Marsden B

Marsden B was an unused 250 MW oil-fired power station near the Marsden Point Oil Refinery at , Ruakaka, , . Due to rising oil prices, the plant was mothballed in 1978 without ever being commissioned.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Brownfield land
  • Description: oil-fired power station near the Marsden Point Oil Refinery
  • Also known as: “Marsden B Power Station” and “Marsden Power Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bream Bay College and Ruakākā Energy Park.

School
is a secondary school in , in the Whangarei District, , New Zealand. The school serves Ruakākā, to the north, the -based community of to the west, the town of to the south, and farming communities inland. is situated 1¼ km west of Marsden B.

Power station
The is a co-located battery energy storage system and photovoltaic power station in , Northland, New Zealand. The BESS has an output of 100MW and storage of 200MWh. is situated 3 km north of Marsden B.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ruakākā and Marsden Point.

Town
Photo: Hazelp, CC BY 2.5.
is a small town on , in Whangarei District in the north of New Zealand, around 30 kilometres south of central . Originally a small beachside community, saw development in the 1980s due to expansion of nearby , New Zealand's sole oil refinery.

Hamlet
Photo: Follash, Public domain.
is a broad, flat peninsula that is the southern head of the entrance on the east coast of , New Zealand, 30 kilometres southeast of the city of . is situated 4 km northeast of Marsden B.

Locality
Photo: russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality and bay at the south head of in , . The western side of is a coastal community called , and the eastern side is the industrial development of . lies about 9 km to the south. is situated 5 km north of Marsden B.

Marsden B

Latitude
-35.87394° or 35° 52′ 26″ south
Longitude
174.46833° or 174° 28′ 6″ east
Open location code
4VPP4FG9+C8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 152939304
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­brownfield
Wiki­data ID
Q6773225
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saint Pauls Anglican Church and Roger Hall Memorial Park.

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