We recognise the potential for any kind of development to have an impact.
We are confident that Junction Rivers delivers a robust, iterative design for an efficient, high performing wind energy project which will mitigate and appropriately manage potential environmental impacts in a way that balances feedback and technical constraints, and is aligned with regulatory requirements.
The project represents an opportunity to partner with landowners, Traditional Owners, community, key stakeholders and experts to implement leading practice environmental stewardship and improvement initiatives at scale that protect and improve the region’s phenomenal natural landscapes and increase regional environmental resilience.
As a direct result of extensive consultation and environmental impact study work spanning several years Windlab has evolved the project’s design, including reducing the number of turbines, refining the project footprint, and minimising impacts to potentially sensitive areas. Where impacts can’t be avoided, minimised and managed, offsets are being proposed.
Windlab is developing the technology and infrastructure to make energy from polluting sources obsolete, which will make a real difference in tackling the biggest social challenge and environmental threat on the planet - climate change.
Once operational Junction Rivers could produce enough clean energy to displace more than 2 million tonnes of carbon from the nation’s power generation profile, reducing NSWs’ reliance on burning fossil fuels and putting downward pressure on electricity prices for Aussie consumers.
