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Turning Hot Water Into A Hot Deal
Wed, 5 Feb 2025 11:22:15 +1300 | Meridian
Smart Hot Water uses technology to shift when a home’s hot water is heated, automatically switching off the electricity supply to hot water cylinders during peak periods and switching it back on when there is less demand.More >>
Coal Mining Expansion Is Massive Backwards Step For New Zealand
Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:45:16 +1300 | Forest And Bird
A finalised government mining strategy announced by the Minister of Resources, Shane Jones, in the Coromandel today sees coal and gold added to the new Critical Minerals List.More >>
Offshore Renewable Energy Bill Submission
Fri, 31 Jan 2025 09:55:00 +1300 | Environmental Defence Society
“Offshore renewables, including offshore wind farms, will be an important piece of the solution when it comes to decarbonising the electricity sector. They can have less environmental impact than onshore projects. If these effects are acceptable, ...More >>
Fonterra Announces Electrification Plans To Future-proof Operations
Wed, 29 Jan 2025 10:39:13 +1300 | Fonterra
Investments into electric boilers at the Co-operative's Whareroa, Edgecumbe and Waitoa sites, along with further fleet decarbonisation, marks further steps in renewable energy supporting the Co-operative’s sustainability targets* while future-proofing ...More >>
New Flexibility Product Protects Kiwi Businesses From Spiking Electricity Prices
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:55:06 +1300 | Energy Resources Aotearoa
"Providing a new insurance policy for wholesale market participants means our major exporters and regional employers will have more options to manage and avoid price spikes when the sun isn’t shining, hydro lake levels are low, and the wind isn’t ...More >>
Energy Resources Aotearoa Welcomes New Minister Of Energy
Fri, 24 Jan 2025 10:03:13 +1300 | Energy Resources Aotearoa
Energy Resources Aotearoa Chief Executive John Carnegie says he is hopeful that Minister Watts will continue to collaborate across Government to provide clear direction on New Zealand’s energy system aspirations.More >>
Invest New Zealand Opens Doors To The World
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:10:42 +1300 | New Zealand Government
Invest New Zealand will incubate within New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) and then transition to a new Autonomous Crown Entity, which operates with a clear mandate to attract international capital, infrastructure investment, ideas, and expertise.More >>
PM's Speech - State Of The Nation 2025
Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:56:18 +1300 | New Zealand Government
It’s not that public safety isn’t important – because it is, and we’ve made very positive progress on it so far with more visible policing in our cities and tougher policing on gang activity already making a real impact.More >>
Letters from Gaza – ‘Alhamdulillah. We Are Not Okay’
Mon, 6 Jan 2025 10:16:34 +1300 | Ramzy Baroud
It may seem strange that none of those who communicated with me throughout the war have ever questioned their faith, and have often, if not always, begun their messages by checking on me, and my children.More >>
Transpower, Northpower And Top Energy Collaborate To Boost Network Resilience And Reliability For Northland
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:48:55 +1300 | Transpower
Top Energy, Northpower, and Transpower, as the owners and operators of region’s power lines and substations, are committed to improving Northland’s power network and are underway with a range of initiatives to achieve that.More >>
Reducing The Environmental Impact Of Synthetic Refrigerants
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:20:05 +1300 | New Zealand Government
“Regulations will be drafted to support a product stewardship scheme for synthetic refrigerants, Ms. Simmonds says. More >>
Meridian And Nova To Partner On Te Rahui Solar Farm
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 08:51:56 +1300 | Meridian
The circa $660 million project, for which Nova received resource consent in April this year, will produce enough electricity to power around 100,000 homes. It is intended to reach Financial Investment Decision in the first quarter of 2025 and will be carried ...More >>
No Car? No Problem! Mevo Car Share Scheme Comes To Nelson Whakatū
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 16:31:26 +1300 | Nelson City Council
The Mevo car-sharing scheme will provide access to a fleet of nine vehicles based in Nelson city centre. These will include a mix of electric vehicles and fuel-efficient petrol cars, and allow people to rent a car rather than paying to own, store and ...More >>
Air New Zealand Purchases 30 Million Litres Of Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 09:07:48 +1300 | Air New Zealand
This volume of SAF will deliver up to an 80% reduction in carbon emissions across its lifecycle compared with jet fuel made from fossil fuels. This SAF is manufactured by Neste in Singapore from 100% renewable waste and residue raw materials such as ...More >>
Offshore Renewable Energy Bill Passes First Reading
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 05:27:45 +1300 | New Zealand Government
Offshore wind is one of our country’s great untapped sources of renewable electricity. This legislation is a key part of helping to unlock its potential, and to support the Government’s goals of doubling renewable energy and ensuring New Zealand has ...More >>
BEC Welcomes Hydrogen Plan For Clean Fuel Economy
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 10:34:32 +1300 | Business NZ
The BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC) welcomes the Government's release of a low-emission hydrogen plan. Executive Director Tina Schirr says the plan highlights the transformative potential of clean hydrogen within our wider energy system. "Hydrogen is known ...More >>
Methanexit? New Report Reveals Risk Of Subsidising Gas Price Hikes
Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:00:21 +1300 | CICTAR
The report argues that tightening gas supplies and declining production margins are increasingly shifting Methanex’s business model from methanol production to on-selling gas, at a significant mark-up.More >>
Low-emission Hydrogen Plan Released
Sat, 14 Dec 2024 14:13:16 +1300 | New Zealand Government
The Government is committed to enabling the hydrogen sector to be part of our energy mix through removing regulatory barriers and supporting international trade and investment. More >>
EPA Seizes HFC Gases In Illegal Import Investigation
Thu, 12 Dec 2024 16:18:57 +1300 | Environmental Protection Authority
"The EPA is cracking down on operators who import and sell cheap bottles of HFCs without applying for a permit or paying a levy to cover the greenhouse gas emissions of the HFCs," says the EPA’s Compliance, Monitoring and Enforcement General Manager, ...More >>
Second RMA Amendment Bill Introduced To Parliament
Thu, 12 Dec 2024 13:08:59 +1300 | New Zealand Government
The changes in the Resource Management (Consenting and Other System Changes) Amendment Bill are in five broad categories. More >>
