New Standard a robust solution for wind farm noiseMonday, 1 March 2010 1 March 2010 The New Zealand Wind Energy Association today welcomes the release of the new Acoustics – Wind farm noise Standard (NZS 6808:2010), saying it will ensure people who... |
Global wind power boom continues despite economic woesThursday, 11 February 2010 12 February 2010 Record NZ wind energy installations – China doubles installed capacity for fifth year running – Global markets up 31% The world's wind power capacity grew by 31%... |
Record wind generation reflects growing wind energy capacityFriday, 8 January 2010 8 January 2010 "Record wind generation from July to September 2009 reflects successful progress with new wind farms and highlights wind energy's valuable contribution to New Zealand's electricity system," says... |
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Wind farms in New Zealand
New Zealand’s 11 wind farms have an installed capacity of 497.3 megawatts and generate over 3% of our electricity. Find out where they are on our wind farm map.