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Siemens wins new order for wind power plant in New Zealand
PRESS RELEASE - Siemens Energy and Meridian Energy have signed an order for the supply of 28 SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines for the Te Uku wind power project near Hamilton, New Zealand. The wind farm is sc...
Public inquiry into secret payment -- Meridian deal under spotlight
Meridian Energy's 630 MW Project Hayes wind farm, which will see 176 turbines go up in the South Island's Central Otago region, is embroiled in more controversy. Last year the NZ$2 billion (EUR 850 mi...
Fighting freezing temperatures -- Ross Island, Antarctica
With the first foundations being laid, construction work has started on one of the most challenging wind power developments in the world, the Ross Island Wind Energy project being built by New Zealand...
Government shows signs of action -- Still uphill in New Zealand
New Zealand's government might be intending to get 90% of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2025, but action to help the country's wind farm developers in their uphill struggle against ...
Energy plan sparks major project news -- Targeting 90% renewables
New Zealand's government says it wants 90% of the country's electricity to come from renewable resources by 2025 -- up from today's 65%. Wind power, along with geothermal, will play a major role. Key ...
New Zealand's Windflow adapts turbine for use in America
New Zealand wind turbine manufacturer Windflow Technology has signed a non-binding agreement with US wind developer Na Makani Moa'e Ku for the supply of its Windflow 500 units for a project in Hawaii....
First South Island project commissioned
New Zealand wind farm development has been concentrated in the country's North Island, but this is set to change with the commissioning of the South Island's first large project and others under way. ...
Financial injection for local turbine supplier
A capital injection of NZ$75 million for NZ Windfarms is expected to help it get project development moving. The sum represents a significant increase on the NZ$4 million the company began with in Dec...
Opponents to West Wind project give up the battle
The Makara Guardians, long term wind farm opponent to Meridian Energy's proposed West Wind wind farm, have decided not to appeal the New Zealand Environment Court's ruling in favour of the development...
Total wind capacity set to almost double -- Ready, steady go in New Zealand
Wind has been regularly in the news over the past 12 months in New Zealand, but more in its terms of promise than in actual commissioned operations. The whole industry has been marking time somewhat, ...
Another project announced for Victoria
New Zealand firm Wind Farm Developments has announced plans for a 30 MW wind project at Drysdale, northeast of Warrnambool, in Victoria. The company decided to seek permission for the A$63 million, 15...
Tasmania utility looks at developing project on South Island
The high country of New Zealand's South Island could be the setting for a new wind project if plans by Tasmanian developer Roaring 40s go-ahead. The company is investigating the potential for a 60 MW ...
Looking at wind to secure hydro supplies in North Canterbury
North Canterbury is the latest New Zealand region to look at its wind resource, with hopes that a wind farm could be operating there by 2008. Lines company MainPower has been looking at resources in i...
Last minute appeals lodged against 210 MW West Wind proposal
A number of last-minute appeals have been lodged against the notice of consent granted to Meridian Energy's 210 MW West Wind project on December 22. The appeals, coming in after the statutory 15 worki...
Plans for 159 MW project at Hawkes Bay stalled pending appeals
Plans by New Zealand's fourth largest lines company, Unison Networks, for a 159 MW wind farm at Titiokura, Hawkes Bay, have stalled pending appeals to the country's Environment Court. But the project ...
Meridian confirms supplier for 58 MW plant
Meridian Energy confirms it will be using 29, Vestas 2 MW V80 wind turbines in its new White Hill wind plant development in the Southland region of New Zealand. The commissioning of the 58 MW wind far...
Feasibility study into 140 MW plant in Raglan
WEL Networks, a community trust-owned lines company operating in the Waikato region, is undertaking a NZ$2.5 million feasibility study for a 140 MW wind farm in Raglan, in the western part of its serv...
Construction delay for White Hill wind farm
Construction on Meridian Energy's White Hill wind farm in Southland has been delayed until October while a number of contractual issues are settled. These relate to construction and ancillary services...
Proposed 250 MW wind station for Kaipara Harbour in far north
New Zealand energy firm Mighty River is considering developing a huge 250 MW wind power station on property owned by Evergreen Forests on the Kaipara Harbour in the country's far north. If built, the ...
Aggressive public relations pays off -- Approval for 210 MW expected
Lots of groundwork -- based in paper, not dirt -- saw a promising result for New Zealand's Meridian Energy in the public consultation process for its planned 210 MW Project West Wind at a site near We...
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