Sunny Rutherford
Sustainability Manager
EGP Australia
The project
The Sun of Australia
Cohuna Solar Farm is a utilility scale solar farm using highly efficient solar technology, bi-facial modules, which can absorb light irradiance from both sides of the module and so are able to capture additional energy from light reflected from the ground.
Technology
Solar - Agrivoltaics
Production
77 GWh
Capacity
34 MW
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Timeline
Milestones
The Cohuna sustainable construction site model
Construction of the Cohuna Solar Farm followed our “Sustainable Construction Site” model, a collection of best practices aimed at minimizing the impact of plant construction on the environment, waste, water and people. Energy derived from renewable resources was used inside the Cohuna construction site, this equated to a saving of approximately 70 tonnes of C02 emissions during the construction period. Almost all waste produced on site was recycled, and concrete, measurable actions were taken to mitigate resource use.
Sustainable construction site model stats
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Sustainable offices 100%
Sustainable offices 100% Renewable energy used during construction, to power on-site offices.
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Workers 700
Workers 700 People who took part in the solar farm’s construction.
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Local investments 20
Local investments 20 Million Australian dollars invested during the solar farm’s construction.
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Emissions 70
Emissions 70 Metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions avoided during the solar farm’s construction.
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Hours of work 154.5
Hours of work 154.5 Thousand hours of work in the construction phase
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Skills 20%
Skills 20% Workers on site received training and acquired new skills
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Training 15%
Training 15% Workers on site undertaking a traineeship, apprenticeship or cadetship
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Recycling 99%
Recycling 99% Waste generated by the construction site that was recycled