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When complete Te Rere Hau will have 97 [[wind turbines]] with a generating capacity of 48.5 MW, which is enough to power over 18,000 local households. By using New Zealand made Windflow 500 turbines, over 90% of the expected project cost will stay in the country.<ref>[http://www.windenergy.org.nz/photos/windfarms/tererehau.htm Te Rere Hau Wind Farm]</ref> |
When complete Te Rere Hau will have 97 [[wind turbines]] with a generating capacity of 48.5 MW, which is enough to power over 18,000 local households. By using New Zealand made Windflow 500 turbines, over 90% of the expected project cost will stay in the country.<ref>[http://www.windenergy.org.nz/photos/windfarms/tererehau.htm Te Rere Hau Wind Farm]</ref> |
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Te Rere Hau is owned and operated by [[NZ Windfarms]] Ltd.<ref>[http://www.nzwindfarms.co.nz/ Power Generation through Renewable Energy]</ref> As of 2007, installed capacity of wind turbines in New Zealand has reached |
Te Rere Hau is owned and operated by [[NZ Windfarms]] Ltd.<ref>[http://www.nzwindfarms.co.nz/ Power Generation through Renewable Energy]</ref> As of 2007, installed capacity of wind turbines in New Zealand has reached 321 MW and a further 46.5 MW is under construction.<ref>[http://www.windenergy.org.nz/ Wind turbines now provide enough competitively priced and sustainably generated, electricity to meet the needs of 145,000 NZ households]</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 10:22, 14 August 2007
The first stage of the Te Rere Hau wind farm consists of five 500 kW turbines. It is situated off North Range Road on the Tararua Ranges approximately 11 km east of Palmerston North in New Zealand.[1]
When complete Te Rere Hau will have 97 wind turbines with a generating capacity of 48.5 MW, which is enough to power over 18,000 local households. By using New Zealand made Windflow 500 turbines, over 90% of the expected project cost will stay in the country.[2]
Te Rere Hau is owned and operated by NZ Windfarms Ltd.[3] As of 2007, installed capacity of wind turbines in New Zealand has reached 321 MW and a further 46.5 MW is under construction.[4]
