Taupō sits at the heart of Aotearoa's renewable energy system. Home to the country's highest-temperature, highest-productivity geothermal fields, a major hydro asset base and fast-growing solar generation, the district is central to the national goal of doubling geothermal energy use by 2040.

Energy & Geothermal Innovation

25%

of New Zealand's renewable energy is generated in the Taupō District.

Taupō sits at the heart of Aotearoa's renewable energy system. Home to the country's highest-temperature, highest-productivity geothermal fields, a major hydro asset base and fast-growing solar generation, the district is central to the national goal of doubling geothermal energy use by 2040.

• Advanced geothermal technologies (e.g. superhot/supercritical)
• Industrial heat applications and low-emission manufacturing
• Green alternative energy and resource recovery
• Geothermal-powered processing
• Energy research and commercialisation partnerships

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