A filtered search to all the documents stored on the MBIE website.
Understanding the ‘cost of shortage’ is a key pillar in the investment case for an NZ Battery solution as it helps provide an indication of the economic and financial costs that are avoided should a viable NZ Battery solution be pursued.
PDF, 1.2MB, 44 pages
This report informs the counterfactual scenario (absent a New Zealand battery investment).
PDF, 993KB, 19 pages
This report was prepared for the purpose of supporting MBIE by answering a prescribed set of questions regarding how risk and uncertainty affect the willingness and ability for parties to invest in generation.
PDF, 388KB, 24 pages
The purpose of this paper is to outline the range of Capacity Market (CM) delivery options available to provide New Zealand with sufficient reserve energy capacity to address the dry year problem.
PDF, 589KB, 28 pages
This report looks at the present and possible future changes in renewable generation capacity with particular focus on the implications for long-term energy generation security.
PDF, 5.1MB, 89 pages
This report was written for MBIE’s New Zealand Battery Project, to assist in their electricity system modelling by providing change factors to historical hydro lake inflows and wind capacity records to represent changes that are likely to occur between current conditions and 2050 conditions.
PDF, 1.8MB, 37 pages
This report presents basic calculations of fuel requirements for a “green peaker” capability - I.e., a generation capacity of about 800 MW(e) that can be ramped up quickly to cover short-term gaps in solar/wind generation and operated using renewable fuel.
PDF, 946KB, 19 pages
This study provides a high-level assessment of the suitability of three hydro alternatives to the Lake Onslow pumped storage scheme.
PDF, 18MB, 235 pages
The aim of this study was to develop a Geographic Information System (GIS) based method to identify surface water catchments in New Zealand that could be used to develop pumped hydro schemes.
PDF, 1.4MB, 24 pages
This cultural values statement identifies the mana whenua values associated with Lake Onslow, including the significance of wai māori, and connections and associations to the site, and to the surrounding cultural landscape.
PDF, 1.7MB, 38 pages
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