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Sustainably powering the next generation
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“Christchurch Airport is now climate
positive and we won’t stop here.
Our goal is to do things that enable
others to decarbonise at the fastest
possible rate.”
Malcolm Johns
Chief Executive, Christchurch Airport
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Introduction
CHRISTCHURCH AIRPORT IS CREATING KŌWHAI PARK
– A NEW CONCEPT IN RENEWABLE ENERGY THAT WILL
HELP ENABLE NEW ZEALAND’S LOW CARBON FUTURE.
Sited on 400 hectares of land adjacent to the runways, Kōwhai Park has the capacity to accommodate a range of
renewable energy generation projects and storage solutions.
Our plans for Phase One will deliver a 220-hectare solar array capable of generating 150 megawatts of solar energy
to deliver:
• Enough electricity to power 30,000 homes
• The same carbon benefits as planting 1.25 million native trees and shrubs
Our relationship with Solar Bay (an Australian renewable energy fund) and their $100 million commitment to the
development of Phase One enables us to start.
With room to grow, Kōwhai Park can deliver a range of renewable energies, including green hydrogen, on a scale New
Zealand’s never seen before. This enables new industries to be established in Canterbury, including green data centres
and vertical farming.
The potential is exciting and we are looking forward to making it a reality alongside organisations that share our
commitment to enabling New Zealand’s low carbon future.
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Enabling
NEW ZEALAND’S
LOW CARBON FUTURE
FOR THE PAST DECADE, CHRISTCHURCH We’ve been recognised as a global leader in carbon
AIRPORT’S TEAM HAS SYSTEMATICALLY reduction and are on track to be carbon zero ahead of 2050.
DECARBONISED OUR BUSINESS.
Our goal has always been to do what we can to help others
We’ve transitioned key assets so they no longer need fossil decarbonise too. We regularly share our expertise with
fuels, this includes electrifying our light vehicle fleet and other businesses and organisations making the transition.
retiring our terminal’s diesel boilers.
This new project, Kōwhai Park, takes that approach up
We measure all we can (including Scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon a notch through delivering clean energy to help New
emissions, energy, waste and water) so that we can Zealanders transition away from fossil fuels.
monitor our performance and strive to do even better.
Since we first measured our carbon footprint in 2006,
we’ve cut our Scope 1 emissions by around 90%.
We have invested in the permanent restoration of native
New Zealand forests to remove the remaining 10% (plus
an extra 25%) so we are officially climate positive. That
means we’re removing more carbon from the environment
than we are emitting.
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Project
RATIONALE
TO MEET THE CHALLENGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, In New Zealand, we’ll likely see both electric and green
NEW ZEALAND HAS SET ITSELF A GOAL TO BE hydrogen-fuelled aircraft service our domestic routes in
CARBON ZERO BY 2050. the future.
This presents a number of challenges and opportunities: Kōwhai Park is well-located to power those aircraft and
will provide stability and resilience to the price and supply
• We all need to make the transition from imported of renewable energy in New Zealand.
fossil fuels to clean energy sources
• That will put pressure on our renewable energy
supply (electricity demand is forecast to increase
by 68% by 2050)
• We need to both increase and strengthen our
renewable energy supply
Aviation faces a big challenge. To decarbonise and
decouple from fossil fuels, we need to develop new
technology that is 100% reliable and safe. There’s already
a global effort trialling and developing solutions.
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Project
OVERVIEW
CHRISTCHURCH AIRPORT HAS COMMITTED 400 HECTARES OF LAND TO KŌWHAI PARK WHICH IS
PERFECTLY LOCATED FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS, BEING:
• Right beside New Zealand’s second largest city, Christchurch
• Adjacent to Transpower’s National Grid
• Close to Orion’s lines network that supplies Christchurch
We operate on more than 1,000 hectares of land and have extensive experience building and managing property.
This project has a brilliant team behind it, including Solar Bay and Worley.
“This is something that New Zealanders should be “Kōwhai Park has all the ingredients for success. It’s in
really excited about. There is nothing else like this in the right place, at the right time with the right expertise.
the country – it’s innovative, far ahead of its time and It also has the right mindset behind it given Christchurch
absolutely world-leading in every sense.” Airport’s progressive approach to sustainability.”
Andrew Archibald, Investment Director, Solar Bay Rick Hawkins, Division Manager South Island, Worley
solarbay.com.au worley.com
The combined expertise of Worley, Solar Bay and Christchurch Airport will ensure Kōwhai Park is a world-class
renewable energy park.
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KŌWHAI PARK
ECOSYSTEM 2050
Kōwhai Park is a platform for generating green energy at scale. Ideally located next to
Transpower and Orion’s network, this energy can be delivered straight to potential customers
to help them decarbonise. Christchurch Airport is currently investigating the opportunity to
generate green hydrogen onsite in the future. There will be demand for this energy from both
existing businesses and future industries, including green data centres and vertical farming.
H2
NH3
Delivering renewable energy to enable aviation, land transport and other businesses to decarbonise
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“Kōwhai Park's the ideal site for a solar
array. It’s close to New Zealand’s second
largest city, the Canterbury Plains are flat
and sunny and, as aviation decarbonises,
we’ll see greater demand for renewable
energy from airlines. This is a solid
investment which is why Solar Bay is
contributing $100 million to Phase One.”
Andrew Archibald
Investment Director, Solar Bay
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CONTACT
You will find a lot more information about Kōwhai Park, including
answers to frequently asked questions on our website at kowhaipark.com
But please do not hesitate to contact one of our team if you’d like to
discuss anything.
PROJECT ENQUIRIES SUSTAINABILITY ENQUIRIES COMMERCIAL ENQUIRIES
Nick Flack Claire Waghorn Micah Radford
General Manager, Sustainable Transition Leader Finance Manager
Planning & Sustainability
+64 21 021 94444 +64 21 662 321
+64 21 657 109 claire.waghorn@cial.co.nz micah.radford@cial.co.nz
nick.flack@cial.co.nz
APPLICATION ENQUIRIES MEDIA ENQUIRIES
Jenna Serfontein Yvonne Densem
Senior Procurement Specialist Manager Communications
+64 27 265 4292 +64 21 450 202
jenna.serfontein@cial.co.nz yvonne.densem@cial.co.nz
10 KŌWHAI PARK | SUSTAINABLY POWERING THE NEXT GENERATION For more information: kowhaipark.com christchurchairport.co.nz
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