PROCEEDINGS -
'The New Zealand  Energy Conference 2002 - the Way Forward"

DAY ONE
Introduction The Goals for the Conference  Rob Whitney CRL Energy, Chair EFNZ
Chair Don Elder CEO Solid Energy
Opening address Hon Pete Hodgson Minister of Energy
Energy, Climate Change and Equity: A Global Agenda Dr R.K. Pachauri,  Director General TERI, Chairman IPCC
Energy Technologies for the Markets of the 21st Century Dr R Schock, Senior Fellow, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Chair Contact Energy
Markets and Regulation Dr J Jurewitz, Director, Regulatory Policy, Southern California Edison Company
New Zealand Energy Outlook M. Lear, Ministry of Economic Development 
Review of Electricity Supply and Demand 2002 Brian Leyland, Sinclair Knight Merz
Chair Rick Pridmore, CEO, NIWA
Mr M Sinclair, Energy Association of Australia WEC Congress Sydney 2004
Infra-structure and Security Mr P Robertson, General Manager, Network, Transpower
Sustainable Cities - Meeting the Challenge Mr K Dobinson, Project Director, The  Warren Centre, University of Sydney
The New Zealand Transport Strategy Mr R Toleman, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Transport
Chair  Paul Hodgson, Industry & Government Affairs Manager, NGC
Is There a Future for Hydrogen Fuel in New Zealand? Dr P Kruger, Stanford University
National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy Ms H Staley, CEO, EECA
Customers as active partners in energy markets Mr J Laun, Executive VP & Chief Development Officer, Apogee (USA)
Distributed Generation Opportunities for New Zealand George Hooper, CAE
Closing The agenda for tomorrow John Blakeley Unitec, Chair SEF
EECA Reception EECA EnergyWise Regional Awards Cocktail Function
Conference Dinner  

 

DAY TWO - Parallel Sessions
Towards a New Zealand Energy Future - transition processes in the energy system.  Developing  a shared vision of energy initiatives  for New Zealand Inc in the future. What are the key issues?
Resources/future supply Don Elder, CEO, Solid Energy (Session Chair)
Sustainability of the contribution of natural gas to New Zealand's energy markets. Mac Beggs, GeoSphere Exploration.
 Renewable Energy Ian McChesney EECA.
What are the impacts of the Kyoto Protocol on New Zealand's energy options. Chris Baker, Chairman Greenhouse Policy Coalition
Resource and supply issues to consider in developing a future New Zealand Strategy. Lee Wilson, Concept Consulting
End Use Demand Response Bill Heaps, Commercial Services, Transpower (Session Chair)
The contribution of increased demand side participation (demand response) to a sustainable electricity system in New Zealand. Ewan Gebbie (EECA) and Stephen Drew (Demand Reponse Ltd)
Reconfiguring a distribution network to meet future needs. Ken Mitchell, Eastland Networks
What will influence future transport energy demand. Ian Bone and Matthew Ensor, Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner Ltd
The role of energy efficiency to reduce demand. Robert Tromop, EECA.
Discussions  
SWOT Analysis  
Resource transformation/existing and new technologies  Meridian Energy (Session Chair)
Possible Impacts of Micro-Scale Distributed Energy Technologies on Existing Supply Alistair Gardiner, Industrial Research
Technologies for Combustion, Gasification, and Cofiring of Coal and Biomass Tony Clemens, CRL Energy
Resource transformation/existing and new technologies Mike Underhill, Chairman, EECA Board and CEO of WEL Energy (Session Chair)
The Electricity Governance Establishment Board-what is it, how will it operate and what business is unfinished? David Caygill, Chair, EGEC
Operating a business within the constraints and uncertainties of the electricity and gas markets, and industry issues with the proposed electricity market governance Russell Longuet, Carter Holt Harvey
PANEL Technology successes and opportunities   
Geoff Henderson (Windflow), Per Nielsen (FRI), Paul Dippie (Easteel), Steve Goldthorpe, Paul Kruger  
A cultural revolution within both suppliers and consumers will be needed if government's policy - for the electricity sector to become sustainable, cost-effective and fair - can be fulfilled  
Gas Industry Regulation Tony Fenwick, Ministry of Economic Development
Kyoto, Emissions Trading and The Cost of Carbon emissions John Kessels/Rob Whitney, CRL Energy
Discussions  
SWOT Analysis  
Final Wrap up Session  
Towards a New Zealand Energy Future - transition processes in the energy system Morgan Williams the Commissioner for the Environment  (Facilitator)
Report Back on Issues Theme Leaders 
Discussions Panel
Where to from now? Morgan Williams
Concluding Remarks Conference Chairman

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