Additional Resources.

Workshop & Seminar Papers

NZGA and its affiliates run and attend a number of conference or workshop style events throughout the year. You can download and view papers and presentations from these events. Please contact us if you experience any problems.

The International Geothermal Association (IGA), encourages the development and utilisation of geothermal resources worldwide through the publication of scientific and technical information among the geothermal specialists, the business community, governmental representatives, UN organisations, civil society and the general public.

Worldwide online database of geothermal conference papers (including the New Zealand Geothermal Workshop)

2024

GNS Workshop: Geothermal Energy - What is Our Potential? (2nd July 2024: part of 2024 NZ Geothermal Week)

Geoheat Future – Yale Carden, GeoExchange Australia
Geoheat Future (ctnd.) & Conventional Future – Yale Carden, GeoExchange Australia & Katie McLean, NZGA President
Underground Thermal Energy Storage – Samantha Alcaraz, GNS Science

Mercury Workshop: Lessons Learned - Rotokawa Steam Hammer Incident (2nd July 2024: part of 2024 NZ Geothermal Week)

Steam Hammer Introduction – Mercury NZ
Rotokawa Steam Hammer Incident Animation – Mercury NZ
Download the Steam Hammer quiz here – Mercury NZ
Condensation Induced Water Hammer NZ Case Studies – MB Century

New Zealand Geothermal Association Winter Seminar (3rd July 2024: part of 2024 NZ Geothermal Week)

We welcome you to share these slides within your networks, although please ensure to reference the author of the presentation and acknowledge that the material is supplied by NZGA.

Geothermal Energy to Green Hydrogen: Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) Plants with Radial Inflow Expanders – Reza Agahi, Nikkiso
Keynote: Cascaded Geothermal Systems Prime - From Energy Production to Heating and Cooling Homes | presentation slides | video recording – Jay Egg, Egg Geo
What’s Geoheat? 2024/2025 Geoheat Action Plan – Chelydra Percy, GNS Science
Where’s Geoheat? Resource Assessment – EECA Regional Report – Bay of Plenty+ – Glenn Wellington, Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority
Waiwhatu Project: Transition to Arawhata – Aroha Campbell, Geothermal: Next Generation
Geothermal Rising Update – Bryant Jones, Geothermal Rising
NZ Trade & Enterprise - Indonesia & the Philippines Update – Cecilia Shand, NZ Trade & Enterprise
Pathways Student Open Day
An Assessment of Geothermal Direct Use in Taupō Township: Insights from Well Data Analysis and Numerical Modeling – Sadiq Zarrouk, Geothermal Institute, University of Auckland
Decarbonising vegetable growers around New Zealand – Ellery Peters, Vegetables NZ
Nature's Flame Update – John Goodwin, Nature's Flame
Ground Source Heat Pump Systems (GSHP) – Bhawesh Singh, Stiebel Eltron
He Ahi Eco-Business Park, Taupō – Blandina Diamond, He Ahi
Enhancing Geoheat Utilisation – Jim Johnston & Michael Schweig, CaSil Technologies
Total Nutrient Use Efficiency: Tnue – Bruce Smith, Tnue
Unlocking the Potential of AI/ML in Geothermal Applications – Eduardo Bermudez, Worley
Novel Biofeedstocks using Geothermal Resources – Andy Blair, Upflow

NZGA CO2 Workshop (4th July 2024: part of 2024 NZ Geothermal Week)

CO2 Group Presentation – NZGA CO2 Working Group

2023

World Geothermal Congress 2023 (15 - 17 September 2023)

2020-2023 New Zealand country update - presented by NZGA Treasurer, Jaime Quinao
2020-2023 New Zealand country update (paper)
Geoheat – Geothermal Heat Energy Powering Industrial and Commercial Processes in Aotearoa New Zealand - presented by NZGA Treasurer, Jaime Quinao
Geoheat – Geothermal Heat Energy Powering Industrial and Commercial Processes in Aotearoa New Zealand (paper)

New Zealand Geothermal Association Winter Seminar (26 + 27 July 2023: part of 2023 NZ Geothermal Week)

We welcome you to share these slides within your networks, although please ensure to reference the author of the presentation and acknowledge that the material is supplied by NZGA.

Keynote: Accelerating Business Energy Transition – Glenn Wellington, Energy Efficiency & Conservation Authority
Geothermal Week 2023: Trade Export Support – Ed Parker, NZ Trade & Enterprise
Interview: Kevin Hart – Kevin Hart, New Zealand Wind Energy Association
OMV New Zealand: Part of a Global Transition – Heidi Rydningen, OMV New Zealand
The End of Silica Scaling and Unlocking the Full Potential of Geothermal Energy – Jim Johnston & Michael Schweig, CaSil Technologies
Growing international capability: delivering geothermal training programmes overseas – Greg Ussher, Jacobs & Matthew Sophy, Contact Energy
Contact Energy’s Tauhara Geothermal Construction Project – Craig Woolacott, Contact Energy
Phoenix Metalman Recycling - our carbon zero plant in Taupō – Hilary West-Reeve, Phoenix Metalman Recycling
Huntly Power Station in transition – Scott Westbury, Genesis Energy
He Ahi Eco-Industrial Park: presentation and video – Blandina Diamond, Te Pae O Waimihia
The Future of Geothermal – Stevie Mananui, Year 11 Tauhara College, representative from the 2021 GNS Science Geothermal Science Competition winning team

NZGA CO2 Workshop (26 July 2023: part of 2023 NZ Geothermal Week)

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NZGA Emissions Working Group Updates – Katie McLean, NZGA President
Experimental and modelling studies of fluid-rock interaction during CO2 reinjection – Bruce Mountain, GNS Science
CO2 Reinjection & Utilisation – Ian Richardson, Contact Energy
CO2 Emissions Reduction Update – Emily Collis, Mercury NZ

2022

New Zealand Geothermal Association Seminar (28 July 2022)

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