This project is putting the smarts into Wellington’s urban motorway. The smart motorway will operate from Johnsonville and Petone to the Terrace Tunnel. Using variable speed limits, which will be adjusted in real time in response to changing traffic conditions, the smart motorway will pace vehicles to smooth the traffic flow. This will result in safer journeys with more predictable travel times. It will also free up nearby roads for better public transport trips and for pedestrian and cyclists. The smart motorway will begin operating in mid-2016.
Beginning with extensive investigation of site specific ground conditions, 20 Customhouse Quay has been designed from the ground up to provide maximum safety and resilience for you and your team , both during an earthquake and in the aftermath. While human safety is paramount, business continuity has also been prioritised to minimise disruption.
The 26 turbines generate up to 59.8 megawatts of electricity, producing enough electricity each year for about 30,000 average New Zealand homes.
The Mill Creek wind farm is located on privately-owned farms in Ohariu Valley. The landowners chose wind farming because it will preserve the environment, lifestyle and rural character of the areas better than other development options such as a major housing subdivision or forestry. They selected Meridian to develop and operate the wind farm because of our experience with developing wind energy in New Zealand.
The HVDC link enables the transportation of power between the North and South Islands and consists of two separate circuits with major converter systems at each end. These converter systems are called Pole 1 and Pole 2. They convert electricity from alternating current (AC), which runs through most transmission lines in New Zealand to direct current (DC), and then back again to AC at the receiving end. DC is used over the HVDC link because it is more effective for transporting power over long distances.
A new Pole – Pole 3 – replaced the 45-year old Pole 1 equipment at both substations with state of the art thyristor valve units. The HVDC Pole 3 project, was completed in two stages resulting in an increase in the capacity of the overall HVDC link to 1000 MW from 2012 and 1200 MW from 2014.
The 140m long, five-storey building is the University’s answer to a growing student body and is designed to maximise every available square metre of the constrained site. Its long, low design ( a third of which is underground) provides 12,000m² of space for the School of Biological Sciences. Designed to embrace the unique site and its relationship with the topography, campus and the city , the structure will house flexible modern teaching and learning spaces on the upper floors and specialised research laboratories in the basement.