The Liverpool Range Wind Farm project was initially developed by Epuron beginning in 2009. (Ralph Vartabedian / … The proposed Robbins Island wind farm in Tasmania’s northwest will be one of the world’s biggest, with up to 200 towers measuring 270m high from ground to blade tip.

The project involves up to 200 wind turbines over the western two-thirds of the island producing up to 1000 MW. “A community consultation process is currently under way to determine the best route for the proposed Robbins Island wind farm,” Mr Barnett said. With world-class wind resources, Tasmania is positioned to be a global leader in wind energy generation. Jim's Plain and Robbins Island Renewable Energy Parks will contribute enough electricity to power up to 500,000 typical Tasmanian homes once operational. A bridge at the end of Robbins Island Road would connect to the southwest coast of Robbins Island. A new transmission line will extend from Robbins Island to Hampshire via Jim’s Plain. The lines would carry power from one of the largest wind farms in the southern hemisphere: UPC Renewables Australia's Robbins Island wind farm project. Transmission Connection approximately 77km of 330kV transmission line Host Landowners 33 wind farm host landowners. The company behind plans for a 200-turbine wind farm on Robbins Island in Tasmanias far North-West has revealed its new preferred transmission line route. The Robbins Island Renewable Energy Park would include an approximate 340-megawatt wind farm as Stage 1. Bridge connecting Robbins Island to mainland Tasmania. UCP Renewables needs the transmission line for its proposed Robbins Island wind farm.

UPC Robbins Island is 25% Australian owned. The former Greens leaders said the $1.6 billion project was "a step too far" just like the proposed hydroelectricity scheme. Building the renewable energy park and connecting it to the transmission network will require a transmission line. A number of people had contacted our Hobart-based foundation about the proposed Robbins Island wind farm and its transmission line across northern Tasmania. Our current plan for the new transmission line: Cables embedded into the bridge to move electricity from Robbins Island to mainland Tasmania; Cables connect to an overhead transmission line that continues to the Jim’s Plain substation; A transmission line connects Jim’s Plain Substation to the TasNetworks Hampshire to Staverton line at Hampshire ... 60 metre wide easement is required for the high voltage transmission line, complete with access roads to the 400 transmission towers will be required. "The Robbins Island wind farm should be allowed to go through the normal planning processes without being attacked by Bob Brown," she said. UPC Robbins Island is developing the transmission line. A number of people had contacted our Hobart-based foundation about the proposed Robbins Island wind farm and its transmission line across northern Tasmania. “Tasmanians have a right to know much more about the Robbins Island development,” Dr Brown said. UPC Robbins Island Pty Ltd proposes to lodge a permit application for a wind energy project under the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 with the Circular Head Council. Bob Brown has compared the proposed wind farm on Robbins Island to the controversial Franklin Dam he successfully campaigned against in the 1980s. Transmission lines are also subject to rigorous planning and legislative procedures.

Our development team working on this project is 100% Australian, all based in Tasmania. Additional network interconnections are being considered, potentially extending the full capacity of Robbins Island and Jim’s Plain by a further 500MW. Our remaining 75% is passive ownership by shareholders from the USA, Europe and the Philippines. A community consultation process is currently underway to determine the best route for the proposed Robbins Island wind farm. “Everyone with an interest should engage in the consultation process. It took a week for this article to reach Lloyd. Tilt Renewables acquired the project from Epuron in early 2019.

Jim's Plain and Robbins Island Renewable Energy Parks will contribute enough electricity to power up to 500,000 typical Tasmanian homes once operational. “It is a huge resource extraction venture which will be lighting up no Tasmanian homes.” Dr Brown’s opposition is shared by some locals, including the Nietta Action Group, which is fighting both the wind farm and a transmission line. The Robbins Island and Jim’s Plain projects are targeted to … (ABC News: Henry Zwartz)The Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association (TFGA) … The proposed Robbins Island wind farm has seven such nests.

Anschutz Corp. executive Bill Miller is in charge of developing a 730-mile transmission line and a wind farm at this ranch along the Continental Divide in Wyoming. As most Tasmanians knew nothing of the project, I wrote an opinion piece for The Mercury, which ran on July 8. With world-class wind resources, Tasmania is positioned to be a global leader in wind energy generation.

The project also includes construction of a new transmission line, from Robbins Island to Hampshire via Jim’s Plain, that would connect the energy parks to the Tasmanian transmission network. It …