Gullen Range Wind Farm

Gullen Range Wind Farm is an operational wind farm in the Southern Tablelands of NSW, Australia. It is owned by New Gullen Range Wind Farm Pty Ltd (NGRWF). The wind farm consists of 73 turbines and produces 165.5MW of renewable power in ideal wind conditions.

On an average day it produces enough energy to power in excess of 70,000 average homes. By the end of 2022, Gullen Range Wind Farm had saved 3 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional power generation.

Stretching from north to south, the wind farm measures 22km, approximately centred on the locality of Bannister, 11km South of Crookwell and 32km north west of Goulburn.

BJCE Australia is proud to be a founding signatory of the Clean Energy Council’s Best Practice Charter for Renewable Energy Developments. The charter is a voluntary set of commitments to reflect our promise to develop and operate projects in a socially responsible way. The charter can be downloaded here.

Please feel free to contact us if you would like further information, or if you would like to provide feedback or lodge a complaint about the wind farm.

News

The latest wind farm news is below. You can view archive news here and download our newsletters here.

News item: 1/12/2023: Applications for the Clean Energy Program closing soon

Applications for the next round of the Clean Energy Program close on Friday 22 December. The Program provides financial contributions to support the installation of clean energy improvements to eligible properties within 5km of the wind farm. More information is available under the community and grants section.

 

News item: 11/11/23: Goulburn Rotary Club Visits Gullen Range

Goulburn Rotary Club toured the Gullen Range Wind and Solar Farm earlier this month.

This was a much-anticipated visit for the Rotarians who first travelled to Crookwell for morning tea before boarding the tour bus. The weather was close to perfect for the tour and provided ideal conditions for getting up close to the wind turbines. The turbine operations were explained in detail and several visitors even climbed up the steps to inspect one of the structures from the inside.

The tour group continued to the site office where they were able to view the monitoring and operations room, before moving on to the Solar Farm.

The tour ended back in Crookwell where more questions were answered while the group enjoyed a light lunch before departing .

If you’d like information about tours of our Wind and Solar Farms, click here.

 

News item: 4/11/23: Jobs of the future on show at Crookwell High Careers Day

Our team from Gullen Range Wind and Solar Farm and Biala Wind Farm were pleased to attend the Crookwell High School Careers Day on Friday the 3rd of November. It proved an excellent opportunity for our team to chat with and encourage students of all ages to consider taking STEM subjects in their senior years at school and think about the broad range of careers available to them in the renewable energy sector. Students were encouraged to ask questions to learn more about the careers that were available in the sector.

The team also shared information about our local projects, using display boards to demonstrate how energy is generated, explain how we care for the local environment and contribute to a variety of community initiatives.

With Australia’s renewable energy and emissions targets driving the development of even more renewable energy projects into the future, these students are the next generation of Australia’s renewable energy workforce.

 

News item: 24/10/2023: Crookwell High Careers Expo – an opportunity to discover STEM

Team members from Gullen Range Wind and Solar Farm and Biala Wind Farm are looking forward to attending the Crookwell High School Careers Day on the 3rd of November. This will be a great opportunity for students to learn about the possible career opportunities in the renewable energy sector.

 

News item: 03/10/2023: Next CCC meeting date announced

The next CCC meeting will be held on Tuesday 30 April 2024 from 4 pm at the Bannister Hall. For more information click here.

 

News item: 11/09/2023: Applications for the Clean Energy Program closing soon

Applications for the next round of the Clean Energy Program close on Friday 22 September. The Program provides financial contributions to support the installation of clean energy improvements to eligible properties within 5km of the wind farm. More information is available under the community and grants section.

 

News item: 06/09/2023: Book your FREE tour ticket and visit Gullen Range Wind and Solar Farm

Get up close to a wind turbine and a solar array at our next public tour. The next tour will be held on Wednesday, 4 October 2023 at 11 am. To book your FREE ticket, please click here. To learn more about our tours click here.

 

News item: 25/08/23: August public tour at Gullen Range proves very popular

Public tours of the wind and solar farms at Gullen Range restarted this year, following the COVID period, and they are again proving very popular.

The August tour was fully booked, with a diverse group of people enthusiastic about taking part. Some had travelled from as far afield as Sydney and Nowra for this chance to get up close and personal with a wind turbine and learn more about clean energy production.

The group gathered for coffee and a background briefing in Crookwell before boarding the bus.  Asset Manager, Leo Pearce, provided an overview of BJCE’s local energy projects and answered wide ranging questions on the route to the wind farm.

Sharing his decade of experience, Goldwind’s site technician, Darren, provided an abundance of information about the wind farm’s operations, while participants enjoyed the glorious sunshine. and extensive views from the Pom 1 turbine.

The next stop was the site office, where tour goers were fascinated to see the substation and the weather, turbine and energy monitoring equipment at work.

The bus then completed a circuit of the solar farm, stopping for photographs, before continuing back into Crookwell. The return trip was an opportunity to discuss the community fund, education and sponsorship programs BJCE runs in the district.

A light lunch concluded the tour with all agreeing it had been a very worthwhile morning.

The next free public tour will take place in October, with the date to be announced soon. If you are interested in joining a wind and solar farm tour, please register here.

 

News item: 31/07/2023: Seven Groups Share in Gullen Range Fund 2023/24 Community Fund

Seven community groups in the Upper Lachlan Shire will benefit from a combined $72,399.54 in grants from the Gullen Range Wind Farm Community Fund for 2023. The grants were assessed by the Gullen Range Wind Farm Community Fund S355 Committee and were approved in the June 2023 Ordinary Meeting of Council.

The grants will help to fund the following projects:

  • Anglican Church Parish – St Bartholomew’s Church – $24,847 for the supply and installation of solar panels
  • Anglican Church Parish – St George’s Church – $7,282 for removal of dangerous trees
  • The Australian Agricultural Centre – $10,000 for the Sheep Week 2023 event
  • Breadalbane Hall Committee – $1,000 for a stick vacuum cleaner
  • International Women’s Day 2024 – $3,500 for a Women in Agriculture event
  • Southern Tablelands Group 12 – $14,549.54 for iPads for the RFS officers
  • Upper Lachlan Landcare Inc. – $11,121 for building biodiversity skills

 

News item: 26/07/2023: July Community Newsletter

July 2023 Community Update is now available to read and download here. ←

 

News item: 25/07/23: Biala Wind Farm cheer the Crookwell Devils on at the Annual Sponsors Day
Last Sunday, Biala Wind Farm Asset Manager Lachlan Lamberton and Gullen Range Wind Farm Gustavo Siqueira attended the Crookwell Devils Sponsor Day at the Crookwell Memorial Oval. The She Devils had a win against the Bungendore Tigers 20-12 and the Senior Devils played in a Grand Final rematch against the Tigers and come away with a win 26-14. Well done Devils!

 

News item: 10/07/2023: Seven groups share in Gullen Range Wind Fund 2023/24 Community Fund funding
Seven community groups in the Upper Lachlan Shire will benefit from a combined $72,399.54 in funding from the Gullen Range Wind Farm Community Fund for 2023.

The grants were assessed by the Gullen Range Wind Farm Community Fund S355 Committee and were approved in the June 2023 Ordinary Meeting of Council.

Gullen Range Wind Farm owner and operator BJCE Australia supports the Fund with an annual financial contribution to local communities.

The grants will help to fund the following projects

  • Anglican Church Parish of Crookwell – St Bartholomew’s Church – $24,847
  • Anglican Church Parish of Crookwell – St George’s Church – $7,282
  • The Australian Agricultural Centre –  $10,000
  • Breadalbane Hall Committee – $1,000
  • International Women’s Day 2023 – $3,500
  • Southern Tablelands Group 12 – $14,549.54
  • Upper Lachlan Landcare Inc. – $11,121

Upper Lachlan Shire Council CEO Alex Waldron said, “The Fund provides grants to projects or initiatives that benefit the community within 10km of the wind farm.”

“The Wind Farm Grants make a significant contribution to their local communities in the shire,” she said.

“It is very pleasing to see such a diverse group of projects being assisted by the Gullen Range Wind Farm Community Fund in the 2023 grants.”

 

News item: 19/06/2023: Book your FREE tour ticket and visit Gullen Range Wind and Solar Farm
Get up close to a wind turbine and a solar array at our next public tour. The next tour will be held on Wednesday, 16 August 2023 at 11am. To book your FREE ticket, please click here. To learn more about our tours click here.

 

News item: 11/05/2023: May Community Newsletter
May 2023 Community Update is now available to read and download here.

 

News item: 06/04/2023: Applications for the 2023/24 Gullen Range Wind Farm Community Fund are now OPEN
Upper Lachlan Shire Council advises that the Gullen Range Wind Farm Community Fund funding round is open for applications and will close at 5.00 pm on Friday 12 May 2023.
The Gullen Range Wind Farm Community Fund aims to support initiatives that strengthen the local community through projects that contribute to neighbouring communities within 10 kms of the wind farm.

Applications may be submitted by post to: PO Box 42, GUNNING  NSW  2581 or emailed to [email protected]. For further information please contact Upper Lachlan Shire Council via email [email protected] or phone 4830 1000.

 

News item: 28/02/2023: BJCE Australia is a proud Red Ribbon sponsor of the 2023 Crookwell Show
Gullen Range Wind Farm was proud to be a Red Ribbon sponsor of this year’s Crookwell Show. In spite of the heat, our face painter brightened lots of faces with the proceeds donated to the local Rural Fire Service. We answered a lot of good questions about our projects, our renewable energy tours and Gullen Range Wind Farm’s Clean Energy Program, as well as general queries about renewable energy. We always enjoy the show and would like to say thank you to everybody who visited to our stand for a chat.

 

News item: 27/02/2023: 2023 Gullen Range Wind and Solar Farm Tours announced

News item: 09/02/2023: Biala Wind Farm back as a 2023 Major Sponsor of the Crookwell Green Devils

News item: 24/01/2023: Next CCC meeting date announced