Name
Kathleen Hammond
Job title
Environmental Closure Planning Lead
Organisation
Synergy
Speaker biography
Kathleen Hammond is an Environmental Closure Planning Lead with over a decade of experience in environmental management in the energy industry. For the past seven years at Synergy, she has led sustainable closure planning and compliance initiatives. Kathleen played a key role in the decommissioning of the Esperance Wind Farm, one of Australia’s first wind farms to be completely retired, setting a precedent for renewable energy asset closure.
Speaking At
Presentation title
Esperance wind farm decommissioning: environmental and social outcomes
Presentation summary
The decommissioning of Esperance wind farm was one of the first of it's kind in Australia. The project set a precedent for renewable energy asset closure through achieving high reuse and recycling volumes and a positive social outcomes, through the engagement of traditional owners to revegetate the site.
