Conergy subsidiary EPURON GmbH has taken a significant step towards realisation of the biggest wind farm in Australia: on 3 June 2009 the government of New South Wales granted an approval for the first phase of the Silverton Wind Farm.
The planning approval covers the installation of 282 wind turbines. The
second phase of Silverton Wind Farm comprises another 316 wind turbines
and is also in the approval process. With 598 turbines in total,
Silverton Wind Farm could ultimately cover around 4.5% of New South
Wales' energy requirements. Silverton Wind Farm is a joint venture
between EPURON Pty Ltd and Macquarie Capital Wind Fund Pty Ltd, a
Macquarie managed fund jointly owned by Macquarie Capital Group Ltd and
a subsidiary of Martifer Group specifically for the development of the
Silverton project.