Long Gully Wind Farm Explained

Long Gully Wind Farm
Country:New Zealand
Location:Wellington
Coordinates:-41.3267°N 174.7178°W
Status:P
Ps Units Operational:25
Ps Electrical Capacity:12.5 MW

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).

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Long Gully . Windflow Technology Ltd . 28 August 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718205347/http://www.windflow.co.nz/projects/long-gully . 18 July 2011.
  2. News: Windflow puts hands up for Long Gully . Steeman . Marta . 28 August 2008 . The Press . 28 August 2008.
  3. News: Thumbs-up for Long Gully windfarm . Smellie . Patrick . 2009-10-12 . Stuff . 2009-10-12.
  4. Web site: Long Gully Wind Farm Approved . Scoop . 12 October 2009 . 27 June 2021.
  5. Web site: Windflow: Long Gully Wind Farm Update . NZX . 9 June 2010 . 27 June 2021.
  6. Web site: Windflow warns of more losses to come. Sharechat. 8 October 2010. 30 January 2011.
  7. Web site: Mighty River pulls out of wind project . The Press . 10 June 2010 . 27 June 2021.
  8. News: Greenies prepared to back wind farm. James . Weir . 18 November 2010 . The Dominion Post.
  9. Web site: Wellington residents fight for wind farm . Stuff . Kerry McBride . 8 August 2012 . 27 June 2021.
  10. Web site: Long Gully . New Zealand Wind Energy Association . 27 June 2021.