Long Gully Wind Farm was a proposed wind farm in Wellington, New Zealand. Long Gully is an area adjacent to Zealandia (formerly known as the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary).
| Long Gully Wind Farm | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Location | Wellington |
| Coordinates | 41°19′36″S 174°43′4″E / 41.32667°S 174.71778°E |
| Status | Proposed |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 25 |
| Nameplate capacity | 12.5 MW |
The proposal involved using turbines manufactured by the New Zealand company Windflow Technology Limited.[1] In 2008, Windflow Technology took on the overall management of the project.[2]
Windflow Technology announced in 2009 that Wellington City Council had granted resource consents for the wind farm.[3][4] Two appeals against the consent were lodged and according to Windflow were resolved in principle by mid-2010.[5]
Mighty River Power (now Mercury Energy) was involved in early development of the proposal, but withdrew in 2010.[6][7] In late 2010, the proposed wind farm was on hold as Windflow Technology did not want to pursue the proposal in the short-term due to low wholesale electricity prices.[8] In 2012 a community group attempted to raise funds to begin construction.[9]
Consents for the project have now lapsed.[10]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Long Gully". Windflow Technology Ltd. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
- ^ Steeman, Marta (28 August 2008). "Windflow puts hands up for Long Gully". The Press. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
- ^ Smellie, Patrick (2009-10-12). "Thumbs-up for Long Gully windfarm". Stuff. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
- ^ "Long Gully Wind Farm Approved". Scoop. 12 October 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Windflow: Long Gully Wind Farm Update". NZX. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Windflow warns of more losses to come". Sharechat. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- ^ "Mighty River pulls out of wind project". The Press. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ Weir, James (18 November 2010). "Greenies prepared to back wind farm". The Dominion Post.
- ^ Kerry McBride (8 August 2012). "Wellington residents fight for wind farm". Stuff. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Long Gully". New Zealand Wind Energy Association. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
External links
edit- Long Gully Wind Farm, Windflow Technology Ltd