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Industry | Renewable energy |
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Founded | 2007 |
Founders | Continental Wind Partners and Wind Prospect |
Areas served | Australia and Europe |
Parent | PostScriptum Ventures |
Website | cwprenewables |
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]
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.
Name | Generation | state | type |
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Bango Wind Farm | 244 | NSW | wind farm under construction (2019) |
Boco Rock Wind Farm | 130 | NSW | wind farm |
Cibuk 1 Wind Farm | 158 | Serbia | wind farm under construction (2019) |
Crudine Ridge Wind Farm | 134 | NSW | wind farm |
Fântânele-Cogealac Wind Farm | 600 | Romania | wind farm |
Oreshets Solar Farm | 5 | Bulgaria | solar farm |
Sapphire Wind Farm | 270 | NSW | wind farm |
Taralga Wind Farm | 106.8 | NSW | wind farm |
...and several other wind and solar projects not yet started construction.
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