NZ Seabed Mining Poses Unprecedented Challenge for Offshore Wind

New Zealand’s willingness to encourage seabed mining in the same piece of ocean where offshore wind generation could be built is unprecedented, according to an international wind farm developer.

Parkwind is among several companies looking at the opportunity to build a wind farm off the south coast of Taranaki on New Zealand’s North Island. However, the same location offers potential for mining of iron sands and other minerals from the seabed.