnage of CO2 Saved | 22,940(1) |
| Equivalent Number of Households | 12,480 |
| Power Contract | TBC |
| Commission Date (Scheduled) | 2017 |
Booltiagh II was awarded planning permission in October 2008 and was constructed and commissioned in 2013. Subsequently the owner further expanded the site.
| Project Summary | |
|---|---|
| Consented Number of Turbines | 6 |
| Consented MW | 12MW |
| Commissioning Date | 2013 |
| Current Owner | Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners |