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Regional Energy Transition Accelerator for the Bay of PlentyLink to website
GeoExchange NZ co-authored the geothermal workstream of the BOP RETA alongside GNS Science and Dobbie Engineers.
Link: https://www.eeca.govt.nz/insights/eeca-insights/reta-bay-of-plenty/
The Geoheat Potential of the Tauranga Geothermal System
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council commissioned this scoping study on The Geoheat Potential of the Tauranga Geothermal System in 2024.
Full PDF report: -https://atlas.boprc.govt.nz/api/v1/edms/document/A4731812/content
Link: BOP website
The Geoheat Potential of the Tauranga Geothermal System promoted by Priority One
Summary written by Priority One and includes a presentation from Yale Carden and Celia Wells on the opportunity specifically for Tauranga.
Geoheat Business Guide
Working with NZGA and Traverse Environmental, GeoExchange NZ authored this Geoheat Business Guide in time for the 2025 Geothermal Week.
Link to come:
Project website for Decarbonising Covered Crops with Low-Temperature Geothermal
Co-developed project with Earth Sciences NZ (formally GNS Science) and co-funded by MPI, Tomatoes and Vegetables NZ. Follow this website for updated versions of the geothermal map tool development.
CORE Knowledge podcast episode – Focus on heating opportunities in New Zealand
Journal paper: “Decarbonising primary industries with geothermal heat – a pathway to greater direct use”.
Published New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics special edition on Geothermal, September 2024
Link: https://worldgeothermal.org/geothermal-data/conference-paper-database
Conference paper: Investigating the Geoheat Potential of the Tauranga Geothermal System
NZ Geothermal Workshop, University of Auckland 2024.
Link: https://worldgeothermal.org/geothermal-data/conference-paper-database