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Nanotech turns bricks into batteries

13 Aug 2020

The humble house brick has been turned into a battery that can store electricity, raising the possibility that buildings could one day become literal powerhouses

South Africa tightens restrictions for new coal power in landmark ruling

10 Aug 2020

South Africa is tightening environmental demands for new coal-fired power plants, after a ‘landmark’ ruling that licences for water use should consider the risks of climate change.

Is this the end for King Coal in Britain?

10 Aug 2020

As the black stuff burnt in the United Kingdom plummets to a level not seen since the early steam age, The Guardian traces its long, deep history and the problems left in its wake.

India plans to fell ancient forest to create 40 new coalfields

10 Aug 2020

Narendra Modi’s dream of a "self-reliant India" comes at a terrible price for its indigenous population

BP cuts oil production in favour of green energy

7 Aug 2020

BP is taking its business in a new direction, announcing it will slash its oil and gas production by 40 per cent and increase its annual investment in low-carbon technology to $5 billion, a 10-fold increase over its current level.

Business risk and covid-19 are pushing Asian financiers away from coal

7 Aug 2020

The use of coal as an energy source is steadily declining in the US and Europe, but coal mining and the construction of coal-fired power plants continues across South and Southeast Asia.

Europe is going all-in on hydrogen power - why isn’t the US?

7 Aug 2020

Once upon a time, hydrogen was supposed to be the future of energy. The possibilities for hydrogen power seemed endless: it could fuel our cars, heat our homes, and even power our airplanes. But 175 years after the creation of the first “gas battery,” the technology has yet to reach its full potential.

Wood cheaper than electricity for emissions cuts, says Fonterra

5 Aug 2020

Fonterra favours wood over electricity for reducing emissions from its South Island plants.

Downstream turns on the power

4 Aug 2020

Pumped-hydro, a "blind" focus on renewable electricity instead of cutting emissions from all energy systems, and the closure of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter are all on the agenda at this year's Downstream Conference. GAVIN EVANS of Businessdesk is there.

Big Oil takes big hit from covid-19

4 Aug 2020

The world's leading oil and gas giants are revealing the scale of the damage inflicted on the industry by the coronavirus pandemic, with top American companies reporting billions in losses while some European companies were able to eke out small profits.

More coal power-generation closed than opened last year

4 Aug 2020

The size of the global coal power fleet fell for the first time on record over the first six months of the year, with more generation capacity shutting than starting operation.

Prof Ralph Sims

Big Hydro not the only way, says energy expert

27 Jul 2020

Paying industry not to use electricity during peak demand should be considered as an alternative to a multi-billion-dollar new hydro scheme, an energy expert says.

Stored electricity can make cleaner fuels

22 Jul 2020

With renewable energy now the cheapest way of mass-producing electricity, the race is on to find the best way to conserve the surplus for use at peak times, and also to use the stored electricity to develop new fuels for transport.

Making electricity from methane-rich water

21 Jul 2020

The massive Lake Kivu stores huge amounts of methane gas, which Rwanda is extracting to produce electricity.

Booming wood-pellet business is bad for the climate

14 Jul 2020

The United States' Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose a new rule declaring burning biomass to be carbon neutral, as industry looks to expand its domestic markets.

Greens put pressure on coal-fired boilers

13 Jul 2020

The Green Party wants coal-fired industrial boilers outlawed within five years.

After the global oil and gas industry crash, what next?

13 Jul 2020

AN ESTIMATED $US1.6tn has been wiped from the global oil and gas industry this year, but the danger for Australia’s LNG sector remains little acknowledged.

ARDERN: Watch this space

6 Jul 2020

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is hinting at a major announcement on renewable energy.

$10b of precious metals dumped each year in e-waste

6 Jul 2020

At least $10 billion worth of gold, platinum and other precious metals are dumped every year in the growing mountain of electronic waste that is polluting the planet, according to a new UN report.

We've 'reached peak emissions and oil demand'

2 Jul 2020

Global oil demand and carbon dioxide emissions probably peaked in 2019 as the Covid-19 pandemic will have a lasting impact on both, says energy consultancy DNV GL.

Storing electricity under ground...

2 Jul 2020

A Texas company has plans to store surplus electricity under ground - in pressurised water.

...and in tall brick towers

2 Jul 2020

Welcome to the Energy Vault - a giant tower with a crane at its centre and thousands of massive stackable bricks, each weighing more than a fully loaded school bus.

Shane Jones

Refinery rescue not on the agenda, says Jones

30 Jun 2020

The Government is aware of the role the Marsden Point oil refinery could play in the transition to a low-carbon economy, but buying it back is not on the agenda, the infrastructure minister says.

ASB owner faces Permian project questions

29 Jun 2020

ASB Bank owner the Commonwealth Bank of Australia faces questions from shareholders over its lending for gas projects, including the $3 billion Permian Gas highway pipeline in the United States.

Big Oil all talk about revolution, says report

16 Jun 2020

Fossil-fuel companies might be talking about an energy revolution, but their financial projections show they are largely ignoring it, a new report reveals.

Two-faced solar panels follow the sun

10 Jun 2020

Using solar panels with double sides or that can twist to follow the sun can cut the cost of electricity generation.

Hunt for the superconductors

5 Jun 2020

Physicists are on the lookout for room-temperature superconductors that could revolutionize the world’s energy system.

Clean energy cracker thing in a crisis

29 May 2020

Clean-energy companies are doing better in the covid-19 crisis than their fossil-fuel counterparts, says analytics company GlobalData.

Far more children are now believed to have died as a result of the Chernobyl accident than at first thought. Image: By Michaù Lis on Unsplash

How dangerous is low-level radiation for kids?

27 May 2020

A rethink on the risks of low-level radiation would imperil the nuclear industry’s future − perhaps why there’s never been one.

German coal generator fights Dutch coal phase-out

25 May 2020

Uniper is threatening to sue the Dutch government over a plan to phase out coal power by 2030, in a case experts warn could have a chilling effect on climate ambition internationally.

Steve Goldthorpe

Hydrogen dream driven by greed, says expert

21 May 2020

New Zealand’s dream of a hydrogen-powered economy is being driven by greedy oil industry investors and “enchanted” government officials, an energy analyst says.0

At last, a fair deal for our atomic love affair

18 May 2020

However you view the argument, nuclear passions run strong. A new film gives us a breathless ride through our atomic love affair.

Wind might pass coal sooner than we thought

14 May 2020

A milestone in the clean energy transition may arrive earlier than expected, with renewables overtaking coal as a leading source of electricity by the end of this year.

Ammonia is the energy future, say scientists

12 May 2020

Forget hydrogen – the energy future is ammonia, Australia researchers say.

New renewables capacity hit record in 2019

8 Apr 2020

Almost three quarters of new electricity generation capacity built in 2019 uses renewable energy, representing an all-time record.

Todd wins sole exploration permit

6 Apr 2020

Todd Corporation, the country’s largest privately owned energy company, has won the country’s only new licence to explore for oil and gas.

Blue energy revolution comes of age

3 Apr 2020

The amount of energy generated by tides and waves in the past decade has increased 10-fold. Now governments around the world are planning to scale up these ventures to tap into the oceans’ vast store of blue energy.

Hydrogen not the answer for transport, says study

2 Apr 2020

Renewable hydrogen has the potential to slash the global greenhouse gas emissions of fossil fuel power generation by more than one-third, but it’s not the answer for low-carbon automotive transport, says a new report.

Offshore windfarms have future, say experts

30 Mar 2020

Offshore windfarms could stack up financially in New Zealand from the middle of the century, experts say.

Otaki sets up solar farm to power the town

23 Mar 2020

A new solar farm in Otaki will power the town’s wastewater plant and power the local high school, with profits being used for more community energy projects.

Emissions increase in some energy sectors

13 Mar 2020

New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation and burning fossil fuels rose at the end of last year.

Taranaki hydrogen project gets $20m boost

6 Mar 2020

The Government is putting nearly $20 million into the Ballance-Hiringa hydrogen project in Taranaki.

Green groups take on energy giant

4 Mar 2020

General Electric is in the sights of 65 environmental groups for promoting coal-fired power generation in 17 countries.

Not in five years, but holy grail of energy on its way

26 Feb 2020

Recent reports from scientists pursuing a new kind of nuclear fusion technology are encouraging, but we are still some distance away from the “holy grail of clean energy”.

Old batteries can be source of new energy

26 Feb 2020

Driving an electric-powered vehicle rather than one reliant on fossil fuels is a key way to tackle climate change and improve air quality − but it does leave the old batteries behind as a nasty residue.

Solar power booms just miles from the Arctic Circle

26 Feb 2020

For years after northern Finland's largest printing plant blanketed its facility's eight roofs with solar panels, the curious beat a path to the extraordinary spectacle.

NZ risks missing biofuels chance, says industry

25 Feb 2020

New Zealand risks missing the chance to use biofuels to develop fuel independence and avoid buying costly international carbon credits, officials are being told.

Z Energy offers free deal on offsetting

19 Feb 2020

Z Energy is moving into the offsetting business – for free.

Energy producers cut CO2 emissions

12 Feb 2020

Carbon dioxide emissions from energy production in the developed world has finally fallen to the level it was at in 1990, the Kyoto Protocol baseline year.

Mark Wynne

We must have certainty with ETS, says Ballance

11 Feb 2020

Investment in emissions-cutting new technology like hydrogen could be jeopardised by uncertainty over the Emissions Trading Scheme, fertiliser manufacturer Ballance Agri-Nutrients says.

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Local government and climate minister Simon Watts (left) and transport minister Chris Bishop at the Local Government NZ conference this week

Local govt bill 'completely misses the point,' passes first reading

Fri 18 Jul 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | The government’s bill making changes to the Local Government Act to "refocus" councils on their core functions passed its first reading in Parliament last night, with critics saying it will set back climate resilience.

Agriculture
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Expert rejects farmers call to ditch green investment framework

Thu 17 Jul 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Scrapping a proposed 'green' finance taxonomy before work on it is even finished would risk New Zealand being left behind in the transition to more sustainable systems, according to an expert.

Carbon emissions
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Mangroves' overlooked climate role

30 Jun 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | New Zealand’s mangrove forests are pulling tens of thousands of tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere each year, yet their climate benefits remain unrecognised in national emissions reporting.

Transport
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How flying can be a climate solution

16 Jun 2025

By Paul Callister and Robert McLachlan - Planetary Ecology | How can aviation contribute to tackling climate change when no practicable technology-based solutions are on the horizon?

Forestry
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NZ Forest Owners Association CEO Dr Elizabeth Heeg presented to the environment select committee.

Foresters seek time; end to using ETS as a land use tool

Wed 16 Jul 2025

By Pattrick Smellie | Production and carbon forestry owners have begged the environment select committee to at least give the sector more time to come up with workable rules for legislation intended to cap forest planting on farmland.

Business
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NZ Post drops science-based climate target

8 Jul 2025

By Liz Kivi | NZ Post has dropped its science-based emissions reduction target of 42% by 2030 with no plans to replace it.

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