Approach and implementation

We adopted a collaborative and comprehensive approach to tackle the challenge. Stakeholder engagement was at the heart of this process, ensuring the study incorporated diverse perspectives and valuable insights.

We launched an extensive stakeholder engagement strategy.

1. Workshops and interviews
   • A series of interviews and workshops in Wellington and New Plymouth
   • Over the course of a week, we interviewed more than 40 individuals across 14 organisations, diving deep into the nuances of the New Zealand energy system
   • Two 4-hour workshops were held, attended by 30 participants from 15 different organisations
2. Community engagement events
   • Organised large scale stakeholder events, gathering approximately 180 people to engage with potential information sources and future users of the hydrogen network
3. Scenario development and validation
   • Using the collected data, we crafted hydrogen scenarios and held additional meetings with stakeholders to verify the feasibility and robustness of these scenarios
   • They modelled these scenarios from economic and physical perspectives to uncover the practical implications of introducing hydrogen into the natural gas grid

The collective effort ensured a detailed, well-informed framework for the study, solidifying its credibility and relevance.