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The Fast-track Approvals Bill project list is a list of the 149 projects seeking approval through the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 in New Zealand. [1] [2] [3]The list of projects to be included in the Bill was released publicly on 6 October 2024. [3]
The Waiterimu Solar Farm is a proposed photovoltaic power station in the Waiterimu Valley, near Ohinewai in the Waikato District of New Zealand. The farm will be owned by Island Green Power Ltd. When complete the farm will cover 380 hectares and generate 300 GWh/year of electricity. [1] The project has been opposed by local residents. [2] [3]
As of the end of December 2024, New Zealand has 573 MW of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) solar power installed, of which 199 MW (35%) was installed in the last 12 months. [1] In the 12 months to September 2024, 514 gigawatt-hours of electricity was estimated to have been generated by grid-connected solar, 1.2% of all electricity generated in ...
The Twin Rivers Solar Farm is a photovoltaic power station under construction at Pamapuria, near Kaitaia in the Far North District of New Zealand. The farm is being built by Rānui Generation, and will have an output of 31 MWp when complete. [1] The project was first announced in July 2023. [2] Construction began in August 2024. [3] [4]
The North Island generates nearly all of New Zealand's fossil-fuelled electricity. [ 19 ] Until the 1950s, fossil-fuelled stations were small-scale and usually fuelled by coal or coal by-products, providing electricity to cities yet to be connected to hydro schemes and to provide additional support to such schemes.
The Kohirā solar farm is a photovoltaic power station near Kaitaia in the Far North District of New Zealand.The farm is owned by Lodestone Energy. [1] When complete, the farm will generate 55 GWh of electricity a year, with a nameplate capacity of 32 MWp DC [2] and 23 MW AC.
The Pukenui Solar Farm is a photovoltaic power station under construction at Pukenui, near Houhora on the Aupouri Peninsula in the Far North District of New Zealand. The farm will be owned by Far North Solar Farm. When complete the farm will cover 12 hectares and generate 16 MW of electricity. [1] When announced, it was expected to be the ...
The main barrier for the installation of solar hot water systems is the initial capital investment. Other barriers are the conservatism of the building industry, lack of influence on increasing the sale price of houses, conflicting interest between housing investors and home-owners, lack of adequate information about solar hot water heating and the cost of consent which is not needed for solar ...