What role should the government play in developing the country’s hydrogen sector? The government’s Vision for Hydrogen in New Zealand green paper has attracted more than 70 submissions with stances ranging from enthusiasm to strong scepticism.

The New Zealand Government should support all forms of hydrogen production if it wants to develop a viable hydrogen economy, a visiting energy expert says.

BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC) executive director Tina Schirr welcomes the Government’s announcement that it is helping deliver more infrastructure and options for low emissions transport through new projects.

Massimilano A. Cervo, CEBC's Associate and the World Energy Council's Future Energy Leader from Argentina, speaks about the hydrogen prospect for New Zealand and how it can decarbonise multiple sectors.

New Zealand's Energy Minister talks at a BusinessNZ Energy Council Event in Wellington.

Mainstream technologies can’t deliver energy storage on the scale needed to decarbonise power grids, says the World Energy Council. But a narrow focus on lithium-ion batteries is hindering development of alternative technologies.

BusinessNZ Energy Council executive director Tina Schirr welcomes the release of the World Energy Council’s (WEC) Innovation Insights Brief - Five Steps to Energy Storage. The brief suggests mainstream storage technologies are likely insufficient to meet future flexibility requirements resulting from further decentralisation and decarbonisation efforts.

Merry Christmas from the BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC) team, David, Debbie and Tina. Have a wonderful holiday and a Happy New Year. Thanks for reading our newsletter, we hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as we’ve enjoyed writing it. Find our last energy sector update for the year below. We’ll be back with our next update in February 2020.

Today, the BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC), along with businesses, academia, government and non-government organisations will launch two plausible scenarios of New Zealand's energy future to 2060.

Earlier this month, the 24th World Energy Congress (WEC24) took place in Abu Dhabi with the theme “Energy for Prosperity”. The BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC) and its Young Energy Profesionals Network (YEPN) were joining the four-day interactive programme debating critical issues currently faced by the global energy industry leaders. The event was attended by over 15,000 people, including 4000 delegates, 250 speakers, 70 ministers and 500 CEOs.