News Headlines
27.02.08
First turbines up
Turbine installation works at the Waubra Wind Farm site are progressing well. On Saturday 19 January, the first turbine installation was completed. The progress of turbine installations highly depends on weather conditions. Acciona Energy plans to complete the installation of all 128 wind turbines by the end of this year, depending on the right weather conditions to safely lift the heavy equipment. more
10.12.07
Acciona Energy awards $50 million supply contract for wind turbine towers to regional Victorian company
Acciona Energy today announced that it has awarded a contract of approximately $50 million for the supply and erection of wind turbine towers for the Waubra Wind Farm to Victorian based company Keppel Prince Engineering. more
08.10.07
Waubra Wind Farm well underway
The civil construction works that started in November last year are now almost complete for all 128 wind turbines. The next steps in building the wind farm are electrical works, installing the wind turbines and commissioning the wind turbines. more
14.09.07
Waubra students learn about their local wind farm
On Thursday 13 September 55 primary school students of the Waubra School participated in educational activities to learn about sustainable energy and their local wind farm. Acciona Energy supported this educational activity as part of its community relations program. more
27.07.07
Acciona Energy is proud to support the local community
Mr Brett Thomas, Managing Director said “We are pleased to be working together with the local community to create real benefits of employment and an active local economy. The Waubra wind farm will be a world class wind energy facility and it is great that local and regional businesses are involved in its construction. We are also proud to support community projects as we continue to move through construction”. more
22.05.07
First meeting of the Community Reference Group
Acciona Energy recently set up a Community Reference Group (CRG) as a focal point for communication with the community during the construction period of the Waubra Wind Farm. The CRG has now been established as a forum to meet regularly with the Acciona Energy construction team. A positive first meeting was held on 17 April at the Waubra Recreation Centre. more
23.02.07
Call for Expressions of Interest for Community Reference Group
Acciona Energy intends to form a Community Reference Group (CRG) for the construction phase of the Waubra Wind Farm. The purpose of the CRG is to provide a regular forum for community input to the project and to facilitate communication between members of the Waubra community and the wind farm project team.
We are now calling for Expressions of Interest (EoI) from members of the community. more
26.11.06
On Site Construction Begins
Acciona Energy has started building the Waubra Wind Farm in Victoria, the largest of the 154 wind farms that the company has installed across the world. more
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