The OERC Symposium shaped up to be a fantastic event this year! With a wide range of speakers from all over New Zealand, great food and a record turnout this event raised the bar for energy conferences in this country! If you missed the event, or some of the presentations watch this space, videos of many of the papers will be posted here soon!
For past symposiums go to: News and Events / Past Events
Speaker: Dr Inga Smith
Title: Fuel
Dependency, environmental risks and the Ross Sea region of Antarctica.
This was a fantastic public lecture led by the Generation Zero campaign and the Otago Energy Research Centre. ability to reach zero carbon emissions in New Zealand by 2050. Come along to hear some inspiring presentations to give even our greatest skeptics hope!
New Zealand's Energy Future: How will we meet our future energy needs?
This was a fantastic event that explored current thinking and new developments in tackling the challenges of New Zealand's future energy needs in the relaxed atmosphere of the Museum Café. There was a turn out of about sixty people from around Dunedin and New Zealand who all shared their oppinions during a very interesting evening with good food and wine.
What part will/should fossil fuels play in New Zealand’s transition to a renewable energy future?
This was a fantastic event even with the challenges posed by the Chilean ash cloud. The event showcased many top presentations, the slides of which can be accessed here.
Winter Lights 2011 will consider New Zealand’s longer-term energy future with an emphasis on the role of fossil fuels in transitioning the country to a more sustainable, low carbon economy. This is the first in a series of Thought Leadership Forums being planned and run by the National Energy Research Institute (NERI).
The seed grant applications have now closed. Because of the high quality of the applications, two have been awarded this year, each to the value of $2500
Thanks for all who made it to the Public lecture on Wednesday and showing your support! It was a record turnout with over a thousand people packing over five lecture theatres across campus!
There were some technical difficulties with the equipment in the main lecture theatre which caused a delay. We sincerely apologise for this, this is the first time there had ever been a problem with the equipment and the technicians still don't know how it actually broke! This also caused the streaming on the website to happen from a different theatre, we are really sorry if you couldn't watch it at home streaming because of this. Please see the link below for the full podcast of James' lecture.
To view full podcast click here
Lecture Slides for James Hansen talk:
James Hansen Public Lecture 18 May 2011
Please see attached powerpoint from the General Meeting. It shows budget allocations for funding this year as well as planned activities:
Otago Energy Research Centre General Meeting
The OERC Symposium was filmed this year and the videos can be seen here
The OERC was proud to present James Hansen who gave a public lecture in the St David Lecture Theatre in May 2011.
To view full podcast click here
Lecture slides: James Hansen Public Lecture 18 May 2011
These will give opportunities for energy enthusiasts to find out more about specific research techniques in the field of energy. If you have a topic that you would like to find out more about please do contact us at oercadmin@otago.ac.nz
The OERC plans to have more lunchtime seminars this year with visiting guest speakers as well as showcasing some of the research happening in and around Otago. If you have a presentation you would like to give please do contact us at oercadmin@otago.ac.nz
See the past events page for selected papers and abstracts.