Construction Milestones

Aarons Pass Road

Upgrade. Work will recommence on Aarons Pass Road when the modification to the Development Consent is approved.

First Components Arrive. Components for the wind farm will begin to arrive in Newcastle early in 2019. The first major component to arrive will be the transformer for the Sub Station. Turbine components are due to arrive in Newcastle Harbour in March 2019. They will arrive on site once Aarons Pass Road has been upgraded and preparatory works are completed.

Community Consultative

Committee The Community Consultative Committee (CCC) was dissolved late last year by the NSW Department of Planning and Environment. A new Chair has been appointed for the new Community Consultative Committee. Michael Silver OAM is taking over in 2019 from Lisa Andrews. We are hopeful that the new CCC will be operating shortly. We look forward to working with the new Chair and members to update the community and provide a further communications avenue.

Getting Involved. Community opportunities

Improving the local economy

The Crudine Ridge Wind Farm has

already begun to have a positive

impact on the local economy. Already

over $3 million worth of local contracts

have been awarded within the

Mudgee area.

As construction ramps up over 200

jobs will be created. From experience

on previous wind farm projects CWP

anticipates that a significant number

of locals will be employed.

Local service industries will feel the

increase in business as worker

numbers increase. Register here:

https://www.crudineridge.icn.org.au/

Local Opportunities

There are a number of opportunities

for involvement in the Project, both in

the short-term during construction and

the long term during operations.

During construction there are

employment opportunities available

from administration to plant operators

to steel fixers and concreters.

Longer term the Crudine Ridge Wind

Farm has entered into Voluntary

Planning Agreements with both Mid

Western Regional and Bathurst

Councils to provide over $160,000 for

community projects for every year that

the Project is operating.

Crudine Ridge Wind Farm

Crudine Ridge Wind Farm

34 Thynne Street,

Bruce, ACT 2617,

Project Director’s

Welcome Hi Everybody

Welcome to our first newsletter. In this

issue we’ll cover the current state of

works on site, the modification

process, community benefits and a

few facts about wind farms.

We hope that you find these quarterly

newsletters informative. Their purpose

is not only to provide you with

information on construction progress,

delivery of major components and key

milestones but also what the project is

doing in the wider community,

educational programs, sponsorship

and investments.

Myself and my team are always

available to answer any questions or

concerns you may have, and we look

forward to getting construction

underway again later this year.

Brendan McAvoy

Project Director

Construction Update

2018 saw the project move into the

construction phase and works

commence on site, unfortunately

works on the key Aarons Pass Road

were slowed due to administrative

issues with the Development Consent

with work being put on hold across

the whole project site.

To ensure there was consistency

across all the project developments a

modification to the Development

Consent was submitted in December

2018.

Submissions to the modification by

the local community, especially those

who live within 50km of the project

were heavily supportive with 76% in

favour, with improvements to the

safety along Aarons Pass Road a key

theme.

The assessment of the modification will

now be made by the DPE and an

Independent Planning Commission

process will need to be followed to

determine the outcome of the

modification.

continued on P2.

Construction Update

Crudine Ridge Wind Farm. Community Newsletter

January 2019

www.crudineridgewindfarm.com.au

Aarons

Pass

Road

Update

Meet the

contractors

Wind

Farm

Myths

Selling our

Power

this issue

Contact Us www.crudineridgewindfarm.com.au Find us on Facebook @crudineridgewndfarm

Tel: 1300 524 463

Email: info@crudineridgewindfarm.com.au

CWP Renewables

Wind Farms

CWP Renewables is a

leading renewable energy

developer, owner and asset

manager with full project

life-cycle expertise. Our

team holds a wealth of

experience in the

renewable energy sector,

accumulated through the

successful delivery of

projects in Europe and

Australia.

We develop and own utility-

scale renewable energy

facilities incorporating wind,

solar and storage

technologies, oversee

project delivery and

commissioning, and provide

long-term operational asset

management services.

Our unique approach to

own and manage each

project from inception

through to full operation

ensures genuine

engagement with all

stakeholders at every stage

of development.

www.cwprenewables.com

AARONS PASS ROAD UPGRADE AND MODIFICATION TO APPROVAL

In August 2018, the

Project commenced works

on Aarons Pass Road

after securing a Section

138 approval from Mid-

Western Regional Council.

Since then, further design

work has been undertaken

to ensure the safety of all

road users during delivery

of over-dimensional

equipment to the Project

entrance.

The works are based on a

series of designs which

have been developed in

consultation with Council

and the landowners along

Aarons Pass Road over

two years.

Zenviron

Zenviron is a joint venture

between Zem Energy and

Monadelphous.

Zenviron is a full-service

balance-of-plant

contractor providing

engineering, procurement

and construction services.

Zenviron is responsible

for the design and

construction of public road

upgrades, service

facilities, civils, WTG

foundations, collector

circuits and turbine

erection

GE

GE is one of the world’s

leading suppliers of power

generation technologies.

More than 25% of the

world’s electricity is

produced using GE power

generation equipment.

GE is responsible for

designing, manufacturing

and testing /

commissioning of the

Wind Turbine

Generator’s.

GE will provide ongoing

monitoring, operation and

maintenance of the wind

farm.

5 FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW

The designs build on the

Project’s Traffic

Management Plan which

was approved in December

2017.

In December 2018

CRWF lodged

an application to

modify the NSW

Project approval

for two reasons:

• To reduce the number

of wind turbine

generators (WTGs)

from 77 to 37; and

• To align the Aarons

Pass Road design

across all approvals.

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Site Progress continued from page 1

Plant and equipment have been

removed from site whilst the

modification is progressing and only

minor maintenance and

environmental/safety works will

continue over the next few months.

The timeframes for the resolution of

the modification are not clear at the

moment. We are hoping that a

favourable decision will made by

MEET OUR CONTRACTORS

The removal of 40 turbines

will result in significantly

reduced impacts in terms of

visual, noise, biodiversity

and heritage values.

The proposed

changes will

result in 36ha

less vegetation

being cleared.

This is a reduction of 35%.

Aarons Pass Road is the

primary transport route for all

over-dimensional Project

components.

The revised design will

enhance visibility and

increase safe passing

opportunities.

continued Page 3

80% of Aarons Pass

Road residents

supported Modification

What about embedded

Energy?

The Journal Renewable Energy

reviewed data from 119 turbines

across 50 sites going back 30

years. They concluded that the

average "energy payback" of a

turbine was 3-6 months, compared

to a lifetime of around 25 years.

GEZ Consortium

Together, Zenviron and

General Electric have

formed a consortium

(GEZ) to deliver the

EPC Contract for the

Crudine Ridge Wind

Farm Project. The GEZ

Consortium has been

engaged to undertake

the design,

procurement,

construction and

commissioning of the

wind farm that consists

of the Balance of Plant

(BoP) and Wind

Turbine Generators

(WTG).

WHO WE ARE

Power generated

Wind farms generate energy

about 75-85% of the time. They

start generating when the wind

is 12.5km/h which is enough to

rustle the leaves.

Are Turbines Noisy?

As with most mechanical plant,

wind turbines produce noise –

but modern turbine designs have

reduced the noise levels. The

limit for noise from a turbine in

NSW is 35dBA at the nearest

neighbour. A car passing you

on the road is over 65dBA

Wind farms have a clean bill of

health

More than 17 independent and

peer-reviewed studies have

shown turbines do not affect

health—that of humans, animals

or even earthworms

Windfarms are animal friendly

There is no evidence that livestock

are adversely impacted by wind

Farms. Likewise, there is no

evidence that turbines cause

miscarriages in livestock

Source: NSW Office of Environment,

Climate Change and Water; Wind Energy

in Australia, Myths and Facts

June 2019. Following that we will

recommence construction beginning

with Aarons Pass Road.

There is still some activity on site

with a small maintenance crew from

Zenviron maintaining the

environmental works. This will

ensure that if we have more

significant rain events like the ones

over the last few weeks the site is

prepared.

In addition to the works crew there

are a few of Zenviron’s Project team

on site as well as representatives

from CWP. If you use Aarons Pass

Road in the morning and afternoons

there may be a little extra traffic and

turn on your UHF radio to channel 20

if you have one.

We'll let you know when site work

recommences, at which stage we will

also be reinstalling traffic controls

during the morning and afternoon

school bus times.

Component delivery to Sapphire Wind Farm 2018

SUMMARY OF PUBLIC RESPONSES TO DEVELOPMENT MODIFICATION

Over 230 submissions from members of the public were received, as well as seven organisations.

• Approximately 56% were in support of the Modification,

• 41% opposed the Modification and

• 3% provided comment.

Embedded Energy

DOES BUILDING A WIND

TURBINE USE MORE

ENERGY THAN IT

PRODUCES?

A wind turbine typically takes

only a few months to ‘pay

back’ the energy needed for its

fabrication, installation,

operation and

decommissioning.

The NSW Rural Wind Farm

Inquiry Committee found the

evidence demonstrated that

modern wind farms typically

generate the energy used in

construction within three to

seven months of operation,

with the operational lifetime of

a turbine being at least 20

years.

Source: NSW Office of

Environment, Climate Change

and Water; Wind Energy in

Australia, Myths and Facts

“Glen Maye” has 674 ha of

unique vegetation

communities and native

species. This together

with its proximity to the

Project makes it an ideal

offset property.

In order to achieve long

term lasting conservation

outcomes CWP will be

entering into a Biodiversity

Stewardship Agreement

with the NSW State

Government.

The Agreement is a legally

binding document which is

registered on Title and

sets out a 20-year

management plan for

“Glen Maye”.

The Agreement covers a

range of management

activities with a strong

emphasis on fire, weed

and pest management.

The management of “Glen

Maye” is fully funded for

the next 20 years.

Through the

implementation of the

Biodiversity Stewardship

Agreement there will be

enhance conservation

outcomes within the

region.

HOW A WIND FARM WORKS: BE SOONER THAN

YOU THINK

Myth Busted

VEGETATION OFFSETS EXPLAINED

Native vegetation clearing

is tightly controlled in

NSW via the Biodiversity

Conservation Act 2016

(BCA).

The Crudine Ridge Wind

Farm will clear around 74

ha of native vegetation as

defined by the BCA.

In order to offset the

impact of this clearing

CWP has purchased a

nearby property, “Glen

Maye”.

Sapphire Wind Farm 2018

The project will build:

• 50km of new internal access roads,

• 37 hardstands

• a new sub station

• over 40km of internal underground and overhead powerlines to connect the turbines to the substation,

• temporary construction compounds,

• onsite concrete batching plant,

• an operations and maintenance facility

• significant upgrades to Aarons Pass Road

The project is committed

to minimise impacts on the

local community. One of

the ways we are doing this

is by sourcing the majority

of gravel and aggregates

on site.

This will significantly

reduce the number of

trucks travelling along the

local roads.

Once we begin hauling

turbine components to

site, we will update our

Facebook and webpages

weekly with transport

news.

OVERVIEW OF THE CRUDINE RIDGE WIND FARM

The Crudine Ridge Wind

Farm is located 45km

south of Mudgee bordered

by the Aarons Pass Road

to the North and Sallys

Flat Road to the South.

A total of 37 wind turbines

each with a tip height of

160 m will be installed on

site.

The turbines for the

project are a GE 3.63MW.

A new substation and over

15km of transmission line

will be constructed to

connect to the grid. These

assets will be owned and

operated by TransGrid.

Once operational, Crudine

Ridge Wind Farm will

provide enough power for

around 55,000 homes.

The wind farm will

contribute over $160,000

every year to community

projects.

The project will build:

• 50km of new internal access roads,

• 37 hardstands

• a new sub station

• over 40km of internal underground and overhead powerlines to connect the turbines to the substation,

• temporary construction compounds,

• onsite concrete batching plant,

• an operations and maintenance facility

• significant upgrades to Aarons Pass Road

The project is committed

to minimise impacts on the

local community. One of

the ways we are doing this

is by sourcing the majority

of gravel and aggregates

on site.

This will significantly

reduce the number of

trucks travelling along the

local roads.

Once we begin hauling

turbine components to

site, we will update our

Facebook and webpages

weekly with transport

news.

Construction hours

Site works will take place during approved construction hours:

Monday to Friday: 7:00am – 6:00pm

Saturday: 8.00am – 1.00pm

At certain times work may be undertaken outside these construction hours, which will be subject to project approvals.

Crudine Wind Farm aims to keep interruptions to the local community to a minimum, Information regarding construction activities are

provided on our website and Facebook Page.

The Crudine Ridge Wind

Farm is located 45km

south of Mudgee bordered

by the Aarons Pass Road

to the North and Sallys

Flat Road to the South.

A total of 37 wind turbines

each with a tip height of

160 m will be installed on

site.

The turbines for the

project are a GE 3.63MW.

A new substation and over

15km of transmission line

will be constructed to

connect to the grid. These

assets will be owned and

operated by TransGrid.

Meet the CWP Team

Tony Igo Project Manager

Scott Pagett Site Representative

Brendan McAvoy Project Director

Embedded Energy

DOES BUILDING A WIND

TURBINE USE MORE

ENERGY THAN IT

PRODUCES?

A wind turbine typically takes

only a few months to ‘pay

back’ the energy needed for its

fabrication, installation,

operation and

decommissioning.

The NSW Rural Wind Farm

Inquiry Committee found the

evidence demonstrated that

modern wind farms typically

generate the energy used in

construction within three to

seven months of operation,

with the operational lifetime of

a turbine being at least 20

years.

Source: NSW Office of

Environment, Climate Change

and Water; Wind Energy in

Australia, Myths and Facts

Sydney Airport has signed an

eight-year power purchase

agreement (PPA) with CWP

Renewables and Origin Energy

in a deal advised by Allens.

Under the deal, the Sapphire

Wind Farm and Crudine Ridge

Wind Farm will supply Sydney

Airport with renewable energy

at a fixed price.

The Sapphire Wind Farm is a

273 megawatt wind farm

located near Glen Innes in

regional NSW. The Crudine

Ridge Wind Farm is a 134

megawatt wind farm located

south of Mudgee in Central

West NSW.

HOW WE SELL OUR POWER

Myth Busted

The PPA is part of Sydney

Airport's commitment to

lower its car bon footprint

and is one of a number of

steps towards its targeted

50 per cent reduction in

carbon intensity by 2025.

Electricity contracted under

the agreement represents

up to 75 per cent of Sydney

Airport's electricity

consumption.

The PPA is backed up by

Origin, who will provide

firming electricity to Sydney

Airport under an electricity

supply agreement.

In addition to the Sydney

Airport PPA CWP

Renewables have

negotiated Agreements

with Meridian Energy

Australia to supply 50% of

the output from the Project.

This PPA will support the

growth of Meridian’s retail

business Powershop, which

is Australia’s greenest

energy retailer.

Meridian anticipate that the

PPA will allow them to

lower their retail power

price by up to 5%. This will

provide significant benefits

to their customers.

In all 10 submissions were received

from owners of residences on Aarons

Pass Road, and 80% supported the

proposed Modification because of the

improved road safety.

CRWF is currently preparing a

Response to Submissions that

addresses all issues raised in the

submissions. The response will be

lodged with NSW Department of

Planning and Environment in February

.

DPE will review our response and all

submissions and do their assessment

The Independent Planning Commission (IPC)

will review the DPE’s assessment and may

hold a public meeting or hearing.

The IPC will then make a determination on

whether to approve the Modification.

Once an approval is granted for the

Modification, the improvements to Aarons

Pass Road will commence.

Once the road works are completed then

work will recommence on Site.

Aarons Pass Road continued from page 2

The Improvements to the road alignment

and condition will provide a safer

roadway for all users during Project

construction and for years to come.

There will be approximately 5 ha of

additional vegetation removal along

Aarons Pass Road.

The Modification was on public exhibition

for two weeks from 5 – 19 December

2018. Over 230 submissions were

received.

Sapphire Wind Farm 2018

Tony is a professional engineer with extensive experience in large infrastructure project management within Australia/NZ and internationally (UK, Sub-Saharan Africa, Former Soviet Union, Asia-Pacific). Tony is based in our Canberra office and is our Project Manager for project construction and commissioning.

Scott is the Site Representative for the Project. I’m, responsible for the site management and coordination of our contractors Scott oversees construction activities and ensures works is being undertaken in accordance with the Contract.

Brendan is an experienced Executive and Chartered Mechanical Engineer with significant experience in infrastructure, construction, heavy engineering and renewables. He has delivered projects within the UK and Australia.