How NSW’s electricity upgrade is creating regional careers

Squadron Energy Crudine Ridge Wind Farm Site Operations Manager Kacee Milnes is one of many who have entered the renewable energy workforce in Australia’s regional areas.
Projects such as Crudine Ridge are an example of this regional boom; since becoming fully operational, the project has created 240 direct jobs in the surrounding area.

Western Sydney manufacturing helping power NSW energy transition

Australian manufacturers a playing a key role in the construction of Squadron Energy’s Uungula Wind Farm – the only wind farm under construction in New South Wales.
Precision Oxycut, a steel-cutting company in Western Sydney, fabricates steel plates for the wind farm’s anchor cages, which sit at the base of each turbine and ensure structural stability.
These plates are made using steel from fellow local manufacturer, Bluescope.

Uungula Wind Farm supports next generation of cricketers in Wellington 

Squadron Energy’s Uungula Wind Farm sponsored the Wellington Junior Cricket Club for the 2025/2026 cricketing season, which led to the purchase of brand-new playing shirts and caps for players. It also provided awards for the club’s end-of-season presentation last month.
The club recognised Squadron Energy and other sponsors for their ongoing support.

First turbine components for Uungula Wind Farm arrive at site

The first wind turbine components have been delivered to Squadron Energy’s Uungula Wind Farm, signalling the start of the next phase of the project.
Oversize overmass (OSOM) deliveries started this week, with components transported from the Port of Newcastle to site.

Renewable energy brings science lessons to life for Year 9 students at Crudine Ridge Wind Farm

Group of high school students wearing hi-vis inspecting wind turbine component

Students from St Matthews Catholic High School in Mudgee have made a special visit to Crudine Ridge Wind Farm to learn about renewable power in New South Wales’s Central West.  The wind farm hosted 120 students from the Year 9 science class on Tuesday morning.  St Matthews Catholic High School organised the excursion in conjunction with Squadron Energy to give students an insight into how wind farms operate.  Students and staff received a […]