This vital infrastructure project involves timber harvesting across a 100-hectare site, enabling the development of new renewable energy capacity in the region.
Upon completion, the project will have yielded approximately 50,000 tonnes of roundwood. In addition to harvesting, our teams are also undertaking 16 hectares of brash and stump clearance along the site’s infrastructure corridors including access roads, borrow pits, and turbine pads to prepare the land for turbine installation and associated works.
This complex project was designed to be delivered in carefully coordinated phases. The initial focus was on clearing infrastructure corridors to allow early access for the construction contractor, who began mobilising shortly after forestry operations commenced. With turbine delivery scheduled for May 2025, Euroforest’s role has been essential in keeping the broader project on track.
Delivering to tight construction deadlines, especially through the winter, posed significant operational challenges. In response, Euroforest deployed multiple teams and increased machine presence on-site to accelerate progress:
Tree clearance: 3 harvesters and 3 forwarders at peak operation
Brash and stump clearance: 1 excavator and 3 forwarders
To keep pace with production levels, we coordinated weekly haulage of 40 to 50 loads of timber, ensuring a smooth workflow and minimal bottlenecks on-site.
Despite unpredictable winter weather conditions, our teams maintained momentum through proactive planning and effective deployment of resources, ensuring critical dates were met.
While works are ongoing, the Crystal Rig Windfarm project remains on schedule, with completion expected by mid-2025. All key project milestones have been met to date, reflecting Euroforest’s ability to deliver high-volume forestry operations on complex infrastructure sites.
