NZ Battery future of gas considerations – June 2023
Published: 17 Jun 2024This report informs the counterfactual scenario (absent a New Zealand battery investment).
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PDF, 993KB, 19 pages
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Effects of uncertainty on generation investment decisions
Published: 17 Jun 2024This 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.
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PDF, 388KB, 24 pages
New Zealand Battery Portfolio delivery options: Capacity markets study – May 2023
Published: 17 Jun 2024The 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.
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PDF, 589KB, 28 pages
Assessment and Insights into Renewable Energy – September 2023
Published: 17 Jun 2024This 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.
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PDF, 5.1MB, 89 pages
Climate change impacts on New Zealand hydro catchment inflows and wind speeds - February 2022
Published: 17 Jun 2024This 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.
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PDF, 1.8MB, 37 pages
Options for green peaker generation – November 2022
Published: 17 Jun 2024This 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.
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PDF, 946KB, 19 pages
Other Pumped Hydro and Other Hydro Options Initial Desktop Screening Study – March 2022
Published: 17 Jun 2024This study provides a high-level assessment of the suitability of three hydro alternatives to the Lake Onslow pumped storage scheme.
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PDF, 18MB, 235 pages
Identifying potential sites for large-scale Pumped Hydroelectric Energy Storage in New Zealand - Sep...
Published: 17 Jun 2024The 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.
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PDF, 1.4MB, 24 pages
Cultural Values Statement: The Lake Onslow option for the New Zealand Battery Project – December 2...
Published: 17 Jun 2024This 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.
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PDF, 1.7MB, 38 pages
Addendum report, specialist report - landscape, NZ Battery Project: Lake Onslow PSS: Phase 1B feasib...
Published: 17 Jun 2024This report is an addendum to the 2021 Landscape and Visual Assessment Report by Blakely Wallace Associates (BWA ). The purpose is to provide additional comment and responses to the Phase 1B Feasibility Study NZ Battery Project – Lake Onslow PSS.
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PDF, 90KB, 5 pages