Gullen Solar Farm

The solar farm is co located within the existing gullen range wind farm and occupies an area of approx.

Gullen solar farm.

Gullen solar farm and gullen range wind farm were excited to recently host forty year 8 students from crookwell high school. The wind farm consists of 73 turbines and produces 165 5mw of renewable power in ideal wind conditions. Locating the solar farm adjacent to the wind farm minimises required infrastructure such as roads power lines and. The solar farm is co located within the existing gullen range wind farm and occupies an area of approx.

The solar farm has been purchased by new gullen range wind farm ltd ngrwf. The solar farm has been purchased by new gullen range wind farm ltd ngrwf. The 42 000 panel gullen solar farm was co located with a 73 turbine wind farm providing more continuous energy generation. We enjoy these tours immensely and look forward to taking members of the public up close to our wind turbines and solar panels.

The students were given a mini tour of both the solar farm and wind farm. On an average day it produces enough energy to power in excess of 70 000 average homes. As a requirement of the grant certain information about gullen solar farm and its operation is made available on our website. Gullen solar community information session october 19th at 5pm.

Gullen solar community information session october 19th at 5pm. Wind farms tend to generate more energy overnight whilst solar only generates during the day. We enjoy these tours immensely and look forward to taking members of the public up close to our wind turbines and solar panels. The solar farm is co located within the existing gullen range wind farm and occupies an area of approximately 28 hectares.

By 2020 gullen range wind farm will have saved 2 7 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional power generation. Gullen solar farm featured in a recent scientific american article about the benefits of co locating solar and wind plants. You can read more about the project on the arena website here. The combined facility can power more than 70 000 average homes.

They had an opportunity to get up close to a solar panel array see inside a wind turbine and learn about solar and wind energy. The solar farm is co located within the existing gullen range wind farm making gullen range the first large scale co located wind and solar farm in australia. Gullen solar farm was awarded a grant from the australian renewable energy agency arena in 2016 under their advancing renewables program.