EL TOQUI WIND FARM Chile, South America Customer: NYRSTAR Wind Turbine: 6 Vergnet GEV MP-C, 230 kW, 30m rotor diameter, 55m hub height Total power: 1.4 MW Commissioned: 2010 Operations and Maintenance: NYRSTAR El Toqui Wind Farm - Chile Vergnet GEV MP Wind Turbines Deliver Energy and Cost Savings for Nyrstar Nyrstar is an integrated mining and metals business with an underground, poly-metallic mine located in El Toqui, Chile. Operating since 1983, the mine produces 84% of C h ile’ s Zinc and employs 417 employees onsite. Like many mining locations, the El Toqui power system is isolated from the regional grid system and previously relied on five diesel gensets and two hydraulic turbines for power generation. A Hybrid Approach – Investing in Wind Energy Due to the high c

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