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Aotearoa Wave and Tidal Energy Association Conference 29 May 2008
Hon. David Parker
Minister of Energy
Renewable electricity target
90 per cent of electricity
fromrenewable
sources by 2025
Actions for renewables
• National policy statements on
renewable electricity generation
electricity transmission
- to provide guidance for councils
• Advice and support
Marine potential
• Potential– Wave - up to 100 kW
per metre of wave crest length
– Tidal - harbour flows and ocean currents
• Developing technology
• Innovative and entrepreneurial people
Marine Energy Deployment Fund
• $8 m over four years• Pre-commercial projects• Useful information on costs and benefits
MEDF Grant
• Crest Energy Ltd• $1.85 m• First stage of
Kaipara Harbour project
• One to three tidal stream generators
Kaipara harbour
Resource consent process underway
• Cultural and environmental considerations
• Hearings underway this week
Potential contribution
200 turbines
1 MW each
540 GWh of energy
a year
What’s next
• Marine Energy Deployment Fund Round Two
– Adjusting criteria– Extending timeframe– Applications open 31 July 2008– Applications close 24 November 2008
Concluding comments