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27 September 2023
Billee Marsh
Email: c/- [FYI request #23948 email]
Dear Ms Marsh
OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT 1982 (OIA) – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - CHRISTCHURCH
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Regional Council since over the last two years.” (the “Request”)
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needed to consult with the other party to before a decision to release is taken. We have now
completed that consultation and have attached these email exchanges. You will note that some
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From:
Rhys Boswell
Sent:
Tuesday, 15 February 2022 9:28 am
To:
Cr Alexa Forbes (ORC)
Subject:
Re: Central Otago Airport Project
Good morning Alexa.
A fortuitous time to hear from you inasmuch as I am in the district again today and most of tomorrow. I could meet
you in Frankston either 11:30 or 2:30 tomorrow if that suited?
Regards
Rhys
On 15/02/2022, at 08:48, Cr Alexa Forbes (ORC)
> wrote:
Kia ora Rhys, Would definitely be interested in catching up. Can meet in Cromwell or in
Frankton/Queenstown if you’re in this area.
Ngā mihi
Alexa Forbes
Dunstan Councillor
Otago Regional Council
https://www.alexaforbes.blog/
From: Rhys Boswell
>
Sent: Friday, 4 February 2022 3:48 pm
To: Cr Alexa Forbes (ORC) <
>
Subject: Central Otago Airport Project
Cr Forbes,
Thank you for taking the time to come and listen to us at the Cromwell Business Group discussion
earlier this week.
Michael and I have the good fortune to be regularly in the region and so can arrange to catch up
with you at your convenience.
You indicated that you were interested in some environmental and transport aspects of our project.
We would gladly share our current thinking based on our investigations thus far.
Regards
Rhys Boswell Project Lead Planning and Sustainability
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From:
Rhys Boswell
Sent:
Monday, 9 May 2022 3:32 pm
To:
'Cr Alexa Forbes (ORC)'
Subject:
RE: Viability of Hydrogen for transport/planes
Thanks Alexa. I will try and wrap my head around this “simplified” version.
Hope you are well.
From: Cr Alexa Forbes (ORC)
>
Sent: Monday, 9 May 2022 2:57 pm
To: Rhys Boswell <
>
Subject: Viability of Hydrogen for transport/planes
Kia ora Rhys, I was reading interest.co.nz and remembered I was to send you my concerns about hydrogen as a
sustainable, renewable energy. I still can’t see hydrogen as such and this article articulates why not better than I
can. Basically it’s physics and economy – ROI of energy – energy in for energy out. Very interested in your views.
Here’s that article and some others:
https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/115678/murray-grimwood-outlines-why-and-how-be-believes-our-
relationship-and
If you have access through this paywall, this was a goodie in the Listener.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/hydrogen-hype-a-green-energy-solution-of-just-hot-
air/YQGY2NXKDKBG5PH5SGCYY74SVE/
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Hydrogen hype: A green-energy
solution of just hot air? - NZ Herald
New Zealand is investing millions in a 'green' energy
solution that some critics dismiss as a fairy tale. By
Lawrence Watt. Robert Holt, a team leader at
research agency Callaghan Innovation, is a ...
www.nzherald.co.nz
This is an excellent podcast and an easy listen:
https://soundcloud.com/zachary-shahan/examining-the-hydrogen-ladder
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Stream episode Examining the "Hydrogen
Ladder" by CleanTech Talk — EVs, Solar,
Batteries, AI, Tesla podcast | Listen online for
free on SoundCloud
Genre Technology Comment by Alastair Leith 1. great paper from
Howarth and Jacobsen showing that burning Blue Hydrogen is
more emissions intense than burning LNG — even assuming that
all the flue CO₂ and other gases can be captured and stored for a
very long time.
soundcloud.com
I’m happy to read or listen to an alternative view but in the meantime, to me, hydrogen may be the future energy
for planes, but powering planes where not absolutely (existentially) necessary may not be the future.
Ngā mihi
Alexa Forbes
Dunstan Councillor
Otago Regional Council
https://www.alexaforbes.blog/
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