The proposed Gullen Range Wind Farm (GRWF) is located approximately 20km West of Goulburn, NSW. The project was designed and developed by Epuron as a green field project, from identification of the site, securing land, developing the site layouts and carrying out detailed site assessment through to completion of development approvals and grid connection approvals.
The site is broadly broken into two sections with the Kialla and Bannister sections to the north and the Pomeroy and Gurrundah sections to the south. Situated on the Great Dividing Range on a generally north-south oriented ridgeline, the distance from the northernmost proposed turbine location in the Kialla region, to the southernmost location in the Gurrundah region is 22km. The turbines are strategically located on elevated ground or on ridges for the best wind exposure.
A total of 73 wind turbines were approved by the NSW Government. Based on the current design, the first stage of the wind farm will produce in excess of 150MW of renewable power at full capacity. The final rated power figure will be determined based on the final layout of the wind farm.
The substation is located in the centre of the site for connection to the 330kV network owned by TransGrid. Associated infrastructure and facilities include a substation and office space, underground power and telecommunications cablings, a wind monitoring tower and access tracks.
Within the first six months of operation, when generating at full power, Gullen Range Wind Farm will produce enough green energy to offset the amount of energy (CO2-equivalent) that was used to manufacture the turbines. In each year of operations the Gullen Range Wind Farm will offset 445,000tCO2, at the same time as helping NSW and Australia meet its energy demands by utilising renewable sources.
Epuron has now sold the Gullen Range Wind Farm to Goldwind Australia. Please visit the project website for further updates.