Due to the high global demand for turbines and a shortage of supply to the Australian market, Crookwell Development Pty Ltd is looking to use newer turbines for the Crookwell II Wind Farm.

Three years ago Crookwell Development was granted development consent for Stage 1, approving the construction and operation of a wind farm consisting of 46 x 2 Megawatt capacity turbines and associated infrastructure.

The modification application will be accompanied by a detailed statement of environmental effects, reporting on the extent to which the proposed modification will vary the impacts of the wind farm as approved by the development consent.

The 46 turbines approved by the original development consent were capable of generating approximately 92 MW of electricity, produced by a Gamesa G80 turbine on a 67 metre tower.