Energy Centre

The Energy Centre (EC) is a multi-disciplinary research and education centre, founded in 2004. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Energy Education Trust of New Zealand (EETNZ), which funds a wide array of energy projects and scholarships. EC’s mission is to provide research policy analysis and educational programmes to help business and government confront energy issues of national significance to New Zealand.  

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Our mission is to provide research, policy analysis and educational programmes to help business and government confront energy issues of national significance.

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Our research is focused on three broad areas: energy markets, resource and environment markets, and transport economics.

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Meet our people and learn about their teaching and research.

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We offer several postgraduate scholarships and post-doctoral fellowships, funded by the Energy Education Trust NZ.

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Take a look at the energy economics courses and other learning opportunities available.

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Research papers by our Energy Centre people.

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Check out our e-Horizon newsletter and events.

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Read news about the Energy Centre.

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