~ New Zealand 28 Aug 2007 ~

~ New Zealand
28 Aug 2007 ~

Hawke's Bay energy plan gets second wind

The race to harness wind power from the top of Hawke's Bay's mountains stepped up a notch this week as Genesis Energy indicated it wanted to buy electricity made from a major windfarm project. Genesis has been talking to Hawke's Bay's Unison Networks, the powerlines company which has one windfarm project approved and another in the ... Complete story »

Minister to make wind farm decision

~ New Zealand
14 Aug 2007 ~

Minister to make wind farm decision

A second attempt by lines company Unison to win consent for a proposed wind farm, already rejected by the Environment Court, will be handed straight to the Government for a decision. The Hastings District Council has decided not to deal with a slightly modified application from Unison to build a wind farm on Te Waka ... Complete story »

Wind farms proposal spurs different response

~ New Zealand
13 Aug 2007 ~

Wind farms proposal spurs different response

Renewable Energy System Limited New Zealand (RES) held there first open day late last month in the bid to inform and gather information from residents towards the construction of the Puketiro Wind Farm. On July 28 between 120 and 150 members of the public gathered at Whitby's The Anchor Church to partake in the Puketiro ... Complete story »

Revised turbine plan relaunched

~ New Zealand
06 Aug 2007 ~

Revised turbine plan relaunched

A landscape protection group is gearing up to fight a new application to build a wind farm nearly identical to one already rejected by the Environment Court. Hastings District Council has given public notice of a request by electricity lines company Unison for consent to build a 34-turbine windfarm on the same piece of Te ... Complete story »

Mainpower plans to double size of wind farm

~ New Zealand
02 Aug 2007 ~

Mainpower plans to double size of wind farm

Electricity lines company MainPower said it has reached an agreement with a private land owner to extend its planned wind farm at Mt Cass in North Canterbury. The extension would double the original size and energy output of the wind farm, and depending on the turbines chosen could generate up to 63 megawatts of power, enough ... Complete story »