List of dams and reservoirs in New Zealand - Wikipedia
WEBList of dams and reservoirs in New Zealand. Many of the largest dams and reservoirs in New Zealand have been developed principally to produce hydroelectricity. Other uses include irrigation and municipal water supply. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap.
Hydroelectric power in New Zealand - Wikipedia
WEBHydroelectric power in New Zealand has been a part of the country's energy system for over 100 years and continues to provide more than half of the country's electricity needs. Hydroelectricity is the primary source of renewable energy in New Zealand.
A brief history of dams in New Zealand - NS Energy
WEBDec 6, 2019 · The earliest dams in New Zealand were used to provide water for flour mills, to transport logs out of forests (by tripping the dam and transporting the logs downstream on the dam break flood) and for gold mining (power for the mines and high-pressure water for sluicing).
Waitaki Dam - Wikipedia
WEBThe Waitaki Dam is one of eight hydroelectric power stations which form the Waitaki hydroelectric scheme on the Waitaki River in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand. The dam was the first of three to be built on the Waitaki River and was constructed without earthmoving machinery; over half a million cubic metres of material was excavated ...
Our hydro power stations - Meridian Energy
WEBMost of Meridian’s electricity is made from the energy of falling water. Our hydro stations generate enough electricity to power around 1.4 million homes. It’s not possible to store large amounts of electricity, but it is possible to store water in dams.
Hydro-Electric Power in New Zealand - ArcGIS StoryMaps
WEBNZ has two types of hydroelectric power plants, storage-based and run-of river systems. Storage-based systems are supplied by large lakes and can be stopped whenever necessary. Run-of-river systems only generate power based on …
Waitaki: water of tears, river of power - New Zealand Geographic
WEBPower stations at Coleridge, Waipori and Monowai were reaching their limits, and hydro engineers charged with finding new dam sites turned their attention to the Waitaki River. Its central location and large flow made it ideal for hydro development, and three years later work started on the 36 m-high Waitaki Dam, near Kurow.
Story: Hydroelectricity - Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
WEBDams and canals. In 1965 a massive earth dam was completed on the Waitaki River at the Benmore station. A system of dams and power stations was built on Lakes Pūkaki and Tekapo. Lake Pūkaki was raised 37 metres by a dam.
Waitakere Ranges Water Supply System | Engineering NZ
WEBConcrete gravity dams characterise the first three, while the latter are earth dams. The Waitakere Dam was among the first large scale concrete dams in New Zealand, and the Lower Nihotupu Dam was the country’s first earth dam.
Hydroelectricity - Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
WEBNew Zealand’s extensive river and lake systems made hydroelectricity an obvious power source. The first comprehensive government report on hydro was issued in 1904. By the end of the 20th century power stations had been …
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