CWP Renewables

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CWP Renewables
Industry Renewable energy
Founded2007;14 years ago (2007)
Founders Continental Wind Partners and Wind Prospect
Areas served
Australia and Europe
Parent PostScriptum Ventures
Website cwprenewables.com

CWP Renewables is an Australian developer and owner of renewable energy systems such as wind farms and solar farms. It was established in 2007 as a joint venture of Continental Wind Partners and Wind Prospect. It is now majority owned by venture capital group PostScriptum. [1]

Power generators

CWP Renewables owns and manages several facilities in Australia. Some are owned by Grassroots Renewable Energy Platform, a joint venture with Partners Group private investment managers.

NameGenerationstatetype
Bango Wind Farm 244NSW wind farm under construction (2019)
Boco Rock Wind Farm 130NSW wind farm
Cibuk 1 Wind Farm 158 Serbia wind farm under construction (2019)
Crudine Ridge Wind Farm 134NSW wind farm
Fântânele-Cogealac Wind Farm 600 Romania wind farm
Oreshets Solar Farm 5 Bulgaria solar farm
Sapphire Wind Farm 270NSW wind farm
Taralga Wind Farm 106.8NSW wind farm

...and several other wind and solar projects not yet started construction.

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References

  1. Dickson, Andrew (28 November 2016). "Renewable Energy Microgrids" (PDF). CWP Renewables. Retrieved 27 September 2019 via Australian National University.