Reports and Publications

The following reports are relevant to low temperature geothermal energy use.

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Technical Information

• Geothermal direct use in NZ - Industrial Heat Park Opportunities.pdf (2.80 MB)
  GNS Science, 37 pages, 2015
• Introductory guide to GHPs in NZ - May 2014.pdf (3.11 MB)
  GNS Science, EECA & EMS, 60 pages, 2014
• Architects & engineers perceptions of geothermal energy.pdf (1.15 MB)
  GNS Science, 125 pages, 2014.
• Patterns of energy use and loss in manufacturing and mining.pdf (1.27 MB)
  GNS Science, 43 pages, 2012.
• Low Temperature Geothermal Energy Roadmap 2011.pdf (828.37 kB)
  GNS Science, 15 pages. 2011.
• Technological Economics Review.pdf (2.31 MB)
  CRL Energy Ltd; East Harbour Energy Ltd, 92 pages. 2011.
• Residential householders’ heating and cooling practises and views on energy...pdf (1.25 MB)
  GNS Science, 111 pages. 2011.
• Low temperature geothermal energy - Planning Assessment.pdf (1.53 MB)
  EMS, 63 pages. 2011.
• Swedish Ground Source Heat Pump Case Study (2010).pdf (1.23 MB)
  GNS Science, 31 pages. 2011.
• Building people into plans - Insights into decisions about heating and cooling NZ homes .pdf (140.80 kB)
  GNS Science, 11 pages. 2010.
• Low temperature geothermal energy - Technology Review.pdf (4.61 MB)
  GNS Science, 59 pages. 2010.
• Energy demand estimation for cooling and heating in NZ.pdf (1.17 MB)
  GNS Science, 1.2MB PDF, 38 pages, 2010
• A practical guide to exploiting low temperature geothermal resources.pdf (3.47 MB)
  GNS Science, 79 pages. 2006.
• An assessment of geothermal direct heat use in NZ.pdf (1.16 MB)
  NZ Geothermal Association report, 30 pages. 2005.

General Information

• Five maori trust groups' perspectives on low temperature geothermal energy resources.pdf (1.74 MB)
  GNS Science, 28 pages, 2011
• Using low temperature geothermal resources.pdf (2.02 MB)
  GNS Science; 8 pages. 2006.
• A preliminary evaluation of sources of geothermal energy for direct use.pdf (1.64 MB)
  GNS Science, Reyes, A.G. 2007, 37 p.
• Abandoned oil and gas wells a reconnaissance study of an unconventional geothermal resource.pdf (1.86 MB)
  GNS Science, Reyes, A.G. 2007, 36 p.

World Geothermal Conference Papers 2010

• Whakarewarewa - A living thermal village, Rotorua.pdf (1.89 MB)
  Proceedings World Geothermal Congress, 7 pages. 2010

• Assessing the Flow of Thermal Waters in Low Enthalpy Mineral Spring Systems in the South Island.pdf (322.28 kB)
  Proceedings World Geothermal Congress, 9 pages. 2010

• Low Enthalpy Geothermal Energy Resources for Rural Maori Communities.pdf (698.96 kB)
  Proceedings World Geothermal Congress, 6 pages. 2010

• Low Enthalpy Geothermal Research - New Zealand.pdf (0 B)
  Proceedings World Geothermal Congress, 4 pages. 2010

• WGC 2010 Paper 2823 Presentation.pdf (808.07 kB)
  Proceedings World Geothermal Congress, 26 slides. 2010