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Brian White
Commercial Development Manager
Brian has over 20 years' experience in the management and implementation of technical projects with an emphasis on commercial success. This experience has ranged from feasibility studies, consenting, design, construction, operations and maintenance, contractual reviews, and management roles through to due diligence exercises on a range of technical plant. His experience has enabled him to provide strategic advice to potential investors together with policy advice and implementation to Government.
Brian has a specialisation in geothermal power, and is currently Executive Officer of the New Zealand Geothermal Association. He has had involvement on all developed New Zealand geothermal fields, and has been involved with major international developments including the Leyte projects in the Philippines and the Wayang Windu project in Indonesia . His experience is uniquely broad in that he has power station design and operational experience, along with experience in steamfield investigations and process heat supply. Brian has co-authored a range of papers and has lectured at the University of Auckland Geothermal Institute on Optimisation Studies.
Relevant Project Experience
- Seconded to Ministry of Economic Development for monitoring and analysis of the New Zealand energy markets
- Advice to Ministers on the implementation of new policy (including carbon charge projects and “information disclosure” regimes), on impacts of regional plan changes on hydro and geothermal operations (and then on the wider economy), and monitoring aspects of the New Zealand electricity retail and wholesale markets
- Involvement in other power technologies including hydro, bio-mass, thermal, combined cycle, repowering, and micro-generation as well as involvement with irrigation schemes, process steam supply, district heating, and absorption chilling.
- Specialist in geothermal electricity and heat production
- Renewable energy consultancy
- Feasibility studies, consenting, design, construction, operations and maintenance, contractual reviews, and management roles through to due diligence exercises on a range of technical plant
- Extensive involvement in power technologies including hydro, bio-mass, thermal, combined cycle, and repowering, as well as involvement with irrigation schemes, process steam supply, and district heating
- Worked across many disciplines with engineers and scientists, environmental specialists, developers, bankers, and lawyers within New Zealand, Philippines, Indonesia, and Korea that covered both power and heat applications
- Strategic and business plans for new business development opportunities
- Worked on the establishment of Mandala Nusantara Ltd and the Wayang Windu Geothermal Project
- Executive Officer of New Zealand Geothermal Association
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| Qualifications |
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) (Hons) |
Diploma in Energy Technology (Geothermal) |
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| Affiliations |
Member, Institution of Professional Engineers of New Zealand |
Member, Geothermal Resources Council |
Executive Officer , New Zealand Geothermal Association |
Member, International Geothermal Association |
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| Relevant Skills |
Electricity policy and regulations
Electricity industry performance monitoring
Research on biomass energy conversion technologies
Distributed generation studies both in New Zealand and Australia
Assistance with the commercialisation of a new technology
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