Hawke's Bay Wind Farm
| Hawke's Bay Wind Farm | |
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Location | Hawkes Bay |
| Coordinates | 39°11′2″S 176°41′35″E / 39.18389°S 176.69306°ECoordinates: 39°11′2″S 176°41′35″E / 39.18389°S 176.69306°E |
| Owner(s) | Hawkes Bay Wind Farm Ltd |
| Power station information | |
| Primary fuel | Wind |
| Generation units | 75 (maximum) |
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| Maximum capacity | 225 MW |
The Hawke's Bay Wind Farm is a proposed wind farm which will be constructed in the Hawkes Bay region of New Zealand. It is expected to have a capacity of up to 225MW, with a maximum of 75 turbines.[1] It will be owned by the private company Hawkes Bay Wind Farm Ltd, which is made up of three shareholders including Wind Farm Developments Ltd.[2]
The project received resource consent in February 2006. Appeals against the wind farm were overcome at the Environment Court in October 2006 and at the High Court in May 2007.[2]
A near-by but different wind farm known as Te Waka/Titiokura Wind Farm has been proposed by Unison.[3] The Environment Court has ruled against stage 2 of this wind farm.[4]
In November 2010, Meridian Energy purchased the consents for the project and indicated that construction would commence within two years. [5]
Location
The wind farm will be located on the Maungaharuru Range near the Titiokura Summit, about 34 km North-west of Napier Airport. [2] The altitude of the range is approximately 1300 metres.
References
- ^ "Hawkes bay wind farm". Yes2wind. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ a b c "Fact sheet: August 2007" (PDF). Hawkes bay wind farm ltd. 2007-08. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ "Titiokura/Te Waka Wind Farm" (PDF). Unison. 2008-08. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ Dr Pita Sharples (2007-04-19). "Hawkes bay wind farm decision "Feeds the soul"". Scoup. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ "Meridian buys Bay wind farm consent". Hawkes Bay Today. 6 November 2010.
