Our Vision
Project background
The New South Wales Government (NSW) has legislated a target of reducing emissions by 50% by 2030 and to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Its recently released forecast assessment predicts: 12 GW of new generation, mostly renewables, will be needed by 2030.
Following a competitive tender process managed by Forestry Corporation of NSW, Neoen was selected to investigate the feasibility to develop a wind farm in the Bondo plantations, near Tumut. The Forestry Corporation permit is for investigation only at this stage and, if proved to be viable, the project would need to go through all
the necessary government planning processes and be approved by the NSW Department of Planning, Housing, and Infrastructure, for it to be constructed.
To learn more, please refer to the FAQs page.
Forestry and Wind
Synergies
Bondo State Forest is windy which means it is ideal for a wind farm. We will develop a wind monitoring campaign to understand the wind
resource in detail.
There is an existing road and track network which we intend to use for access tracks as much as possible.
The area is also sparsely populated, away from major residential areas,
minimising impacts to communities.
The forest has two existing high voltage transmission lines running through it, which we hope to use to connect the project.
Construction Coordination
We have begun our engagement with the local forestry industry to understand their priorities, concerns and potential issues. We will be working together over coming years to develop and implement solutions.
During construction we would work in close collaboration with the forestry industry to ensure there is minimal disruption to forestry activities and transport.
Combined land use
Forests offer large contiguous tracts of land for strings or clusters of turbines, which would be linked together electrically through underground cables.
Renewables offer a diversified and reliable income stream for forestry companies over a 30+ year timeframe.
