54 | Contact Energy - Tauhara Geothermal Station INFRASTRUCTURE Tauhara separation plant. construction village proudly displays flags from workers’ home countries, while during Ramadan, special consideration was given to shift patterns, hydration, and nutrition for Muslim workers. The project operates under the whakatauki (Māori proverb): Kia kotahi ai to mātou mahi ka, kia puawai mo te katoa. Together we shall all humbly respect, together we shall all humbly receive in return. The Ka Hiko programme, another initiative, provided pre-trade training and employment opportunities for the local community, particularly benefiting tangata whenua. Of the 89 students who completed the programme, 92% identified as tangata whenua, with ages ranging from 16 to 62 years. The Taupō-based geothermal power station, which began commissioning in the winter and houses the world’s largest single shaft geothermal turbine. When at full capacity of 174MW it will contribute 3.5% of New Zealand’s net electricity generation. The Tauhara station has an initial capacity of 152 megawatts, marking another step toward New Zealand’s renewable energy future. “We’re helping to decarbonise New Zealand while ensuring our people are cared for every step of the way,” says Craig. “We’re helping to decarbonise New Zealand while ensuring our people are cared for every step of the way.” HME provides manufacturing and engineering solu�ons worldwide for the dairy, food & beverage, pharmaceu�cal, chemical, energy, wine, potable water, waste water and pulp & paper industries. We specialise in: The design, fabrica�on and installa�on of stainless steel vessels, silos and equipment. On-site piping and installa�on. Services pipebridges. Pla�orms, stairways and ladders. Dishing and flanging. Orbital and STT welding. Bead blas�ng. Hendl & Murray Engineering Limited 103 Tawa Street, Melville, Hamilton 3206 P: 07 8438233 E: sales@hmengineering.co.nz W: www.hmengineering.co.nz Best Quality – On Time – Every Time HME is proud to be part of the team to build Contact Energy ’s new Tauhara Geothermal Station &80 /1* FXPOQJ%OQJ HT S_ \\\ OQJ HT S_ W\+ ËŘò ŕŘĺũì ţĺ ČËƀò ƁĺŘģòì ƁĐţČ ĺįţËçţ +įòŘĆƇ ŕŘĺƀĐìĐįĆ +ĦòçţŘĐçËĦ Ëįì IįŜţŘũĮòįţËţĐĺį ŜòŘƀĐçòŜ ìũŘĐįĆ ţČò çĺįŜţŘũçţĐĺį ĺą ţČò ËũČËŘË ?òĺţČòŘĮËĦ ĺƁòŘ ţËţĐĺįƪ W\+ åŘĐįĆŜ çĺĮŕŘòČòįŜĐƀò òƆŕòŘţĐŜò Ëįì òƆŕòŘĐòįçò ţĺ ţČò òƆòçũţĐĺį ĺą òĦòçţŘĐçËĦ Ëįì ĮòçČËįĐçËĦ çĺįŜţŘũçţĐĺį ŕŘĺğòçţŜƫ ËĦĺįĆ ƁĐţČ ŕŘĺƀĐìĐįĆ ìĐƀòŘŜò ŜòŘƀĐçò Ëįì ĮËĐįţòįËįçò ŜĺĦũţĐĺįŜ ËçŘĺŜŜ fòƁ ÆòËĦËįìƪ åĦò ţĺ ĮĺåĐĦĐŜò ţČŘĺũĆČĺũţ fòƁ ÆòËĦËįì Ëįì ţĺ ŘòĮĺţò ĦĺçËţĐĺįŜƫ W\+ çËį ŕŘĺƀĐìò òƆţòįŜĐƀò çĺįŜţŘũçţĐĺį ŜòŘƀĐçòŜƫ ŕŘĺğòçţ ĮËįËĆòĮòįţƫ ČËƐËŘìĺũŜ ËŘòË ŜòŘƀĐçòŜ Ëįì ĆòįòŘËĦ òĦòçţŘĐçËĦ ËįìƷĺŘ ĮòçČËįĐçËĦ ĮËĐįţòįËįçò ţĺ ţČò ĐįìũŜţŘĐËĦƫ ĐįąŘËŜţŘũçţũŘòƫ ŕŘĺçòŜŜĐįĆƫ Ëįì ĮËįũąËçţũŘĐįĆ ŜòçţĺŘŜƪ T T from page 53
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