| Title | Geoheat Strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand – 2020 Progress Update |
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| Authors | M. Climo, A. Seward, A. Blair, S. Bendall and B. Carey |
| Year | 2020 |
| Conference | New Zealand Geothermal Workshop |
| Keywords | Geoheat strategy, economic development, New Zealand, Action Plan, strategy implementation, low carbon energy, industrial symbiosis |
| Abstract | The Geoheat Strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand 2017 – 2030 is a cross sector initiative working to increase the direct use of geothermal energy. The Geoheat Strategy was formulated based on a consultative process undertaken in 2015 – 2017, and the first Action Plan was delivered in 2018-2019. This paper provides an update on strategy implementation, and in particular, introduces the second Action Plan, released in January 2020 for the period 2020 – 2021. Discussed in this paper are: • outcomes achieved through the 2018 and 2019 period, • progress achieved overall towards the 2030 Strategy objectives, • mechanisms currently being used to deliver the strategy outcomes, • review of Strategy direction, and • insight into current and future activities. |