A Maori community innovative partnership and the start of a journey of both local and national significance that brings together some of the best knowledge in New Zealand the world to design and build a new community owned renewable energy enterprise.
The Hikurangi Foundation and the Kaitiakitanga Project Team have sought to partner with you for the very real purpose of designing a pilot community-owned energy project that can be made a reality within an immediate timeframe.
Community energy is a catchall phrase given to renewable energy generation projects where the means of generation are owned and managed locally.
Community energy delivers multiple benefits including: energy literacy, active local governance, household-linked activities leading to efficiency and health improvements, new jobs, and long-term income streams that can drive local economic development. Community energy is moving to scale in many countries around the world, creating diverse organizational structures and using different technologies along the way.
As an example, the German town of Wildpolsreid (with a population of 2,700) produces 321% of their own energy needs and sells the excess to yield an income of US$5.7 million a year.
The village’s initiative first started in 1997 when the village council decided that it should build new industries, keep initiatives local, bring in new revenue, and not create debt.
Over the past 14 years, the community has equipped nine new community buildings with solar panels, built five bio-gas digesters and installed seven windmills with two more on the way.
In the village itself, 190 private households have solar panels while the district also benefits from three small hydro power plants, ecological flood control, and a natural waste water system.
This project is a flagship project for not only Maori communities but indeed for New Zealand.
Sustainable Energy Principles & Practice is an initiative using Auroville and its outstanding experience in human unity & sustainable living as a platform for the learning and personal growth of students from around the world. A learning-in-action program, it connects core human values with system thinking and hands-on work experience by introducing participants to local and global energy issues policies and exposing them to potential energy conservation and efficiency interventions.
We examine the role that social activists - including those in the environment and public health movements - can play in the New Energy revolution. "New Energy" is not energy from the sun or the wind, and it's also not from fossil fuels or nuclear fission. Instead, it is a new form of energy harnessed from the quantum vacuum of space. It's safe, cheap, and virtually limitless - and it's going to power to our civilization to previously unimaginable heights in this century.
We examine the role that artists, poets, and songwriters can play in the New Energy revolution. "New Energy" is not energy from the sun or the wind, and it's also not from fossil fuels or nuclear fission. Instead, it is a new form of energy harnessed from the quantum vacuum of space. It's safe, cheap, and virtually limitless - and it's going to power to our civilization to previously unimaginable heights in this century.
Sustainable Energy Principles & Practice is an initiative using Auroville and its outstanding experience in human unity & sustainable living as a platform for the learning and personal growth of students from around the world. A learning-in-action program, it connects core human values with system thinking and hands-on work experience by introducing participants to local and global energy issues policies and exposing them to potential energy conservation and efficiency interventions.
We examine the role that social activists - including those in the environment and public health movements - can play in the New Energy revolution. "New Energy" is not energy from the sun or the wind, and it's also not from fossil fuels or nuclear fission. Instead, it is a new form of energy harnessed from the quantum vacuum of space. It's safe, cheap, and virtually limitless - and it's going to power to our civilization to previously unimaginable heights in this century.
We examine the role that artists, poets, and songwriters can play in the New Energy revolution. "New Energy" is not energy from the sun or the wind, and it's also not from fossil fuels or nuclear fission. Instead, it is a new form of energy harnessed from the quantum vacuum of space. It's safe, cheap, and virtually limitless - and it's going to power to our civilization to previously unimaginable heights in this century.
A solar project for electricity supply of about 2.4KW capacity. It will give electricity to 10 households, power an community Media center and Borehole. 15 youths are also trained as solar technicians.
This article describes the common lifestyle found in ecovillages and how it contributes to
lower environmental impact and use of resources. It also looks at how the ecovillages
cover basic needs and at the quality of life they create. Furthermore, it investigates what
the academic world can learn from ecovillages when viewing them as centers of education
in sustainability. Finally it looks at the role social capital and social experiments can play in
promoting sustainable lifestyle changes in the greater society.
Rural Entrepreneurship in Green and Renewable Energy technologiesSTARS Forum
Shri Ajay Kumar - Founder & CEO of Teach For Green - spoke at the STARS Forum 7th Annual National Conference. He spoke of the initiatives taken by Teach For Green to develop capabilities and skills amongst youngsters and encourage entrepreneurship to leverage the huge potential of renewable and green energy technologies in India.
Access to Electricity in Odighi Community in Edo State Using Photo VoltaicOgbemudia Godfrey
The project “Access to Electricity in Odighi Community in Edo State Using Photo Voltaic” has been implemented by the Community Research and Development Centre (CREDC) as part of the PREEEN Project (Promoting Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Nigeria). It was implemented with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Global Environment Facility Small Grant Programme (GEF-SGP) and the Green Grant Fund (GGF). The Project was implemented in Odighi Community located in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State, Southern Nigeria.
In Odighi Community before the implementation of this project, the community was not connected to the national electricity grid and thus lacked access to electricity. This forced many of the inhabitants to rely on diesel and petrol generators for electricity supply for those who can afford it and majority of the community people used paraffin lamps and kerosene lanterns for lighting at night. This situation exposed them to various respiratory disease associated with the burning of hydrocarbon based fuel to generate heat and light energy and also increased poverty level as they kept spending more of their household income on unsustainable domestic energy sources.
The objectives of the project were: 1. To increase access to modern energy services (electricity) in Odighi Community using solar generators (Photovoltaic systems). This will enhance access to information, boost educational activities, reduce the incidence of respiratory diseases and discourage the use of traditional energy sources (kerosene lanterns, local paraffin lamps, diesel and petro generators) causing the emission of greenhouse gases leading to climate change. 2. To build capacity in the community to install and maintain photovoltaic system. This will ensure the participation of the community in the proposed project and to empower the community members sustain the project and to become potential employees in the emerging renewable energy industry in Nigeria. 3. To create awareness on the potential for renewable energy technologies (RETs) to address the energy crisis in Nigeria and at the same time mitigate the emission of greenhouse gases.
UPDATED VERSION: Our working paper into the 3rd International Conference on S...Energy for One World
THIS PAPER IS A SEQUAL TO THE PRESENTATION MADE AT UN SDSN/ ICSDP 2014 CONFERENCE .
FOCUS OF THIS PAPER IS ON SOME SPECIFIC AND EVIDENCE-BASED PROPOSALS FOR ORGANIZING OURSELVES ON THE AGENDA OF ENERGY & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
ALL IN ORDER TO ATTAIN THE POST-2015 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
THE SIMPLE FOCUS AND ATTENTION OF THIS PAPER, ARE:
RAISING BUSINESS CAPABILITIES AND CAPACITIES FOR ATTAINING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND BUILDING ENERGY ARCHITECTURES OF THE 21ST CENTURY: SUPPORTING THE RISE AND DEVELOPMENT OF GLOBAL VIBRANT SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES.
AIDING ENERGY EXECUTIVES IN GOVERNMENT AND IN BUSINESS A NEW BALANCING ACT AND TO RAISE A SHARED VISION, AWARENESS AND STEWARDSHIP OVER THE NEW NEEDS AND POSSIBILITIES IN THE ENERGY ARCHITECTURE.
THE OPPORTUNITIES OF ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PLATFORMS – “FOR AND BY BUSINESS”.
REAL AND EVIDENCE-BASED RESULTS FROM OUR EXECUTIVE ENERGY EDUCATION CLASS-ROOMS AND CONSULTANCY
2011 Ecobuild - Designing for behaviour changeswsmith
Presentation at Ecobuild for BioRegional on designing for pro-environmental behaviour change. Looking at what shapes people's behaviour, some case studies and the approach taken at BioRegional when designing for behaviour change.
Ecobuild 2011 - Designing for behaviour changeBioRegional
Ecobuild workshop on designing for pro-environmental behaviour change.
Explaining some theory, some case studies and how a rough guide to how we apply it to our work at BioRegional.
This presentation works best with a presenter or use of the notes, and is not designed to be just viewed on SlideShare!
People's Charter on Renewable Energy report LaoisLeaf
This report was produced by Conor. It is a compilation of the input from the many conversations held on the day.
It includes output from the exercise that Chris started the day with - identifying what issues people have with our energy system and their administration.
Table of Contents
Renewable Energy
– Production, Distribution & Conservation
Introduction 3
Flagging the Issues 4
Solutions to the Issues 4
Technologies 5
Duncan Stewarts Speech 6
Conservation 6
Distribution 7
Motivation 9
We examine the role that teachers (K-12) and university professors can play in the New Energy revolution. "New Energy" is not energy from the sun or the wind, and it's also not from fossil fuels or nuclear fission. Instead, it is a new form of energy harnessed from the quantum vacuum of space. It's safe, cheap, and virtually limitless - and it's going to power to our civilization to previously unimaginable heights in this century.
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A Community-led (Maori) Sustainable Development Case Study
How capitalism can be practiced more sustainably while finding the balance between wealth, communities and the environment? The sustainability debate is not whether we should choose between capitalism and some other system, but instead, how to practice capitalism more sustainably that takes a long-term (intergenerational) and holistic orientation, that grows economic wealth while balancing off the interests of people and communities, the environment and, cultural wealth and diversity.
This paper lays out a Maori community sustainable development strategy at Omaio within the tribe of Te Whanau a Apanui in the Eastern Bay of Plenty in New Zealand. The strategy is underpinned by aligned and detailed research and analysis along all the parts of the strategy going forward through partnerships across New Zealand and the world.
A solar project for electricity supply of about 2.4KW capacity. It will give electricity to 10 households, power an community Media center and Borehole. 15 youths are also trained as solar technicians.
This article describes the common lifestyle found in ecovillages and how it contributes to
lower environmental impact and use of resources. It also looks at how the ecovillages
cover basic needs and at the quality of life they create. Furthermore, it investigates what
the academic world can learn from ecovillages when viewing them as centers of education
in sustainability. Finally it looks at the role social capital and social experiments can play in
promoting sustainable lifestyle changes in the greater society.
Rural Entrepreneurship in Green and Renewable Energy technologiesSTARS Forum
Shri Ajay Kumar - Founder & CEO of Teach For Green - spoke at the STARS Forum 7th Annual National Conference. He spoke of the initiatives taken by Teach For Green to develop capabilities and skills amongst youngsters and encourage entrepreneurship to leverage the huge potential of renewable and green energy technologies in India.
Access to Electricity in Odighi Community in Edo State Using Photo VoltaicOgbemudia Godfrey
The project “Access to Electricity in Odighi Community in Edo State Using Photo Voltaic” has been implemented by the Community Research and Development Centre (CREDC) as part of the PREEEN Project (Promoting Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Nigeria). It was implemented with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Global Environment Facility Small Grant Programme (GEF-SGP) and the Green Grant Fund (GGF). The Project was implemented in Odighi Community located in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State, Southern Nigeria.
In Odighi Community before the implementation of this project, the community was not connected to the national electricity grid and thus lacked access to electricity. This forced many of the inhabitants to rely on diesel and petrol generators for electricity supply for those who can afford it and majority of the community people used paraffin lamps and kerosene lanterns for lighting at night. This situation exposed them to various respiratory disease associated with the burning of hydrocarbon based fuel to generate heat and light energy and also increased poverty level as they kept spending more of their household income on unsustainable domestic energy sources.
The objectives of the project were: 1. To increase access to modern energy services (electricity) in Odighi Community using solar generators (Photovoltaic systems). This will enhance access to information, boost educational activities, reduce the incidence of respiratory diseases and discourage the use of traditional energy sources (kerosene lanterns, local paraffin lamps, diesel and petro generators) causing the emission of greenhouse gases leading to climate change. 2. To build capacity in the community to install and maintain photovoltaic system. This will ensure the participation of the community in the proposed project and to empower the community members sustain the project and to become potential employees in the emerging renewable energy industry in Nigeria. 3. To create awareness on the potential for renewable energy technologies (RETs) to address the energy crisis in Nigeria and at the same time mitigate the emission of greenhouse gases.
UPDATED VERSION: Our working paper into the 3rd International Conference on S...Energy for One World
THIS PAPER IS A SEQUAL TO THE PRESENTATION MADE AT UN SDSN/ ICSDP 2014 CONFERENCE .
FOCUS OF THIS PAPER IS ON SOME SPECIFIC AND EVIDENCE-BASED PROPOSALS FOR ORGANIZING OURSELVES ON THE AGENDA OF ENERGY & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
ALL IN ORDER TO ATTAIN THE POST-2015 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
THE SIMPLE FOCUS AND ATTENTION OF THIS PAPER, ARE:
RAISING BUSINESS CAPABILITIES AND CAPACITIES FOR ATTAINING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND BUILDING ENERGY ARCHITECTURES OF THE 21ST CENTURY: SUPPORTING THE RISE AND DEVELOPMENT OF GLOBAL VIBRANT SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES.
AIDING ENERGY EXECUTIVES IN GOVERNMENT AND IN BUSINESS A NEW BALANCING ACT AND TO RAISE A SHARED VISION, AWARENESS AND STEWARDSHIP OVER THE NEW NEEDS AND POSSIBILITIES IN THE ENERGY ARCHITECTURE.
THE OPPORTUNITIES OF ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PLATFORMS – “FOR AND BY BUSINESS”.
REAL AND EVIDENCE-BASED RESULTS FROM OUR EXECUTIVE ENERGY EDUCATION CLASS-ROOMS AND CONSULTANCY
2011 Ecobuild - Designing for behaviour changeswsmith
Presentation at Ecobuild for BioRegional on designing for pro-environmental behaviour change. Looking at what shapes people's behaviour, some case studies and the approach taken at BioRegional when designing for behaviour change.
Ecobuild 2011 - Designing for behaviour changeBioRegional
Ecobuild workshop on designing for pro-environmental behaviour change.
Explaining some theory, some case studies and how a rough guide to how we apply it to our work at BioRegional.
This presentation works best with a presenter or use of the notes, and is not designed to be just viewed on SlideShare!
People's Charter on Renewable Energy report LaoisLeaf
This report was produced by Conor. It is a compilation of the input from the many conversations held on the day.
It includes output from the exercise that Chris started the day with - identifying what issues people have with our energy system and their administration.
Table of Contents
Renewable Energy
– Production, Distribution & Conservation
Introduction 3
Flagging the Issues 4
Solutions to the Issues 4
Technologies 5
Duncan Stewarts Speech 6
Conservation 6
Distribution 7
Motivation 9
We examine the role that teachers (K-12) and university professors can play in the New Energy revolution. "New Energy" is not energy from the sun or the wind, and it's also not from fossil fuels or nuclear fission. Instead, it is a new form of energy harnessed from the quantum vacuum of space. It's safe, cheap, and virtually limitless - and it's going to power to our civilization to previously unimaginable heights in this century.
The sustainability challenge presented to New Zealand Indigenous Research Con...Karamea Insley
A Community-led (Maori) Sustainable Development Case Study
How capitalism can be practiced more sustainably while finding the balance between wealth, communities and the environment? The sustainability debate is not whether we should choose between capitalism and some other system, but instead, how to practice capitalism more sustainably that takes a long-term (intergenerational) and holistic orientation, that grows economic wealth while balancing off the interests of people and communities, the environment and, cultural wealth and diversity.
This paper lays out a Maori community sustainable development strategy at Omaio within the tribe of Te Whanau a Apanui in the Eastern Bay of Plenty in New Zealand. The strategy is underpinned by aligned and detailed research and analysis along all the parts of the strategy going forward through partnerships across New Zealand and the world.
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Following the success of community owned solar energy projects in Brixton, Brighton, Bath and elsewhere a group of residents is working to set up a not-for-profit solar energy co-operative based in South East London. This will be a cooperatively owned enterprise that generates renewable electricity for use by householders and for sale to the national electricity grid.
The group plans to raise investment from the community to enable them to install solar panels on the large sunny roofs of building providing social housing or community services.Generating clean electricity in this way can potentially provide low cost or free electricity and fund energy efficiency measures whilst also providing a return to investors
The groups invites all those who would like to get involved in setting up the cooperative or who would like to find out more about investing in it or benefiting from it get in touch! These slides are from the first public meeting held on Sunday 9th March 4 – 5.30pm at the Food Bank, 467 New Cross Road.
Presentation made at EEASA (Environmental Education Assosciation of Southern Africa) in Lilongwe, Malawi, 2014.
Published as journal article at :
Pullanikkatil,D., Mubako, S., Munthali,M. and Prakasam A. (2015). ‘Advancing Green Economy through Technology Transfer: Experiences from Malawi’. Southern African Journal of Environmental Education. (in press)
Corresponding author: d_pullani@yahoo.com
This power point, by the students of Accrington Academy, is their templated entry to rhe CEFPI Design Concept competition, held in San Jose over the weekend of 25th - 27th September.
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From ‘Citizen to Civic Science’ – Linking Our Activities to Quality Education...ESD UNU-IAS
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Europe Regional RCE Meeting 2018
28-31 August, 2018, Vannes, France
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It is clear from visiting the leading Food Technology Institutes across Europe that post-war, many of these economies not surprisingly have sophisticated industrial technologies that pervade and enable much of their economic development today.
The Institutes we visited are engaged by the largest food companies of the world (i.e. Nestle, Unilever, Bayer and others) to undertake much of their new product development across all food categories. It is clear that what is happening in the laboratories of these Institutes will shape world consumer demand in the food sector out into the future.
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The strategy for Maori food business therefore must be to seek and exploit the best food technologies of the world (and definitely from Europe) and transfer these technologies directly across our businesses and particularly across the estimated 1.2 million hectares of underperforming Maori lands. This is a relatively low risk but high return strategy and can happen quickly compared to the much more risky, time consuming and very expensive strategy of doing new research and science from scratch.
Changes being made by government in terms of some of their reforms may enable Maori business to make this step but, it is unlikely that these changes will bear any real fruit for 3 to 5 years (or more) for Maori business. We shouldn’t wait for government (or any one else) to take this leadership role. The leadership must come from Maori directly, with Government, researchers and others playing a more supporting and enabling role.
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A flagship Maori-community owned Renewable Energy Project in New Zealand
1. Our sustainable development journey
Mr. Karamea Insley and Project Team
Friday 17th May, 2013
Omaio marae (Te Whanau a Nuku)
He whakatauki
[ A Maori proverb)
Te manu e kai ana i te miro, mona te ngahere
[The bird that eats the miro berry, his is the forest]
Te manu e kai ana i te matauranga, mona te ao
[The bird that eats the knowledge, his is the world]
Part 1: Recapping our marae-led journey to date
Part 2: Our Renewable energy kaupapa
2. “…., thank you for sharing with me the Engineering Design Challenge and your
Kaitiakitanga Energy Project. The intentions of that work to design a twenty year
sustainable development journey for Te Whanau a Apanui is impressive.
I really love these sorts of projects and I am grateful for your generosity in sharing”
Hon Tariana Turia
Co-Leader of the Maori Party
13th May, 2013
Hon. Tariana Turia
3.
4.
5. Lessons fromTa Apirana Ngata
• Drove Maori economic
development in Te Whanau a
Apanui
• 18,000 Maori jobs
• Was highly INNOVATIVE
– Farming co-operatives
– Landowner purchasing co-operatives (a
form of community owned banking);
– Latest technology (Massey Fergusson
tractors, and mechanized milking sheds
etc.)
– Legislated for Government to play an
enabling role
– And more…
6. Maori lands – a
fundamental and key
point:
• Among the highest concentration
of Maori lands in the country here
on the coast;
• Our lands (that support our
farming, forestry et al) are owned
communally;
• It is almost impossible to sell our
Maori lands;
• We have lived here for generations
and will be here for generations to
come – an intergenerational
planning horizon.
“Ko te whenua te waiu mo nga uri i
whakatipuranga”
You will likely never work on a
project again with these kinds of
drivers.
7. • These are our Guiding Principles
• Balancing:
– Economic development +
– Social development +
– Environmental sustainability +
– Cultural sustainability
A holistic sustainable development
framework
8. • To raise awareness among our whanau, hapu and Iwi around
the risks and threats facing our taonga (treasures) and actively
and practically take steps to safeguard and protect our
treasures for our future generations.
• We will actively seek out, adopt and utilize the best practices,
technologies and innovations and, strategic partnerships and
alliances available anywhere in the world towards achieving
our objectives. And especially those lessons learned by other
indigenous people.
Our mission
11. Our Communication Strategy
Electronic Updates
• Over a 1,000 whanau and friends
following our Facebook kaupapa
daily – go online and Like us
• Many of whom are now living in
Australia and increasingly around
the world; and
• Over 100 whanau on our email
distribution list (1 – 2 weekly
email updates)
Our Quarterly Newsletter
12. OUR RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT
Part 2: Our Renewable energy kaupapa
This is the 1st of our major projects. From the lessons we learn here,
other similar projects will follow …
13. World-class Whanau Project-team
Relevant Training and expertise
• Ms. Moana Boyd
– Bachelor of Laws; and
– Post-graduate Diploma in Environmental Management
• Ms. Marcia Insley
– Bachelor of Laws; and
– Post-graduate Diploma in Business
– NZ Diploma in Management
• Ms. Tere Insley
– Bachelor of Architecture (Greenstar Accreditation)
• Mr. Karamea Insley (Project Manager)
– Bachelor of Business (Finance Major),
– Masters in Business Administration (distinction);
– Post-graduate Diploma in Marketing and Logistics;
– Post-graduate Diploma in Business Research
– Executive Development at Harvard Business School
(Boston, USA); and
– Masters Paper in Renewable Energy Technologies
(Victoria University)
• Mr. Tatahi MacDonald
– Student of Architecture (and finance)
(left to right) Moana, Marce, Tere, Kara and, Tatahi
14. • We will never allow and/or commit to anything that
puts our land/s at risk; and
• We will never allow anyone to come into our rohe
and take-over. The leadership and mana stays with us
(our marae)
Our guiding principles
These principles are embedded into Partner MOU’s.
15. • Cheap power for the whanau through an energy
company owned by the hapu;
• Energy security and a new revenue stream for the hapu;
• New and real jobs; and
• Model project management approaches.
Our goals for the project
17. Our Partners (so far)…
Engineering Students
Footnote
Auckland University will provide me soon with a
list of students studying Science and Engineering
who whakapapa to Te Whanau a Apanui, Ngati
Porou, Ngai tai and Te Whakatohea
19. “Welcome to an innovative partnership and the start of a journey of both local and national
significance.
The challenge in front of you is not an academic exercise. The Hikurangi Foundation and the
Kaitiakitanga Project Team have sought to partner with you for the very real purpose of designing
a pilot community-owned energy project that can be made a reality within an immediate
timeframe.
Community energy is a catchall phrase given to renewable energy generation projects where the
means of generation are owned and managed locally.
Community energy delivers multiple benefits including: energy literacy, active local governance,
household-linked activities leading to efficiency and health improvements, new jobs, and long-
term income streams that can drive local
economic development.
Continued …
Message from Alex …
20. Community energy is moving to scale in many countries around the world, creating diverse
organizational structures and using different technologies along the way.
As an example, the German town of Wildpolsreid (with a population of 2,700) produces 321% of
their own energy needs and sells the excess to yield an income of US$5.7 million a year.
The village’s initiative first started in 1997 when the village council decided that it should build
new industries, keep initiatives local, bring in new revenue, and not create debt.
Over the past 14 years, the community has equipped nine new community buildings with solar
panels, built five bio-gas digesters and installed seven windmills with two more on the way.
In the village itself, 190 private households have solar panels while the district also benefits from
three small hydro power plants, ecological flood control, and a natural waste water system.
Continued …
Message from Alex continued..,
21. To service these developments, a variety of new jobs have been created and the education and
skills profile of the town has fundamentally shifted.
In New Zealand we have huge potential but are yet to realize any community energy projects of
note.
In order to build a community energy sector here in New Zealand we first need a cluster of
demonstration projects that prove concept and inspire others to experiment and replicate. This is
Hikurangi’s mission, and this is one of the demonstration projects that we believe can help
stimulate a sector.
You are not alone in helping to design and implement this first generation of projects –
communities in Wellington and Dunedin have been on a similar journey for the past four years
and are getting close to establishing their own wind clusters.
Message from Alex continued..,
22. We have also had significant support from the wider community – technology companies, banks,
research institutions, and politicians are increasingly interested and supportive. We are also
partnering with Embark in Australia – an incubator for community energy born out of Hepburn
wind, Australia’s first community owned wind farm.
While we are realistic in our expectations about what will be achieved within this Design
Challenge, we do anticipate that the best ideas will be refined and developed into live projects
that will provide real benefits to the community hosting you this weekend.
This is your first professional assignment and it focuses on a new area of opportunity and
innovation for the whole country. Enjoy it and be your best.
With huge appreciation and thanks,
Alex Hannant
Executive Director, Hikurangi Foundation
Message from Alex continued..,
23. Marine Solar Wind Wood-waste and crops
What is Renewable Energy?
• Renewable energy is usually defined as energy that
comes from a resource that is naturally replenished
• Renewable energy sources generally emit no or very
little greenhouse gas emissions when you use them, so
they are better for the environment
– Non-renewable energy is sourced from fossil fuels like
coal, oil and gas
– Once they are used, they are gone, and they emit
greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change
24. Marine Solar Wind Wood-waste and crops
Examples of Renewable Energy
• Solar energy from the sun
• Wind energy which can be harnessed to drive wind turbines
• Bioenergy which can be used in a number of ways to generate
electricity, heat, or transport fuels from biological materials that
store energy, such as wood
• Marine energy such as wave, tidal, and ocean energy devices
• Hydro energy generated from water flowing through turbines
• Geothermal energy which can be harnessed to generate electricity
or provide direct heat
25. Marine Solar Wind Wood-waste and crops
Renewable energy in New Zealand?
• Renewable energy plays an important role in New Zealand's energy
supply system, with around 75% of electricity generated from
renewable sources.
• Historically, the main renewable sources have been hydro and
geothermal.
• Concern about climate change and limits on fossil fuel reserves is
driving the development and uptake of even more renewable
energy technologies to generate electricity, provide heating, and
power our vehicles.
26. Marine Solar Wind Wood-waste and crops
Field trip objectives
• Expose you directly to our different energy platforms;
• Expose you directly to our landowners;
• Be sure to take lots of photos.
27. Solar energy map
Stop 1 – Field trip
Omaio cutting - Rareka
Landowner representatives: Marcia
Insley, Walter Fitzpatrick
Solar energy in New Zealand is
plentiful and can be harnessed in
many areas. On average, New Zealand
has about 2000 hours of bright
sunshine each year (e.g. 1615 hours in
Invercargill, 2450 hours in Blenheim).
In energy terms, New Zealand’s solar
energy resource is approximately 4
kWh/m2 per day. This map shows the
average annual bright sunshine hours
across New Zealand and as a result,
the potential resource in an area.
Source: Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority – May 2013
28. Wind energy map
Stop 1 – Field trip
Omaio cutting - Rareka
Landowner representatives: Marcia
Insley, Walter Fitzpatrick
New Zealand is ideally situated to
generate significant amounts of
electricity from the wind. Our location
directly across the path of the
prevailing westerly winds provides an
excellent wind resource. There are
several regions with an average wind
speed above 10 m/s at wind turbine
hub height. This map shows wind
resources over the entire country –
mean annual wind speed is shown at a
height of 10m above ground level
(representing surface winds).
Source: Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority – May 2013
29. Wood energy
Stop 2 – Field trip
Omaio Forest
Landowner representatives: Erueti Koopu,
William Ngamoki, and Walter Fitzpatrick.
Wood, including wood residue and by-
products, and dedicated, fast growing trees,
bushes and shrubs, is being increasingly
recognised as a valuable source of energy for
larger-scale commercial and industrial
applications.
Wood energy can be used to generate heat
and electricity, and can also be converted
into liquid fuels similar to petrol and diesel.
When used as a substitute for fossil fuels
(coal, oil, and gas), wood reduces the amount
of greenhouse gas emissions produced by
New Zealand.
Burning wood has almost zero net
greenhouse effect as long as the carbon
dioxide given off during combustion is
absorbed by the growth of the next crop of
trees or shrubs.
Using wood energy can also be very cost
effective, particularly when the wood residue
being used is a by-product of an existing
process.
Source: Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority – May 2013
30. Biofuel energy
Stop 3 – Field trip
(Lunch) Otuwhare roadside
Biofuels are fuels that can be produced
from renewable materials, such as
plants. They are usually blended with
petrol and diesel to make biofuel
blends. The most common biofuels
are bioethanol, which is blended with
petrol; and biodiesel, which is blended
with diesel.
Sustainably-produced biofuels have
many benefits. By using a renewable
alternative to fossil fuels to run our
cars we can:
• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
which contribute to climate
change
• Improve air quality by reducing air
pollution
• Lessen our dependence on
imported oil Source: Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority – May 2013
31. Marine energy map
Stop 3 – Field trip
(lunch) Otuwhare roadside
The power contained in waves varies
greatly. The annual average wave
power around the New Zealand coast
varies from 8 kW/m (i.e. for length of
wave crest) at the East Cape to 99
kW/m near Stewart Island. A typical
value is probably around 30 kW/m,
which is a good quality resource
compared with many coastlines of the
world. This map shows average
significant wave height for coastal
areas of New Zealand for the period
1979-93. Significant wave height is the
average height of the highest one third
of the waves in a given sea state. The
areas with greatest significant wave
heights have the potential for wave
power electricity generation.
Source: Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority – May 2013
32. Hydro & micro-hydro
energy
Stop 4 – Field trip
Haparapara River bridge
Most new hydro developments being
proposed in New Zealand are relatively
small scale. In some cases the capacity
and efficiency of existing hydro
schemes can be enhanced to increase
generation output.
There is currently over 160MW
collectively of small hydro schemes (of
a size less than 20MW) already
installed in New Zealand (enough to
provide electricity for over 80,000
houses). The potential for additional
small hydro generation capacity is
substantial.
Small hydro schemes are a means of
providing electricity to remote farms,
homes and holiday retreats, or for
selling electricity to other users or into
the electricity market. Source: Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority – May 2013
33. Waiorore Restoration
Stop 5 – Field trip
Waiorere
Landowner representatives: Geraldine
Delamere, Cilla Savage and, Carolyn
Insley
• A discussion about our projects
noxious weed control and native
tree planting program; and
• A visit to our Waiorore marae…..
(May be powhiri on to the marae
again ….)
• Our whakapapa and project
linkages to our three marae…
Source: Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority – May 2013
34. Marine Solar Wind Wood-waste and crops
Distributed electricity generation?
• By generating and using electricity locally, we can reduce transmission costs and increase the
proportion of renewable energy we use with less impact on the environment
• Most of New Zealand's electricity is generated in large, centralized power stations which can be a
long way from where the electricity is used. The electricity is transported around the country
through transmission lines, and then carried through local distribution networks to where it is
needed
• Distributed generation is different - electricity is generated from small-scale systems and is used on-
site or nearby. It can be used to generate electricity for homes, farms, businesses and industries.
• Distributed generation projects are hooked up to the local distribution network. These local
networks are connected to the national grid. This means that when there is not enough electricity
being generated by the local project, users can still get electricity from the network. It also means if
excess electricity is being generated, the excess can be exported into the network
35. Marine Solar Wind Wood-waste and crops
Our expectations of you in the Design Challenge
• You have grasped the cultural context;
– Intergenerational;
– Holistic and integrated solutions
• You understand our energy asset platforms and mix;
• Your designs optimize our asset mix;
• Your designs integrate international best-practice;
• You are able to vigorously defend your concept and proposal;
• Like Alex enjoy, and be your best!
36. Marine Solar Wind Wood-waste and crops
Sunday Reflections Session
Key reflective questions:
• What have you experienced while being on the Marae? How has your thinking
changed?
• What opportunities do you see, and what excites you most about the project
going forward?
• What are the key actions you and your team now need to take to make your
proposed design a success?
Format
• Work in small groups
• 1 to 2 hours [end around 10:30 a.m.)
37. Marine Solar Wind Wood-waste and crops
Health and Safety Briefing
• Must have safety footwear;
• Stay together in a group;
• Especially in forest visit; and
• At Stop 1. Large logging trucks.
– There is cellphone coverage at this stop.
• Depart the marae 8:00 a.m. in the morning
Editor's Notes
Brief profileChris Karamea Insley is a Harvard Business School graduate with qualifications in business research, strategy and international finance. He is on the Board of SCION, the Crown Research Institute for forestry, and Te Kotahi Research Institute at Waikato University. Chris is an advisor on climate change policy to Iwi authorities, the New Zealand Government and the United Nations. Chris has extensive international market networks and broad industry knowledge in forestry, fishing, farming, renewable energy, Māori development and sustainable development.
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