The BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC) is pleased to have the opportunity to provide a submission to the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) on its targeted technical paper entitled ‘Process Heat in New Zealand: Opportunities and barriers to lowering emissions’, published on 22 January 2019.1

The BusinessNZ Energy Council (the ‘BEC’) is pleased to have the opportunity to provide a submission to the Commerce Commission on its preliminary issues paper entitled ‘Retail fuel market study – Preliminary issues, published on 31 January 2019.1

3D Vision - New Energy Perspectives is the essential conference for business and policy leaders and energy and technology professionals. Featuring outstanding leaders from business, energy and technology from around the globe, the 2018 Asia Pacific Energy Leaders’ Summit 3D Vision - New Energy Perspectives will help decision-makers navigate disruptive forces bringing profound change

BusinessNZ is pleased to have the opportunity to provide a submission to the Environment Select Committee on the Crown Minerals (Petroleum) Amendment Bill which was introduced to the House on 24 September 2018.

This paper considers the electricity sector from the perspective of whether it is meeting five public policy objectives that seem enduring for policymakers across countries and time.

The BusinessNZ Energy Council is pleased to have the opportunity to provide a submission to the Electricity Price Review Panel on its first report for discussion entitled ‘Electricity Price Review Hikihiko Te Uira’ dated 30 August 2018, and released on 11 September, 2018.

BusinessNZ is pleased to have the opportunity to provide a submission to the Ministry for the Environment (‘MFE’) on its consultation document entitled ‘Improvements to the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme’, dated August 2018.

BusinessNZ welcomes the Ministry for the Environment's discussion document on the proposed Zero Carbon Bill.

The key disruptive trends facing the energy industry - digitalisation, decentralisation and decarbonisation - lead the agenda at this year's Asia Pacific Energy Leaders summit.
The event will bring together representatives from governments from across the region as well as executives from leading energy and technology organisations including the Edison Electric Institute and Amazon.

Building on the success of the BEC2050 energy scenarios the BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC) and public and private partners have commissioned a comprehensive model of New Zealand’s entire energy sector. The TIMES model is being developed by the Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland’s largest federally funded research institute, and modeller for the World Energy Council’s scenarios. Auckland University, through the Business School’s Energy Centre, will host and maintain the model to provide insights to those working in academia and research fields. It will also be accessible on commercial terms to those who wish to use it.