Eleven years ago, Stewart Reid went to a former iron sand mine on the South Taranaki coast and collected wind data. SIMON O'CONNOR/Stuff Tilt Renewables senior engineer Philip Wong Too and site manager Stewart Reid showed of the partially completed $227 million Waipipi Wind Farm, near Pātea in South Taranaki. READ MORE:* The generation game: Taranaki wind farm turbines are turning* New Zealand's largest ever wind turbines appear in Taranaki* Waverley wind farm shipments signal positive opportunities for recovery“It’s the only site like this in New Zealand,” Reid said, while driving around the development on Tuesday. The wind farm, covering 700 hectares, is a former iron sand mine that was “already worked” and flat. SIMON O'CONNOR/Stuff When completed, 31 wind turbines will stand on the South Taranaki coastal land.

Source: Stuff November 17, 2020 15:56 UTC