NZ productivity crisis is now an energy crisis
If New Zealand takes the OECD’s warning seriously, the country will need new technologies, business models, and ventures across the entire energy system. That means …
Electricity Authority seeks feedback on Emergency …
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko (the Authority) is seeking feedback on a proposed Emergency Reserve Scheme (ERS) to …
Why Solar and Batteries Are No Longer Optional in …
As extreme weather events like flooding and power outages become more frequent in New Zealand, the need for energy resilience is …
Electricity supply crisis: What you need to know | RNZ News
New Zealand is heading towards an electricity supply crisis. Months of dry weather have led to low hydro storage and that along with falling gas reserves are being blamed for …
New Zealand finishes build of 100 MW / 200 MWh …
Construction of the Meridian Energy ‘s Ruakākā BESS is now complete, adding a significant boost to the New Zealand grid. The 100 …
Contact to develop a grid-scale 100 MW battery in …
The project will be operational by March 2026. Contact Energy (Contact) has answered calls for more energy storage by contracting with …
Emergency power supply enabling solar PV integration with …
This paper presents a detailed investigation of an emergency power supply that enables solar photovoltaic (PV) power integration with a battery energy storage system (BESS) and a …
New Zealand's Power Crisis: Why Solar Energy …
New Zealand is currently facing its most severe power supply crisis in nearly two decades, with wholesale electricity prices doubling …
New Zealand's energy crisis: How distributed solar …
Solar energy technologies offer the opportunity to distribute power generation and storage by integrating solar power in buildings and cities. Bringing …
The need for energy storage: Firming New Zealand’s …
Build new generation or storage assets, recognising that renewables could be an expensive option, but the investment case for new gas turbines is currently difficult.
NZ productivity crisis is now an energy crisis
If New Zealand takes the OECD’s warning seriously, the country will need new technologies, business models, and ventures across the entire energy system. That means …
Electricity Authority seeks feedback on Emergency Reserve Scheme
The Electricity Authority Te Mana Hiko (the Authority) is seeking feedback on a proposed Emergency Reserve Scheme (ERS) to boost security of New Zealand’s power …
Why Solar and Batteries Are No Longer Optional in New Zealand
As extreme weather events like flooding and power outages become more frequent in New Zealand, the need for energy resilience is urgent. Solar and battery systems offer a …
New Zealand finishes build of 100 MW / 200 MWh battery system
Construction of the Meridian Energy ‘s Ruakākā BESS is now complete, adding a significant boost to the New Zealand grid. The 100 MW / 200 MWh Ruakākā BESS, located in …
Contact to develop a grid-scale 100 MW battery in Auckland
The project will be operational by March 2026. Contact Energy (Contact) has answered calls for more energy storage by contracting with Tesla to build a 100-megawatt …
New Zealand's Power Crisis: Why Solar Energy Storage is the …
New Zealand is currently facing its most severe power supply crisis in nearly two decades, with wholesale electricity prices doubling over the past month.
New Zealand's energy crisis: How distributed solar energy in …
Solar energy technologies offer the opportunity to distribute power generation and storage by integrating solar power in buildings and cities. Bringing electricity generation close to usage …
The need for energy storage: Firming New Zealand’s …
Build new generation or storage assets, recognising that renewables could be an expensive option, but the investment case for new gas turbines is currently difficult.
More rooftop solar in cities would help solve NZ’s …
Instead, we should plan local renewable energy generation, integrated into communities, to improve New Zealand’s energy security …
Energy Outlook and Energy Saving Potential in East Asia 2020
In 2017, New Zealand’s total primary energy supply (TPES) was around 20.7 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe). By share, oil represented the largest source at about 33%, followed by …
New Zealand welcomes first big battery to national …
New Zealand’s transition to a renewable energy future has taken a significant step forward with the nation’s first grid-scale battery …
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY STORAGE
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY STORAGE Presentation to the Auckland Energy Economics Summer School, University of Auckland, 20-22 February, 2023. Ian Mason Adjunct Senior Fellow, …
Towards a just and sustainable energy transition in …
Aotearoa New Zealand’s approach to energy governance to date is fairly unique, in that investments in power generation are market …
GRID SCALE ENERGY STORAGE
Disclosure: The author is an employee of Mitsubishi Corporation, which has interests in grid scale energy storage both as an investor and as a promoter of energy storage solutions in certain …
1998 Auckland power crisis
The 1998 Auckland power crisis was a five-week-long power outage affecting the central city of Auckland, New Zealand, from 19 February to 27 March 1998. [1][2] A 1998 ministerial inquiry …
ENERGY: WHY NEW ZEALAND IS IN A RIGHT, ROYAL MESS
New Zealand’s energy resilience has been materially weakened over the past decade by policy decisions that constrained domestic gas exploration, shuttered local refining …
Contact Energy Picks Tesla Megapacks to Power 100MW Battery in New Zealand
New Zealand’s Contact Energy has announced plans to build a 100-megawatt (MW) grid-scale battery at Glenbrook, near Auckland, New Zealand, powered by Tesla Megapacks. …
NZ productivity crisis is now an energy crisis – University of Auckland
If New Zealand takes the OECD’s warning seriously, the country will need new technologies, business models, and ventures across the entire energy system. That means …
Cooling the City: How the Refrigerated Container …
Offering Emergency Backup for Infrastructure and Utility Failures Unexpected disruptions such as power outages, equipment …
The Challenging Path to Renewable Energy
Hydropower is the main renewable energy source in New Zealand, supplying 62% of the country’s total, with wind turbines supplying 4% and geothermal 18%. The remainder is mainly supplied …
Powerco trials New-Zealand-first power pole mounted batteries
Aotearoa New Zealand distributor Powerco is trialing five low-voltage pole-mounted battery energy storage systems (BESS) on power poles in the North Island …
Solar could improve NZ's energy market – University of Auckland
None of those countries have the energy storage advantage New Zealand has. And they are all now having to develop expensive grid-scale battery solutions to store solar power …
NZ productivity crisis is now an energy crisis
If New Zealand takes the OECD’s warning seriously, the country will need new technologies, business models, and ventures across the entire energy system. That means …
The need for energy storage: Firming New Zealand’s …
Build new generation or storage assets, recognising that renewables could be an expensive option, but the investment case for new gas turbines is currently difficult.