Newsletters
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Jan 2010 |
66.6 |
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Oct 2009 |
356 |
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May 2009 |
83.1 |
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Feb 2009 |
72.6 |
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Oct 2008 |
226 |
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Jul 2008 |
40 |
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Mar 2008 |
182 |
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Nov 2007 |
43 |
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May 2007 |
61 |
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Aug 2006 |
306 |
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Apr 2006 |
30 |
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Dec 2005 |
87 |
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Sept 2005 |
42 |
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May 2005 |
240 |
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Media Releases
| 10 Nov 2008 | Celebration of Geothermal Development This coincided with the week of celebrations associated with the Wairakei 50th Anniversary, the New Zealand Geothermal Workshop and the New Zealand Geothermal Association Seminar. These events brought into sharp focus the past and current achievements in sustainable geothermal development and the strong growth expected in the future. Download (46.3KB PDF) |
| 7 Mar 2008 | Geothermal Energy Progress This outlines major geothermal developments currently underway at a time when Contact Energy is entering its Te Mihi call-in process for consenting. Industry has been responsive to a national need for generation, and the government has been responsive to Contact's request for project call-in. Many geothermal projects are in the pipeline that will satisfy our increasing demand and will contribute to meeting the Government's renewable energy target. Download (186KB PDF). |
| 11 Jan 2008 | Geothermal Progress The Government is strongly reliant on geothermal development to meet some of its energy goals. Energy companies are now actively progressing geothermal projects across several fronts. About 1,000 MW of new projects could be developed over the next 20 years, suggesting the geothermal industry could be very busy. This media release briefly outlines some of the immediate projects. Download (131KB PDF). |
| 12 Oct 2007 | Geothermal in Energy Strategies This sets out a supportive position for the just published New Zealand Energy Strategy and Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy. The release quantifies some of the growth that we are expecting especially in terms of electricity generation. Geothermal energy should make a major contribution to our energy mix. Download (17KB PDF). |
| 28 Feb 2007 | Upcoming Geothermal Development At the National Power Conference the major generators Contact Energy and Mighty River Power, and the Minister of Energy all made positive comments about the future of geothermal development in New Zealand. Download (30KB PDF). |
| 12 Dec 2006 | Geothermal Development and
the Draft New Zealand Energy Strategy The New Zealand Government was considering a draft national energy strategy and formally began a consultation exercise at this time. This media release was made in response to consultation documents reinforcing the significance of geothermal energy already partially reflected in the documentation. Download (32KB PDF). |
| 25 Feb 2006 | Tuaropaki Power Company Officially
Opens Mokai Geothermal Plant Extension On 25 February 2006, Tuaropaki Power Company officially opened its 39 MW extension of the Mokai power station, bringing its total output to 94 MW. Tuaropaki Power Company is now the 6th largest generation company in New Zealand. TPC was established by the Tuaropaki Trust which also has interests in farming, greenhouses and communications. Mighty River Power has a management contract for the facility and now has a 25% share in TPC. Download (127KB PDF). |
| 8 Sep 2005 | Contact Officially Opens
Geothermal Plant Extension at Wairakei The 15 MW Wairakei Binary Plant was officially opened by Contact Energy on 8 September 2005, effectively increasing the efficiency of resource use at Wairakei by about 10%. The plant uses hot water brought from the steamfield for reinjection purposes. This marks an investment by a private investor in what is expected could be a doubling of national installed geothermal capacity over the next 10 years. Download (13KB PDF). |
| 18 Jul 2005 | Major Changes to Geothermal
Asset Ownership at Kawerau. Kawerau geothermal wells, steamfield equipment and contracts were transferred from the Crown to Mighty River Power then Ngati Tuwharetoa Geothermal Assets in a deal involving the Crown, Mighty River Power, Tuwharetoa ki Kawerau and Norske Skog Tasman. This marks a transition from a caretaker role by the Crown to active development. Download (12KB PDF). |
| 22 Apr 2005 | Large Contingent of New Zealand
Geothermal Experts Attend World Geothermal
Congress. The strong New Zealand contingent at the Congress was able to make and stengthen international linkages, while keeping up with the latest developments. This comes at a time when New Zealand is commencing one of the heaviest investment programmes of geothermal development. Download (13KB PDF) . |
Upcoming Events
| 25 - 30 Apr 2010 | World Geothermal Congress 2010 | |||||
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Previous Events
Information for previous events have been archived and may be found here.