Submissions and Press Releases
AWATEA has developed a 3-year rolling Action Plan, which forms the basis for its activities. The Action Plan is approved each year at the Annual General Meeting. The current Action Plan is available for download here.
AWATEA welcomes feedback on the contents of the Action Plan at any time.
Submissions
29 April 2010
On April 2010, AWATEA made a submission to Government relating to it's proposed amendment of the Foreshore and Seabed Act with respect to the potential challenges for New Zealand marine energy.
AWATEA’s submission to Government
7 November 2008
On 7 November 2008 AWATEA made a submission to the Board of Inquiry on the proposed National Policy Statement for Renewable Electricity Generation. The submission covered three areas with respect to marine energy:
- ‘Reversibility’ of marine energy projects on decommissioning
- Evidence to enable the removal of marine energy from the <4 MW threshold for projects, which is backed up by a report commissioned by EECA on the environmental impacts of marine energy converters
- Comments on ‘fast-tracking’ permits for marine energy prototype deployments.
Submission to the Board of Inquiry on the proposed National Policy Statement for Renewable Electricity Generation Report on environmental impacts of marine energy converters
15 June 2007
AWATEA also made a submission to the Australian Parliament on 15 June 2007. The House Standing Committee is conducting an inquiry into the renewable energy industry in Australia. AWATEA made its own submission (see below) and worked with members BioPower Systems, Energy Pacifica and Oceanlinx so that they made independent submissions.
AWATEA’s submission to the Australian Parliament
Late 2006 - early 2007 was a busy period for submissions to Government on the draft Energy Strategy, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy and a range of climate change documents. AWATEA was involved in pre-release discussions with various Government agencies and has been involved in consultation meetings since that time.
AWATEA developed its submission by holding its first annual conference and canvassing the views of both conference registrants and members. AWATEA has taken the views of respondents into account. There were some differences in opinion over certain issues and time did not permit development of a consensus. However, these differences of opinion are shown in the submission and the Executive is grateful to all of the respondents, who took the time and effort to make comments on the draft submission.
AWATEA’s submission to Government was forwarded to the Ministry of Economic Development and Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority on 30 March 2007 and can be downloaded here.
AWATEA’s submission on draft NZES and related documents
Press Releases
From time to time and at strategic opportunities, AWATEA has made press releases on relevant subjects.
The Executive would like to acknowledge the help of Mr. Brian Small at Busby Ramshaw and Grice, who have advised AWATEA on the form and content of these press releases.
29 July 2010
Government funding support for wave power on Chatham Island
The Government’s $2,165,000 grant for harnessing the power of the sea to produce electricity on Chatham Island is great news for the 650 residents on the island, says Garry Venus of Chatham Island Marine Energy Limited.
29 July 2010
Chatham Islands wave project receives backing
A project to harness wave energy on the Chatham Islands has been awarded funding under the government's Marine Energy Deployment Fund, Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee announced today.
29 July 2010
Marine Energy Industry Milestone
The Aotearoa Wave & Tidal Association, umbrella organisation for the emerging marine energy industry, says the Chatham Island decision is a development milestone.
16 June 2010Power from the waves
15 April 2010
New report on Marine Energy Resource Allocation Regimes
25 March 2010
Showcase Marine Energy Conference
10 February 2010
Blue Energy - New Zealand’s place in the World
16 December 2009
Expert panel named for marine energy fund
13 December 2009
Commercial support for NZ 'blue energy'
17 October 2007
Lively competition for marine energy funds predicted
13 March 2007
Marine renewable energy – co-operation is the key
11 December 2006
Marine Energy sets sail in the Draft Energy Strategy
8 September 2006
Bright Future For ‘Blue Energy’
Backgrounder on Marine Energy: 7 September 2006
26 June 2006
More work needed to harness sea’s power, says national
association
TIDAL POWER
Map of Average Spring Tide for New Zealand. Courtesy of NIWA. (www.niwa.co.nz).
