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The focus of the study was to evaluate the gross benefit of approaches to 100% renewable electricity supply in New Zealand, and to investigate the impacts on electricity market operation and transmission implications.
PDF, 1.8MB, 92 pages
This report provides analysis on the pipeline costs of various generation and storage technologies.
PDF, 3.8MB, 50 pages
The purpose of this document is to summarise Transpower’s advice to the Ministry of Business, Innovations and Employment (MBIE)’s NZ Battery Project, as part of the project’s feasibility assessment undertaken over 2021 and 2022.
PDF, 3.7MB, 100 pages
This ‘Assumptions book’ presents the key assumptions used in the NZ Battery project’s economic modelling.
PDF, 682KB, 60 pages
Appendix to Final report on NZ battery gross benefits
PDF, 12MB, 45 pages
This report sets out estimates of gross national benefits for generic pumped hydro storage schemes (referred to as ‘NZ Battery’ options) defined in terms of their storage size (‘tank’), maximum output (‘tap’), location in the North or South Island, and round-trip efficiency. It also sets out estimates of gross national benefits for 3 selected storage options using other technologies including biomass, flexible geothermal and hydrogen/ammonia production, and use.
PDF, 2.5MB, 45 pages
This report sets out estimates of gross benefits for generic energy storage schemes (referred to as ‘NZ Battery’ options) defined in terms of their storage size (‘tank’), maximum output (‘tap’), location in the North or South Island, and round-trip efficiency.
PDF, 10MB, 95 pages
This report considers how an insurance business would conceptually approach understanding and mitigation of a risk similar in nature to that faced by the NZ Battery project.
PDF, 481KB, 25 pages
A report detailing WSP’s modelling assumptions for green peakers.
PDF, 168KB, 15 pages
A report detailing WSP’s modelling assumptions for fossil peakers.
PDF, 308KB, 7 pages
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