| Title | OVER 60 YEARS OF DIRECT GEOTHERMAL USE AT WAIRAKEI - TAUHARA AND GROWING STRONGER ….. |
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| Authors | B. Carey, C. Stephenson, A. Blair |
| Year | 2018 |
| Conference | New Zealand Geothermal Workshop |
| Keywords | Wairakei, Tauhara, geothermal, direct use, geothermal energy, tourism, bathing, timber drying, Contact Energy, Bay of Connections |
| Abstract | The broader geothermal resources associated with the Wairakei Tauhara Geothermal System have been supporting a range of direct uses for significantly longer than the 60 years that the Wairakei Geothermal Power Station has been operational. The paper explores direct use prior to the Wairakei Power Development and the direct uses that have emerged in conjunction with or through the period of the Wairakei development. The future of direct use is discussed along with activity occurring to foster uptake that the Bay of Connections as a Regional Development Agency is leading. |