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Uncertainty Over Emissions Trading
Friday, 24 August 2007, 9:45 am | Sustainable Energy Forum
"The present estimate of the financial commitment of New Zealand to meet its Kyoto Protocol obligation over the next five years through the purchase of carbon credits (by Government and/or companies and organisations) ranges widely from about ... More >>
Initial Comments on NZ Energy Strategy
Monday, 11 December 2006, 10:46 am | Sustainable Energy Forum
The Strategy does little to support the aspirational goal of the Prime Minister, to move New Zealand towards a carbon-neutral economy. Yet this is entirely possible, and would make the New Zealand economy robust to any increased obligations as climate ... More >>
400 kV Grid Proposal should be Rejected
Thursday, 27 April 2006, 10:01 am | Sustainable Energy Forum
Transpower’s proposed grid upgrade for Auckland should be rejected by the Electricity Commission. Alternatives could be better good news for security of supply and the economy as a whole. More >>
Oil Alternatives: Urgent Action Needed
Friday, 21 April 2006, 11:56 am | Sustainable Energy Forum
“Government must stop delaying action on support for alternatives to imported fuel,” said Tim Jones, transport spokesperson for The Sustainable Energy Forum Inc. (SEF). More >>
“Peak Oil” – An Urgent Issue for New Zealand!
Monday, 11 July 2005, 10:49 am | Sustainable Energy Forum
Introduction Human activity in New Zealand is heavily reliant on abundant and cheap energy, much of which we get from oil. Yet oil is a finite resource, and one that the world is rapidly using up. More >>
A Billion Dollars More Gas From Maui?
Monday, 27 September 2004, 8:37 am | Sustainable Energy Forum
"Evidence that more gas can be extracted from the Maui field is good for New Zealand, but the extra gas will come at a much higher cost" said Mr John Blakeley, Convenor of the Sustainable Energy Forum (SEF). He was commenting on an analysis ... More >>
More Short-Sighted Electricity Investment
Friday, 13 August 2004, 10:17 am | Sustainable Energy Forum
"Today's announcement by Genesis Energy to go-ahead with the e3p gas turbine station at Huntly is one more step along an unsustainable business-as-usual road for New Zealand's energy future. Today's announcement further delays the necessary ... More >>
Can Individual Farmer's Benefit From Wind Power?
Monday, 5 July 2004, 1:00 pm | Sustainable Energy Forum
"A recent survey in New Zealand showing that 82 percent of respondents approve of wind power as a solution for our energy needs is good news for future electricity generation in this country" the Convenor of the Sustainable Energy Forum, John Blakeley, ... More >>
Transport Energy Growth Predictions Startling
Wednesday, 19 November 2003, 5:57 pm | Sustainable Energy Forum
Ministry of Economic Development projections for transport energy use are a "wake-up call" says John Blakeley, Convenor of the Sustainable Energy Forum. "New Zealand's transport energy use is already very high, and the MED's projected 1.3% ... More >>
Shell's exit from exploration welcomed!
Friday, 8 August 2003, 8:58 am | Sustainable Energy Forum
"Shell's exit from the New Zealand gas exploration scene will inevitably give a new impetus to the development of renewable energy. The greatest risk to renewable energy businesses is that a new gas find will swamp the New Zealand energy market, ... More >>
Papers Show Renewable Energy will be losers!
Friday, 27 June 2003, 5:36 pm | Sustainable Energy Forum
"Energy efficiency providers and small-scale renewable energy suppliers will be the losers from the Government's Electricity Commission proposal, said Mrs Molly Melhuish, for the Sustainable Energy Forum after reviewing background papers prepared ... More >>
We Do Not Need A "Quick Fix" Electricity Solution
Tuesday, 20 May 2003, 10:44 am | Sustainable Energy Forum
The Sustainable Energy Forum issued a cry from the heart today: "Please, Government, don't act in haste with another quick fix solution!" said Mrs Molly Melhuish, spokesperson for SEF. More >>
New Approaches To Energy Management Essential
Thursday, 15 May 2003, 1:42 pm | Sustainable Energy Forum
"New Zealand has a great opportunity to turn the electricity crisis into a sustainable energy development bonanza" John Blakeley, Convenor of the Sustainable Energy Forum, said today. More >>
The Sorry State of the Maui Gas Field
Wednesday, 26 March 2003, 8:26 am | Sustainable Energy Forum
The Sustainable Energy Forum Inc have published a major article on the early depletion of the Maui gasfield, in the March edition of their journal EnergyWatch. More >>
Gas Shortage Charades need to come into the open
Tuesday, 11 February 2003, 8:37 am | Sustainable Energy Forum
"Gas availability data has become a farce of mismanagement, and by failing in it's duty of care for the public's interest in this national resource, the Government has led New Zealand into a crisis of confidence in the energy industry. This incompetence ... More >>
Electricity Savings Report Welcomed
Wednesday, 18 December 2002, 12:57 am | Sustainable Energy Forum
"The issue is not whether electricity costs CAN be reduced, but whether the generating-retailing companies will ALLOW this to happen" said Mrs Molly Melhuish, energy analyst for the Sustainable Energy Forum. Mrs Melhuish was welcoming an EECA ... More >>
Electricity Industry Bully Boy Stance
Friday, 1 November 2002, 6:17 pm | Sustainable Energy Forum
"It has not taken the electricity industry long to re-establish a 'bully-boy' stance on electricity governance issues" said Sustainable Energy Forum spokesperson Mrs Molly Melhuish after being told today that the Forum would not be allowed to contribute ... More >>
Electricity Governance Arrangements Challenge Govt
Wednesday, 2 October 2002, 3:14 pm | Sustainable Energy Forum
"The Commerce Commission's approval of electricity industry self-governance will provide a real challenge to the Government, which must ensure that its full policy objectives are met." said Molly Melhuish, energy analyst, for the Sustainable Energy ... More >>
