Next NZ Weather Meet?

[Manukau heads obs]

shame you missed the day, but, yes, take a bike out there with your fiance for a romantic .....

[Tornado Tim]

Here is my lot of shots:

[Tornado Tim]

Some More:

[tgsnoopy]

Of course I just unlock the gate & drive up when I'm there. As you might have noticed with the earlier picture I posted, I was up the radio mast at the site.

Each one of the turbines includes an inbuilt crane effectively for equipment replacement. Very interesting to watch them servicing them.

I would have liked to go, sadly it wasn't meant to be.

[Manukau heads obs]

we discovered bikers were opening the gate when they returned...so there is a way...

[Richard]

Whats happening in the back ground left of the sign at the parking area Tim

[Manukau heads obs]

thats a quarry....for the metal,for all the concrete they used in the foundations

[Tornado Tim]

thats a quarry....for the metal,for all the concrete they used in the foundations

Yea, I was saying to Ricky it seems they have a rock crushing plant there too. A huge amount of work put into that place!

I actually wouldn't mind going back there but taking my Mountain Bike so I can have a look at the other turbines....

[Manukau heads obs]

was talking to someone who went on a guided tour of a wind turbine farm in wellington
the concrete base is much wider , than it is deep
hence the big flat area around the turbine (concrete just under that dirt)

[03Stormchaser]

Would have loved to have gone, but i wasn't outta bed till about 1pm, Ab's winning was just to much!

[Richard]

thats a quarry....for the metal,for all the concrete they used in the foundations

Oh OK so they are still erecting new ones are they

[tgsnoopy]

thats a quarry....for the metal,for all the concrete they used in the foundations

Oh OK so they are still erecting new ones are they

I think they are looking into the possibility... May have even started the long tedious resource consent process.

[Manukau heads obs]

we counted aprox 40 turbines, but Ricky said the plan allowed for over 100

[tgsnoopy]

I have a vague recollection that there are more planned, but have no idea where they are at in the greater scheme of things.

[Manukau heads obs]

it was amazing that it was only 10 knots of wind that day,but they seemed to be producing power OK....the coolant oil at the bottom cooler was warm (we are thinking that cools the cables running down from the top?)
anyone got info on the power output performance curve?

[Tornado Tim]

Full list of shots I took can be viewed here
http://gallery.me.com/gunnimacman#100097

[NZstorm]

Certainly looks like a nice spot for a day out. Good views. Maybe a good spot to go to when a summer storm is firing up!
Wish I could have made it.