Global InformationTe Uku Wind Farm information
| Te Uku Wind Farm | |
|---|---|
 The wind farm in June 2012 | |
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Location | Te Uku, near Raglan |
| Coordinates | 37°52′42″S 174°57′47″E / 37.87833°S 174.96306°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | October 2010 |
| Commission date | 19 November 2011 |
| Construction cost | $230m |
| Owner(s) | Meridian Energy and New Zealand |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | Onshore |
| Hub height | 80 m (262 ft) |
| Rotor diameter | 101 m (331 ft) |
| Rated wind speed | 14–90 km/h (9–56 mph) |
| Site area | 200 hectares (2.0 km2) |
| Site elevation | 500m |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 28 |
| Make and model | Siemens: SWT-2.3-101[1] |
| Nameplate capacity | 64 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
Te Uku Wind Farm is a wind farm located at Te Uku near Raglan. It has a capacity of 64 MW[2][3] using 28 wind turbines. Construction was completed in March 2011,[4] at a cost of $200 million.[5] The farm covers an area of approximately 200 hectares (2.0 km2).[6] The wind farm is jointly owned by WEL Networks and Meridian Energy.[7]
Resource consent was granted in May 2008[8] and appeals were resolved by November 2008. Construction of the wind farm began in 2010.[9] Hick Bros Civil and Spartan Construction won an award for outstanding technical and environmental planning.[10] The wind farm was officially opened by Prime Minister John Key in February 2011.[11] Te Uku was fully operational on 10 March 2011.[12]
Te Uku Windfarm is controlled from Wellington where Meridian has its control centre for running all of their New Zealand Hydro and Wind generation assets.
The windfarm is linked to the national grid at Te Kowhai substation by about 17 km (11 mi) of 33 kV lines on 159[13] steel poles built on concrete pile foundations[14] and an underground cable from just west of Waitetuna Valley Rd to Cogswell Rd,[15] a total of about 25 km (16 mi).[16][17][18]
- ^ "ere200911019". www.siemens.com (Press release).
- ^ "Project Te Uku". Meridian Energy. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Introduction and fact sheet". WEL Networks. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
- ^ "Gala Day Celebrates Completion Of Te Uku Wind Farm" (Press release). Meridian Energy. 23 March 2011.
- ^ Bradley, Grant (16 October 2009). "Meridian Energy to build 64 megawatt Raglan wind farm". NZ Herald.
- ^ "WEL wind park resource consent application" (PDF). WEL Networks Ltd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
- ^ "Wind Park Update" (PDF). WEL Networks Ltd. 17 September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2008.
- ^ "Wind farm bid a winner". Waikato Times. 30 May 2008. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2008 – via Mercury Energy.
- ^ "First turbine goes up at Te Uku wind farm" (Press release). Meridian Energy. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ^ "Hick Bros & Spartan pick up prize for building Te Uku Wind Farm". Raglan 23. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ Holloway, Bruce (10 February 2011). "PM blown away by wind farm". Stuff. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ^ "Construction of Te Uku wind farm complete" (Press release). Meridian Energy. 31 March 2011. Archived from the original on 5 April 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ "Raglan Chronicle". Issuu. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Wind Farm Electricity Generation: Edison". www.edison.co.nz. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "WEL Networks western upgrade". Raglan 23. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "John key opens Te Uku Wind Farm". Raglan 23. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Raglan wind farm wins top award". Waikato Times. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Wel's windfarm critic has plenty of hits at hearing". Waikato Times. 29 February 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2011.