Programme
*Subject to change without prior notice.
Monday 14 April 2025
| 8:30 - 8:45 | Mihi | |
| 8:45 - 9:00 | Welcome and Introduction | |
| 9:00 - 9:45 | Keynote speaker | Richard Green Imperial College London | |
| 9:45 - 10:15 | MORNING BREAK | |
| Stream A | Electricity supply and demand | Stream B | Electricity supply and demand | |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Timothy Crownshaw - EECA: Understanding the value of residential solar across diverse household types in New Zealand | Andy Philpott - University of Auckland: Electricity dispatch and pricing using agent decision rules |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Zeya Zhang - University of Auckland: Estimating Residential Electricity Demand in New Zealand: Evidence from a Household Economic Survey | |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Marcus San Pedro - University of Auckland: An evidence of 'heat or eat' trade-off in Aotearoa New Zealand | Seyed Ahn - AUT: Advancing Process Heat Decarbonisation through Stochastic Demand Profile Modelling |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Stephen Poletti - University of Auckland: Drawing Insights for New Zealand's Electricity Market from the Australian Experience | Brent Young - University of Auckland: The Role of Process Flexibilization in New Zealand’s Electricity Market |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Xiuyue Deng - University of Auckland: Unraveling Asymmetric Interdependencies in Renewable Energy Markets: The Dynamic Nexus of Solar PV Systems and Electricity Prices | Isaac Severinsen - University of Auckland: Industrial Demand Response: How Will the Grid Respond? |
| 11:30 - 11:45 | Brad Eyes: What are the practical and technical challenges we face with the battery electric vehicle transition? | Michael O'Sullivan - University of Auckland: New Zealand: the R&D powerhouse for geothermal science and technology |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | Tim Edmonds - Simply Energy: Striking the Balance Dual-Fuel Systems as Catalysts for Early Renewable Adoption | Yale Carden - Geoexchange NZ: Geothermal as a Thermal Demand Tool in the Energy Transition |
| 12:00 - 12:15 | Guanghao Wang - University of Auckland: The Impact of the Oil and Gas Exploration Ban on New Zealand's Wholesale Electricity Prices | Josh Firth - Transpower: Empowering the transmission to power the transition |
| 12:15 - 13:15 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 13:15 - 14:00 | Keynote speaker | Cristiano Marantes: Ara Ake | |
| Stream A | Electricity supply and demand | Stream B | Electricity supply and demand | |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Sarah Gillies - Electricity Authority | Rogerio Mazali - University of Auckland: Electric Karma: The Impact of Large Prosumers in Energy Markets |
| 14:15 - 14:30 | John Carnegie - Energy Resources Aotearoa: Lurching from winter to winter - energy policy at a crossroads | Jagdeep Singh-Ladhar - University of Auckland: Taxing Transport Technology |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Karen Boyes - Major Electricity Users' Group: Avoiding deindustrialisation through our energy transition | Andy Bedford - Ecogas: Turning Waste into Energy: Ecogas and the Path to a Circular Economy |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Simon Bridges - Auckland Business Chamber An Energy Plan for New Zealand | Rebecca Peer - University of Canterbury: New insights and tools for New Zealand's energy transition |
| 15: 00 - 15:30 | AFTERNOON BREAK | |
| 15:30 - 16:30 | Panel discussion 1 | Electricity Market | Chair: Emilson Silva - Cristiano Marantes - Ara Ake - John Carnegie - Energy Resources Aotearoa - Karen Boyes - Major Electricity Users' Group - Simon Bridges - Auckland Business Chamber - Andy Philpott - University of Auckland - Sarah Gillies - Electricity Authority - Tim Boyce - Contact Energy |
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| 16:30 - 17:30 | Panel discussion 2 | Net Zero Carbon Industry | Chair: Brent Young - Scott Russell - Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment - Richard Green - Imperial College London - Tony Oosten - Fonterra - Bridget Ayling - Contact Energy - Brent Rees - Hitachi Energy - Tim Edmonds - Simply Energy |
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| 17:30 - 18:30 | Networking Function | |
Tuesday 15 April 2025
| 8:45 - 9:00 | Welcome and Introduction | |
| 9:00 - 9:45 | Keynote speaker | Hicham Idriss: University College London | |
| 9:45 - 10:15 | MORNING BREAK | |
| Stream A | Energy Supply and Storage | Stream B | Energy efficient and energy positive communities/ cities/ precincts/ buildings | |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Pedro M. Rendel - GNS Science: Geological Energy Storage in Aotearoa New Zealand | Anya Seward - GNS Science: Geothermal direct use and low temperature geothermal opportunities for NZ's covered crops |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Ziyun Wang - University of Auckland: Rational Catalyst Design for CO2 Electrochemical Reduction Reaction | Zohreh Salimian - University of Auckland: Integrating Club Theory with Peer-to-Peer Electricity Trading: A Club Framework for P2P Energy Communities |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Shae Patel - VUW: Metal-Organic Frameworks for CO2 Electrocatalysis | Sihong Wu - University of Auckland: Empowering sustainable transitions: The role of multinational energy firms in fostering energy-positive communities |
| 11:00 - 11:15 | Yongfang Zhou - University of Auckland: Ru single atom anchored on Co3O4 nanorods for efficient overall water splitting under pH-universal conditions | Mowshumi Sharmin - University of Auckland: The right to the city: Institutional priorities for energy governance |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | Shanghai Wei - University of Auckland: Advanced Materials for Next-generation Rechargeable Batteries | Zainab Rizvi - University of Auckland: Towards Multi Scale Analysis of Aotearoa | New Zealand Energy Systems |
| 11:30 - 11:45 | Qiji Peng - University of Auckland: A smart process safety framework: A case study of distillation columns as flexible process batteries | Simon Tao -University of Auckland: The macroeconomic impact of environmental policies in New Zealand: A New Keynesian DSGE model |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | Yu Mao - University of Auckland: Theoretical investigation and screening of dual-atom catalysts | DACs on oxygen reduction reaction | Alessandro Premier - University of Auckland: Auckland Smart Solar Urban Furniture: networked energy-positive infrastructure to increase urban resilience through renewable technolog |
| 12:00 - 12:15 | Smrithi Talwar - GNS Science: Applying the Societal Embeddedness Level | SEL approach to the New Zealand context | Ashton Partridge - MSL /University of Auckland: Building Integrated Photovoltaics, the Key to Net Zero Housing |
| 12:15 - 13:15 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 13:15 - 14:00 | Keynote speaker | Deo Prasad:UNSW, Sydney | |
| Stream A | Transportation | Stream B | Energy efficient and energy positive communities/ cities/ precincts/ buildings | |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | Alan Eyes - NZ Steel: Industrial load demand side management | DSM in the NZ electricity system | Josh Ellison - Rewiring Aotearoa: The Electrification Opportunity |
| 14:15 - 14:30 | Selena Sheng - University of Auckland: Electric Vehicles as Catalysts: Unveiling the Spatial Dynamics of the Global Green Transition | |
| 14:30 - 14:45 | Ahmed Abdelhadi - University of Auckland: Simulation-optimization approach for charging units allocation for electric taxi operations | Andrew Eagles - NZGBC: The massive potential for energy savings from energy efficient buildings – a progress update |
| 14:45 - 15:00 | Andrea Raith - University of Auckland: Hydrogen Production and Storage Optimisation in New Zealand | Marjan Rafiei - University of Auckland: Transforming Urban Industry Zones into Energy-Positive Precincts: A Regenerative Sustainability Approach for New Zealand |
| 15: 00 - 15:30 | AFTERNOON BREAK | |
| 15:30 - 16:30 | Panel discussion 3 | Energy Supply in 2050 | Chair: Ziyung Wang - Michael O'Sullivan - University of Auckland - Hicham Idriss - University College London - Pedro M. Rendel - GNS - Shanghai Wei- UoA |
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| 16:30 - 17:30 | Panel discussion 4 | Energy Issues in Buildings and Cities | Chair: Alessandro Premier - Deo Prasard - UNSW, Sydney - Andrew Eagles - NZGBC - Dave Watson - Auckland Council - Warner Brunton - Mott MacDonald |
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| 17:30 -17.40 | New Zealand Energy Conference 2025 wrap up | |
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