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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...
New Zealand conference: Enthusiasm high but market stuck
It seems nothing can take the wind out of the sails of the New Zealand wind community. Even as the global recession bites, project refusals mount and national policy hangs in the air, visitors attendi...
New Zealand conference: Opportunities across the Tasman sea
Ties across the Tasman Sea have traditionally been strong between the Australian and New Zealand wind power markets. With the Australian wind business set to take off again, eyes in New Zealand are sw...
Horse and nature protection rule
Proposals for two more wind farms in New Zealand have been rejected on grounds that they would negatively impact the local environment. In the North Island, Tararua District Council and Horizons Regio...
New Zealand team goes its own way
Persistence has paid off for Windflow Technology, a New Zealand wind turbine maker that has long believed smaller machines are more suitable for the country's turbulent conditions. With plans to expan...
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...
Knock-on effects from Babcock & Brown collapse
The collapse of Australian investment company Babcock Brown (B B) is having knock-on effects in New Zealand after an offer by New Zealand developer NZ Windfarms to acquire a B B subsidiary's stake i...
Cumbersome consents process kills projects -- Hopes pinned on new government
New Zealand's wind industry is hunkering down somewhat under the global economic crisis. At least some projects are marking time in response to reduced money flows, a huge drop in the NZ dollar's exch...
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...
New administration mixed blessing for wind
The outcome of the New Zealand election, which saw a conservative National-led government take office, spells likely changes on the way for the country's wind market, some of which may be positive. On...
Utility Mighty River Power buys into domestic turbine maker
Mighty River Power, a large New Zealand electricity generator, is to take a 19.95% stake in Windflow Technology, the country's only wind turbine manufacturer. The purchase is expected to be worth NZ$7...
Energy firm Contact Energy appeals against wind farm
Most New Zealand Environment Court appeals against wind farms come from local environmental or residents' groups, but Meridian Energy recently found itself facing an appeal from fellow generator Conta...
Commission report on rising costs -- New Zealand looks at viability
New Zealand's Electricity Commission, concerned about the rising cost of developing the country's wind energy resource, has taken a closer look at the numbers. It concludes that rising world demand fo...
Bumpy ride for proposed emissions bill
With the New Zealand government facing an election in a scenario of rising fuel costs, a housing market slump and spiralling food prices, its proposed Emissions (Trading and Renewable Preferences) Bil...
More gutsy and less gusty political push
With one of the best wind resources in the world and a landscape capable of supporting large scale development, New Zealand is already a world leader in wind power production. Its politicians may at l...
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...
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