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Updates from the BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC) |
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Energy in New Zealand 2022 report released |
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) have released their annual Energy in New Zealand 2022 report. “The report shows the share of energy supply from renewables was 40.8 per cent, the highest since reporting started in 1990. Twenty-eight percent of energy consumption also came from renewables, the highest it has been since 2016,” says Mike Hayward, Manager Markets, Digital, Data & Insights, at MBIE. Read more here…
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The EU Green Deal newsletter covers the last three months of Green Deal-related developments in the European policy field, with a strong focus on REPower EU, the EU's drive to wean itself off Russian fossil fuels while accelerating the delivery of its climate goals. As well as REPower EU, themes include sustainable farming, nature, trade, foresight and ocean. Read more...
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Regulator and futures market - next steps for ETS? |
An independent regulator for emissions trading and a futures market could be the next steps in New Zealand's carbon market design, according to BusinessNZ Energy Council webinar panellists. The panel discussed how to shape the emissions trading scheme to drive long-term decarbonisation. Read more...
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WEC 'Humanising Energy' stories |
The World Energy Council has expanded its film series 'Humanising Energy', produced by BBC StoryWorks following the phenomenal success of the first series. As a result, they are once again inviting Members, Member Committees and the full World Energy Community network to propose stories of their work for inclusion. To express your interest in participating in the series, contact Liam Wilby, Series Developer at BBC StoryWorks by Friday, 23 September 2022.
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How does geothermal energy work and what can we
use it for? Is geothermal climate
friendly? How can geothermal support our energy transitions? Energy101 is a new BEC series designed to help
everyone understand energy. In today's session, we are meeting with Karan Titus
to discuss some of the must knows of geothermal energy.
Watch the video here...
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Genesis Energy calls for interest in Market Security Options from big users |
Genesis Energy is offering rival generators, big power users, and electricity retailers a means to protect themselves from volatile prices and possible shortfalls in renewable generation. It has called for indications of interest in its new Market Security Options (MSO), which would allow them to lock in a guaranteed power supply from the themal fired Huntly station when extra generation is needed. Read more... For MSO expressions of interest read more here...
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Helios confirms 115 MW BoP solar grid connection |
Helios Energy has provided an update of its national grid-scale solar development programme, confirming the first two priority developments in its project pipeline. Helios director, Jason McDonald, said that the company's first development would be an approximately 115-megawatt project, located to the north-east of Transpower's Edgecumbe substation, near Whakatāne.
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What fuel should my truck use? |
Aotearoa New Zealand’s future energy centre, Ara Ake, is working with major road freight and transport companies to help them better assess the options and costs for decarbonising their road fleet.
Ara Ake is partnering with H.W. Richardson Group (HWR) and Freightways to assess the total cost of ownership of different low emissions fleet options. This will be carried out by Auckland University of Technology (AUT) using the publicly available Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) tool developed by Ara Ake. Read more...
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Transpower new connection enquiries |
Transpower is facing a significant increase in new grid connection enquiries, particularly from developers of grid scale solar and wind generation as well as new industrial load customers. As part of its commitment to an improved connections process, the organisation has just launched a new GIS dashboard that allows complete visibility of its forward pipeline of enquiries. The dashboard provides a detailed view of new connection enquiries and data is regularly updated and will shortly be live for September. |
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Energy Trilemma: A waste of Energy? |
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Worldwide energy security and affordability is currently in a precarious state. As we move towards a more sustainable energy system what impact does this have on New Zealand? As we focus on energy sustainability, security and affordability, do we favour one over the other, what effect will this have on the trilemma and if it remains, how can we improve it? Our panellists for this event include: This session will be facilitated by Tina Schirr, Executive Director, BusinessNZ Energy Council This is an in person event. There will be light bites and the opportunity to network after the event |
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WHEN 14 September 2022
TIME 11.30am-1pm WHERE BusinessNZ, Level 6 JacksonStone House, 3-11 Hunter Street, Wellington |
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Climate Change and Business Conference |
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19-20 September 2022, Aotea Centre, Auckland |
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The conference, delivered by SBC, CLC and EDS, will focus on the concrete action business is taking to accelerate the pathway to net zero by 2050. Tina Schirr, Executive Director BusinessNZ Energy Council will be speaking on the Future of Energy. |
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WHEN 19-20 September 2022
WHERE Aotea Centre, Auckland - only online registrations left |
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WEC Energy Trilemma Summit |
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12-13 October, Aberdeen, Scotland |
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The World Energy Council's Executive Assembly & Energy Trilemma Summit, co-hosted by the Scottish Government, is a free event for BEC members. This gathering will bring together the Council's diverse, worldwide membership community from nearly 100 countries and the leading changemakers from within and beyond the classic energy industry. Under the theme 'Transformational solutions in turbulent time', they will identify balanced opportunities for navigating successful global energy transitions in a faster-paced and more fragmented world. |
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WHEN 12-13 October
WHERE Aberdeen, Scotland |
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