Project West Wind

Project West Wind

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station_name= West Wind Wind Farm


location= Wellington, New Zealand
owner= Meridian Energy
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fuel_type= Wind
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combined_cycle=
turbines= 62
reciprocating_engines=
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max_capacity=142.6
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Project West Wind is a wind farm near at Makara, near Wellington, New Zealand which is currently under construction.

It will be the first wind farm for the capital city, and will have a capacity of 142.6MW. [cite web | title = Wind Farms
publisher = Wellington City Council | date = | url = http://www.wellington.govt.nz/projects/new/windfarms.html | accessdate = 2008-09-21] The wind farm project began officially in September 2007 [cite news | url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0709/S00482.htm | title=Clark: Opening of Meridian’s Project West Wind | last=Clark | first=Helen | date=2007-09-27 | publisher=Scoop | accessdate=2008-09-21] and is expected to be complete by late 2009.cite web | title = New Zealand energy quarterly | publisher = Ministry of Economic Development | date = 2008-09-16 | url = http://www.med.govt.nz/upload/63972/NZEQ_june08_final.pdf | accessdate = 2008-09-21] It will be owned and operated by Meridian Energy.

The wind farm has resource consent for up to 66 turbines, [cite web | url = http://www.wellington.govt.nz/projects/new/pdfs/windfarms-ecconditions.pdf | title = Decision approving conditions | accessdate = 2008-09-21] however only 62 will be installed. [cite web | title = Turbine farm for Ohariu Valley | publisher = The Dominion Post | Author = Kay Blundell | date = 2008-01-30 | url = http://www.stuff.co.nz/4380862a11.html | accessdate = 2008-09-21]

See also

*Wind power in New Zealand

References

External links

* [http://www.meridianenergy.co.nz/OurProjects/WestWind/default.htm Meridian Energy] - Project West Wind information page


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