Renewable energy

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• "Renewables in NZ: Stocktake and Prospects", February 2008, PDF (736KB)
• "Small Scale Wind and Other Renewable Energy", report January 2007, PDF (4.10MB)
• "Renewable Energy Supply Potential", July 2006, PDF (66KB)
• "Assessing the Impacts of Renewable Energy Projects", presentation to NZAIA Conference, July 2005, PDF (19KB)
• "Renewable Energy Industry Status Report", prepared for EECA, May 2004, 2005 and 2006 editions, PDF (1.86MB)
• "Availabilities and Costs of Renewable Sources of Energy for Generating Electricity and Heat", PDF (987KB)
• "Renewable Energy and the Efficient Implementation of New Zealand's Current and Potential Future Greenhouse Gas Commitments", joint report with Motu for MfE, August 2002, PDF (774KB)
• "Photovoltaic Power Generation at Rodney District Council's Head Office, Orewa", scoping study prepared for Rodney DC, September 2010, PDF (2MB)

Bioenergy

• Extensive work on commercialisation of bioenergy including a NZ Bioenergy Strategy and on the commercialisation of Miscanthus as a fuel crop
• "Bioenergy Assessment - Fruit and Vegetable Residue to Energy", report prepared for Food Hawke's Bay, September 2004, PDF (1.24MB)
• "The Opportunities and Realities of NZ becoming Self-sufficient in Liquid Biofuels", presentation to NZ Society for Sustainability Engineering and Science workshop, May 2008, PDF (527KB)
• "An Overview of Recent FIDA Funded Projects and What Is Needed to Unlease the Potential of Bioenergy from Woody Residues", March 2008, PDF (451KB)
• "Where may Gasification Fit in the NZ Bioenergy Market?", February 2008, PDF (340KB)
• "Assessment of possible Renewable Energy Targets - Woody Biomass", paper by EHE and Scion, PDF (705KB)
• "Action for Sourcing Transport Biofuel", presentation to 9th Energy Summit, August 2007, PDF (477KB)

Geothermal

• "Low Enthalpy Geothermal Energy: Technological Economics Review", report prepared by CRL Energy and East Harbour Energy for GNS Science, July 2011
• "Upcoming Geothermal Energy Development in New Zealand", paper presented at the 4th NZ Metals Industry Conference, October 2008
• "Distributed Energy Roles", report for NZGA, June 2008
• "Growth in the New Zealand Geothermal Industry", paper presented at NZGA seminar, November 2007
• "Assessment of Possible Renewable Energy Targets - Direct Use: Geothermal", report prepared for EECA, June 2007
• "An Update on Geothermal Energy in New Zealand", paper presented at the 7th Asian Geothermal Symposium, Qingdao, China, July 2006
• "An Assessment of Geothermal Direct Heat Use in New Zealand", report for NZGA, July 2006

Hydro

• "Waters of National Importance - Identification of Potential Hydroelectric Resources", report for MED, January 2004, PDF (590KB)

Solar

• "Establishment of a Hot Water Supply company, report, June 2009
• "Ensuring Quality Installation of Solar Water Heating Systems", presentation to Building Officers Institute of NZ Annual Conference, Auckland, April 2008
• ?Solar Energy", presentation to 9th Energy Summit, August 2007

Wind

• "Carbon Footprint of Proposed Hauauru ma raki Wind Farm" prepared for Contact Wind and Contact Energy, February 2008

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