N E W S Business roars with energy The BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC) has released the second in its series of reports on energy scenarios to 2050. This report looks at the contribution the energy and transport sectors can make to emission reductions (BEC 2050: A deep dive into the New Zealand energy and transport sector emissions). "The challenge of meeting our Paris Agreement target of a 30% reduction in emissions from 2005 levels by 2030 lies ahead of us," says BEC chair Hon David Caygill. "In taking our scenarios work to the next level we can now better understand the scale of the challenges and nature of the opportunities to reduce emissions. "As a country we aspire to high growth as well as emissions reduction to help us meet our Paris Agreement commitment. We also need to balance this with energy security and affordability. Mr Caygill adds: "If we knew the future, reducing our energy and transport sectors’ emissions would be easy. But we don’t. Our scenarios help us move beyond the usual practice of assembling disconnected technical possibilities to focus on what levers we have available to practically unlock our emissions reduction potential. "Our two scenarios describe different ways the energy and transport sectors can contribute towards emissions reduction. But the scenarios are more than just storylines. They also show how different assumptions about the future - for example, economic and population growth, and the price of carbon - affect how much reduction can be achieved, and which levers should be investigated further by policy makers." He says that for the first time across the entire New Zealand energy and transport sectors, “we now have modelling that reveals just how sensitive New Zealand’s energy emissions are to the key uncertainties the sector is grappling with - technology, economic transformation, the pursuit of higher renewable energy levels and transport behaviour. "With this work we can better understand the range of choices and trade-offs for the energy and transport sectors to meaningfully contribute towards New Zealand’s emission reduction target." 16 May 2017 Gates clocks in with 1000 days of safety World first PhD scholar from Buckley The writing was on the wall for Gates Australia with all eyes focused over the past few weeks on the ‘Days Since Lost Time Injury’ board. On 16 March, that board proudly declared that Gates Australia had reached 1000 days without a lost time injury. The milestone is the result of years of dedication by Gates Australia employees to creating a safe work environment. Warehouse manager Geremy Tassone says, “At GAPL, our motto is ‘Safety Is Everyone’s Responsibility’. We reinforce this basic principle and strive for continuous improvement through the execution of Gates Corporate and Australian safety standards. None of this would be possible without the support of empowered, engaged and diligent employees. I thank them for their efforts and focus on an improved safety culture.” Many safety initiatives have been implemented at Gates Australia, including a revised pre-shift exercise routine, ergonomic workshops with consultants from Canadian Stephane Melanson will achieve a world first in Mt Wellington when he finishes his Doctorate on the production of negative carbon ions from a volume cusp ion source. Mr Melanson has spent the last 18 months at Buckley Systems, the precision electromagnets developer and manufacturer, carrying out research from which he will be writing his thesis. He has been using an Ion Source Test Facility initially developed by British Columbia based, D-Pace, which is 50% owned by Buckley Systems. Mr Melanson helped assemble the ISTF at Buckley Systems’ premises in late 2015 and is now using it for his research. While creating negative carbon ions may seem a mystery to most of us, Dr Morgan Dehnel, the president of D-Pace and Buckley systems’ chief science and Innovation officer knows it will have a practical application. Stephane Melanson
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