Energy industry

Literature and articles | Market and industry | Regulatory framework

Literature and articles

• ABI/Inform
• Business Source Premier
  Includes DataMonitor Industry profiles and Plunketts Energy industry almanac.
• Compendex
  Electrical and energy engineering focus within scientific and technological literature.
• EconLit
  The foremost index of international literature in the field of economics. Search using the classification codes: Q40 Energy: general; Q41 demand and supply; Q42 alternative energy sources; Q43 energy and macroeconomy; Q48 government policy; Q49 other.
• Energy and Power Source
  Publications relating to the energy and power industries - petroleum, natural gas, electric power, coal, nuclear power, and renewable energy.
• SciTech Connect
  Citations to reports, conference papers, journal articles, books, dissertations, and patents for energy and energy-related information from the US Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessor agencies, the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) and the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC).
• Newztext Plus
  Includes full text of the National Business Review and The Independent, and daily newspapers including the New Zealand Herald. Due to copyright, some Herald articles will only be accessible via Factiva.
• Newzindex and New Zealand Science Database
  Indexes New Zealand business and trade magazines and publications from Crown Research Institutes (CRI) and the Royal Society of New Zealand.
• ScienceDirect
  Covers academic publications; includes an energy subject area plus a list of energy related journals.
• Wiley Online Library
  Includes the journal Wind energy.

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Market and industry

• BMI Research
  Business Monitor International covers the oil and gas industry mostly in emerging and transition markets; includes quarterly forecasts for consumption and production.
• Passport
  Market profile reports on fossil fuel and nuclear power generation, statistics on energy reserves, production and consumption, consumer expenditure on electricity, gas and other fuels.

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Regulatory framework

• Memorandum of Understanding with the Electricity Authority, NZ

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Books and e-books | Industry publications and newsletters | Theses and dissertations

Books, e-books and journals

Use the Catalogue Advanced Search to find books and journals held by the Library.
Recommended keyword searches include:

• Electricity or electric
• Energy development
• Energy industries
• Energy policy
• Geothermal resources
• Hydrothermal or hydroelectricity
• Power resources
• Renewable energy resources
• Solar energy
• Wind power

Try these reference sources:

• Handbook of natural resource and energy economics
• Encyclopedia of energy

Industry publications and newsletters

New Zealand

• Electricity line business and gas pipeline business information disclosure compendium
  PricewaterhouseCoopers' summaries of the disclosure information of New Zealand's electricity line and gas pipeline businesses. Published in the New Zealand Gazette starting from 2000.
• Energy and utilities
  From PricewaterhouseCoopers New Zealand.
• KrakenFlex Electricity Survey
  Polls the New Zealand electricity industry on key trends, opportunities and challenges.

International

• Deloittes Oil, Gas & Chemicals analysis and perspectives
• International energy outlook
  From US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
• Monthly Energy Review
  From EIA.
• International journal of energy sector management
• International Energy Agency
  Includes IEA Data and Statistics and IEA Oil Market Report. Also the annual World Energy Outlook, published in conjunction with the OECD.
• United Nations energy statistics newsletter
  The Market Brief gives insights into trends in specific markets.
• World News Network: Energy
  Latest news from different sectors.
• IEEJ e-NEWSLETTER
  From the Institute of Energy Economics in Japan.

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Theses and dissertations

Use Finding theses and dissertations to locate theses from New Zealand and overseas universities.

• Earlier University of Auckland thesis only available in print can be requested from the On-Demand Collection.

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New Zealand

• Wholesale Information Trading System, NZ (WITS)
  A near real-time view of the New Zealand Electricity Market. It is the authoritative source of up-to-date, accurate information and trading functionality for the market. Historical data available.
• New Zealand Time Series
  Data on petroleum, diesel production, stocks, deliveries, gas production, geothermal energy, and coal.
• Electricity information disclosure statistics
  Data collected by the Commerce Commission and found on the Performance analysis and data for distributors section of the website. 

International

• Annual statistical bulletin
  Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Companies (OPEC).
• APEC Energy Database
  Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation energy database for countries' oil, gas and CO2 emissions.
• BP Energy Economics
  Includes Statistical Review of World Energy recording data relating to the production and consumption of energy worldwide.
• Commodity markets
  World Bank commodity markets publications and data including Pink Sheets.
• Global Renewable Energy policies and measures database
  Comprehensive renewable energy market and policy information for over 100 countries.
• International Energy Agency
  Includes IEA Data and Statistics and IEA Oil Market Report
• OECD iLibrary
  Energy data and analysis publications are found under Energy in the Browse by Theme menu.
• Statistical Review of World Energy (BP)
  (2017) Downloadable Excel or PDF files.
• UNdata
  Annual time series data, some series from 1980 onwards. Energy consumption and apparent consumption, energy exports, energy imports, energy stock changes, and energy production by type.
• World Bank eLibrary
  Publications on many countries and topics including energy.
• World development indicators
  Annual time series data from the World Bank, with an Energy production and use component. Most of the data is originally sourced from the IEA.
• World nuclear power reactors and uranium requirements
  World Nuclear Association (WNA).

Companies | New Zealand | International | University Research Centres | Wind power

Companies

• Energy Trusts of New Zealand (ETNZ)
  National organisation for 22 energy trusts, the majority of whom own shares in companies that operate electricity networks.
• SOE disclosures
  Disclosures from state-owned enterprises can be found by selecting State-Owned Enterprise as the Entity Type and selecting an organisation to view the disclosures.
• New Zealand electricity industry links - power systems group
  From Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Canterbury.

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New Zealand

• Bioenergy Association of New Zealand
• Commerce Commission - Electricity
  Including the Electricity Industry Reform Act and Electricity Lines businesses.
• New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals
  Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
• Electricity Authority
  Formerly the Electricity Commission, the Electricity Authority is an independent Crown entity responsible for the efficient operation of New Zealand's electricity market.
• Electricity Networks Association (ENA)
  Comprises members of local electricity companies, ENA represents and advocates on industry issues that affect their members.
• Energy Efficiency Conservation Authority (EECA)
  New Zealand government agency working to improve the energy efficiency of New Zealand's homes and businesses, and encourage the uptake of renewable energy.
• Business NZ Energy Council
  Formerly the Energy Federation of New Zealand, the Council is a group of New Zealand organisations committed to creating a sustainable energy future for New Zealand.
• Energy Link
  Weekly market review of New Zealand's electricity market.
• Carbon and Energy Professionals New Zealand
• Gas Association of New Zealand
• National Centre for Climate-Energy Solutions
  National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA).
• New Zealand Geothermal Association
• New Zealand's electrical industry
  Industry reports from Meridian Energy.
• Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
  Energy and natural resources Electricity, gas, oil and petroleum, international energy relations, renewable energy submissions, Chronology of New Zealand Electricity Reform
• New Zealand power companies
  List of power companies from SwitchMe.
• New Zealand Wind Energy Association
• Petroleum Exploration and Production Association of New Zealand
• Sustainable Energy Forum

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International

• Asia Pacific Energy Research Centre (APERC)
• Asia Alternative Energy Program (ASTAE)
  From the World Bank.
• Energy
  Resources developed by the Australia Department for Industry and Science.
• Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES)
  Browse for energy and minerals publications by topic, series or title.
• Australian Institute of Petroleum
  Includes pricing data and industry information.
• Bioenergy Network of Excellence
  Consisting of eight institutes each specialising in a particular area of bioenergy research and development.
• Energy Information Administration (EIA)
  Information related to energy particularly in the United States.
• Energy Research
  European Commission.
• Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN)
  Includes policy studies, energy efficiency in industry, solar and wind energy, clean fossil fuels, biomass, fuel cell technology, and renewable energy in the built environment.
• Institute of Energy Economics, Japan
• International Energy Agency
• Leonardo Energy
  Provides a number of resources to educate, advocate, and promote sharing and exchange of expertise relating to sustainable energy.
• Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)
  Includes statistical data, links to relevant governmental and regulatory bodies, links to market participants, links to international market operators (listed by country), plus a weekly market review bulletin. Previously known as NEMMCO.
• Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
  University of Oxford.
• Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
  University of East Anglia.
• United States Department of Energy
  Includes a portal from the Office of energy efficiency and renewable energy.
• United States Energy Industry Association (EIA)
  Reports on performance profiles of major energy producers.
• World Energy Council
  A network of leaders and practitioners from 90 countries, including New Zealand membership via the BusinessNZ Energy Council.

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University research centres

• Energy Centre
  University of Auckland.
• Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance
  University of Cambridge.
• MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
• Centre for Energy Policy and Economics
  Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.
• Energy Systems Analysis Group
  At Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, previously at Princeton Environmental Institute, Princeton University.
• Energy Systems Research Unit (ESRU)
  University of Strathclyde.
• Harvard Electricity Policy Group
  Harvard University.
• Laboratory for Energy and the Environment
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
• University of California Energy Institute (UCEI)

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Wind power

• Global Wind Energy Outlook
  The current status of wind power around the world from the Global Wind Energy Council.
• American Wind Energy Association
• Wind Denmark
• Wind power program
  From the US Department of Energy.
• Wind Energy Development Programmatic EIS

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• Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th edition)
• APA Style blog

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