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Hydroelectricity is the primary source of renewable energy in New Zealand. Power is generated the most in the South Island and is used most in the North Island. [1] Early schemes such as the Waipori scheme commissioned in 1903 and the Lake Coleridge power station commissioned in 1914 established New Zealand's use of renewable hydro energy. By ...
Graph of New Zealand electricity generation capacity by year. This is a list of power stations in New Zealand. The list is not exhaustive – only power stations over 0.5 MW and significant power stations below 0.5 MW are listed. Power plants in New Zealand have different generating roles – for baseload, intermediate or peaking.
The Institute for Crop and Food Research was formed in 1992 as a New Zealand-based biological science Crown Research Institute researching new knowledge in five main areas: sustainable water and land use; high performance plants; personalised foods; high value marine products; biomolecules and biomaterials
The institute was formed on 1 December 2008 by merging existing CRIs HortResearch and Crop and Food Research. [3] Plant & Food has over 900 staff based at sites throughout New Zealand as well as science and business development staff working in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia.
The installed generating capacity of New Zealand (all sources) as of December 2020 was 9,758 megawatts (MW), from hydroelectricity, natural gas, geothermal, wind, coal, oil, and other sources (mainly biogas, waste heat and wood). [1] New Zealand electricity percentage renewable, 1976–2023
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Whakamaru Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the fourth hydroelectric power station on the Waikato River. Lake Whakamaru is one of the larger hydro reservoirs on the Waikato river. The power station is owned and operated by Mercury Energy. [1]
The dam, designed by Gibb and Partners, was the last major project in New Zealand to be designed in imperial units. [13]: 371 It is New Zealand's highest gravity arch dam in both altitude and physical height. [13]: 371 Filled in 1979 it is 325 metres (1,066 ft) long and 68 metres (223 ft) high.