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Breaking News

Denmark's long-awaited community windfarm project is ready to clear the last hurdle on the road to becoming a reality, and is seeking investors.

The project company, Denmark Community Windfarm Ltd, has just released its formal project offer document seeking to raise $3.5m to build two wind turbines at Wilson Head.

Please note that share applications can be made until the end of June 2012.

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How it began

Denmark’s community windfarm project originated in 2003, as a local response to the global challenge of climate change. Community workshops indicated that the local community wanted to produce its own renewable energy.

As WA’s south coast has strong, consistent winds, wind technology was seen as the most appropriate response, with a small-scale windfarm feeding into the Western Power grid. As well as improving the district’s power quality and reliability, a windfarm would reduce the community’s reliance on fossil fuels, and deliver tangible social and environmental benefits.

A not-for-profit community organisation, Denmark Community Windfarm Inc, was registered in August 2003, to turn the dream into a reality. Extensive surveying of potential sites indicated that Wilson Head, 9km south of the Denmark townsite and facing the Southern Ocean, has excellent wind energy and meets criteria relating to environmental impact, noise, flicker, distance from residences, Native Title, proximity to existing infrastructure, land tenure, amenity and other constraints.

A formal feasibility study in 2005-6 showed that the project was technically and financially feasible, and in August 2006 an application was made to the federal government for funding under its Remote & Regional Power Generation Program (RRPGP). This would cover 50% of capital costs, with the balance to be found by private investors and/or loans.

Funding was approved in 2008. Being on Crown land the preferred site had to be rezoned, and excised from the surrounding reserve in which it is located. To take the project through to construction and operation, a public company, Denmark Community Windfarm Ltd, was registered on 15 April 2011, and public fundraising began.

The windfarm is due to be completed in October-November 2012.

This project is supported by the Australian Government through the Renewable Remote Power Generation Program.
The Program is implemented by the State's Office of Energy in Western Australia.