Lauriston solar farm

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Lauriston solar farm is a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm in pre-construction in Lauriston, Canterbury Region, New Zealand.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Lauriston solar farm

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Technology Owner
Pre-construction[1] 2024 (planned)[2] 52 MWp/dc[2] PV[3] Genesis Energy LTD [60%]; FRV Services Australia Pty LTD [40%][4]

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Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Lauriston solar farm

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Lauriston, Canterbury Region, New Zealand[5] -43.6348, 171.7773 (approximate)[5]

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References

  1. https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/131159705/genesis-energy-gives-green-light-for-70m-solar-power-plant-in-canterbury. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/02/07/agrivoltaic-project-set-to-become-new-zealands-first-utility-scale-solar-farm/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. https://www.hiveenergy.co.uk/renewable-energy-project-pipeline/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://ethical-power.com/news/first-development-project-sale-in-new-zealand-for-ethical-power-s-jv. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-districts/large-scale-solar-farms-planned-canterbury. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)