The Role of Offshore Wind in Future-Proofing Auckland’s Energy Security
Hear from hosts Taranaki Offshore Partnership, a joint venture from New Zealand Super Fund and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, and a panel of key energy industry stakeholders on the role offshore wind could play in building Auckland’s energy resilience.
Wednesday 25 September, 7.30am – 9:00am
Join The Discussion: What’s the role of offshore wind in future-proofing Auckland’s energy security?
Offshore wind is the big opportunity for New Zealand to move the dial on developing new renewable energy at scale to meet existing demand and additional demand growth from the transition to electrification. By enabling large-scale renewable energy generation in the North Island that is not dependent on the Cook Strait HVDC cable, it would also contribute to making the electricity system more resilient.
Taranaki Offshore Partnership (TOP), a joint venture between the NZ Super Fund and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, is investigating the feasibility of a 1GW offshore wind farm in the South Taranaki Bight (and potentially other sites in the future). With proven experience in offshore wind development globally and access to capital, they are well-positioned to lead the development of offshore wind in New Zealand.
Hear from a panel including representatives from TOP and NZ Super Fund about the opportunities offshore wind presents, the benefits for Auckland and the economy as a whole, and what’s needed to make it happen.
Panelists are:
Giacomo Caleffi – Director of Copenhagen Offshore Partners, leading Taranaki Offshore Partnership
Will Goodwin – Head of Direct Investments, New Zealand Super Fund
Mark Toner – Chief Public Policy & Regulatory Officer, Vector Limited
The event’s details are:
Date: Wednesday, 25th September
Time: 7.30am – 9.00am
Location: Cordis Auckland
Light breakfast, coffee & tea included.
Giacomo Caleffi
Director of Copenhagen Offshore Partners,
leading Taranaki Offshore Partnership
Giacomo Caleffi is Director of Copenhagen Offshore Partners, the development arm of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners. Giacomo leads Taranaki Offshore Partnership’s development of the proposed offshore wind farm off the coast of South Taranaki, leveraging his 12 years’ experience working in offshore wind, energy and large infrastructure projects in Europe.
Will Goodwin
Head of Direct Investments,
New Zealand Super Fund
Will is Head of the Direct Investments team for the Guardians. He is responsible for implementing and managing the Guardians private investments and New Zealand listed equities. Will joined the Guardians in 2016 from Todd Minerals where he was CFO based in Sydney. Prior to this Will held senior executive roles across the Todd Corporation in Corporate Development and Private Equity. Will holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Masters of Applied Finance.
Mark Toner
Chief Public Policy & Regulatory Officer,
Vector Limited
With over 25 years’ experience across a range of sectors including energy, telecommunications, aviation and technology, Mark Toner has consistently navigated market, regulatory and policy changes across industries in disruption. Responsible for leading the Group’s regulatory, public policy, decarbonisation and data insights functions, he combines strong stakeholder engagement and reputation management expertise with his commercial and legal background to drive Vector’s vision of creating a new energy future. Mark is a past recipient of the New Zealand Prime Minister’s Business Scholarship and in 2018 completed an Advanced Management Programme at MIT in Boston.
