Mātauranga Māori in Power Engineering - Achieving sustainability and zero carbon futures with countries' indigenous knowledge in design
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- MacConnell, Fraser; Duggal, Rohit; Rayudu, Ramesh; Nair, Nirmal-Kumar C
- Source
- TENCON 2021 - 2021 IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON) Region 10 Conference (TENCON), TENCON 2021 - 2021 IEEE. :964-968 Dec, 2021
- Subject
- Aerospace
Bioengineering
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Computing and Processing
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Engineering Profession
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
General Topics for Engineers
Geoscience
Photonics and Electrooptics
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Robotics and Control Systems
Signal Processing and Analysis
Transportation
Knowledge engineering
Industries
Power engineering
Conferences
Companies
Planning
Sustainable development
Mātauranga Māori
Power Engineering
Vision Mātauranga
Net-zero carbon
Electric power grid
indigenous knowledge
- Language
- ISSN
- 2159-3450
Matauranga Māori is the knowledge of Māori in New Zealand. It can influence engineering by providing an alternative viewpoint and value system for consideration during initial planning and design such that projects are in line with the local sustainability goals. The goal of this research is to investigate and current and past works on Mātauranga Māori and how it can influence / interface with power engineering project design towards a carbon neutral and sustainable future. Currently there is no clear guidelines and interface, making conflict resolution between power companies and iwi challenging if a situation arises. If Māori ideas of spirituality and environmentalism can be quantified, communication between engineers / academics and iwi can be refined thereby making the design process more environmentally sustainable.