Mt Stuart Wind Farm

Mt Stuart Wind Farm
Location of Mt Stuart Wind Farm in New Zealand
Country New Zealand
Location Otago
Coordinates 46°4′20″S 169°46′2″E / 46.07222°S 169.76722°E / -46.07222; 169.76722Coordinates: 46°4′20″S 169°46′2″E / 46.07222°S 169.76722°E / -46.07222; 169.76722
Status operating
Construction began April 2011 (April 2011)
Commission date December 2011 (December 2011)
Owner(s) Pioneer Generation
Wind farm
Type Onshore
Hub height 45 m (148 ft)
Rotor diameter 52 m (171 ft)
Rated wind speed 17 m/s (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Power generation
Units operational 9
Make and model Gamesa: G52
Nameplate capacity 7.7 MW
Annual generation 25.6 GWh
Website
www.pioneergen.co.nz/Projects.aspx

The Mt Stuart Wind Farm is a wind farm in New Zealand constructed by Pioneer Generation. It is located 15 kilometres west of Milton in the Otago Region of the South Island.[1]

Resource consents were granted in February 2010.[2] Construction began in April 2011[3] and the nine turbine wind farm was commissioned in December 2012.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Current Projects: Mt Stuart Wind". Pioneer. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  2. McNeilly, Hamish (21 May 2010). "Wind farm firm sourcing turbines". Otago Daily Times.
  3. de Reus, Helena (3 August 2011). "Preparing for power tower". Otago Daily Times.
  4. de Reus, Helena (16 June 2012). "Otago wind power 'like eating your own veges'". Otago Daily Times.

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