| Castle Hill Wind Farm | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Location | east of Eketāhuna |
| Coordinates | 40°43′0″S 175°56′0″E / 40.71667°S 175.93333°E |
| Status | Proposed |
| Owner(s) | Genesis Energy |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | Onshore |
| Hub height | 90–100 m (295–328 ft) |
| Rotor diameter | 80–110 m (262–361 ft) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | up to 71 |
| Nameplate capacity | up to 300 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | Castle Hill -- Genesis Energy |
The Castle Hill Wind Farm is a proposed wind farm being developed by Genesis Energy. It will have up to 286 wind turbines with potential output of up to 858 MW, depending on what model(s) of wind turbines are selected. The project is estimated to cost more than $1.6 billion and will be New Zealand's largest wind farm. [1]
The resource consent application was lodged in August 2011 and consents were granted in June 2012. This was appealed to the Environment Court. In July 2013, Genesis announced that all appeals had been resolved. [2] Resource consent for the project expires in 2023. [3]
Resource consent for the wind farm expires if work is not begun before 2023. [4] In February 2021 Genesis announced that constructing the wind farm remained an option. [4] [5] In August they announced they had no plans to build it. [6] In September 2021, Genesis said that the wind farm was still part of their plans for renewable development, but that other projects had been prioritised ahead of it. [3]
In March 2023 Genesis applied to extend the resource consent for the wind farm and vary its conditions. [7] Its proposal involves reducing the size of the windfarm to 300MW. [8] Consent was granted in October 2023, and now expires in 2031. [9]
See also
References
- ^ McNicol, Hamish (4 July 2013). "Wairarapa mega wind farm green-lit". Dominion Post.
- ^ "Genesis Energy gets the green light for New Zealand's largest planned wind farm at Castle Hill" (Press release). Genesis Energy. 4 July 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Super wind farm waiting in the wings". Bush Telegraph. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021 – via PressReader.
- ^ a b Tom Pullar-Strecker (3 February 2021). "Genesis may revive plan for $1.6 billion wind farm at Castle Hill". Stuff. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ Tom Taylor (15 February 2021). "Wairarapa's Castle Hill could become country's largest windfarm, creating 200 jobs". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Amid power supply scrutiny, Genesis not planning to build NZ's biggest wind farm at Castle Hill". RNZ. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Proposed wind farm is back on the table". Wairarapa Times-Age. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Genesis slashes size of proposed Wairarapa wind farm". Stuff. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Wind farm halves in size". Wairarapa Times-Age. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
External links
- "Castle Hill Wind Farm". Genesis Energy.