Wind farms (1st of 2)
Wind farms (1st of 2)
New Zealand’s first commercial wind farm was commissioned in 1996 in the Wairarapa. Each of the seven wind turbines has three 20-metre blades. Here, two blades are being lifted onto the 44-metre tower at the Haunui site.
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Alexander Turnbull Library , Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
Reference: EP-Energy-Wind Power-02
Photograph by Barry Durrant
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
