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New Zealand: Energy

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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.

Coronavirus halts work on Marsden solar plant

11 Feb 2020

Work on New Zealand’s largest solar farm has been put on hold because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Big solar projects running into trouble

11 Feb 2020

Some of the most ambitious large-scale solar projects have been plagued by delay, ultimately making them a financial burden rather than a beacon on the renewable power horizon.

How Big Oil's fake news fooled America

10 Feb 2020

For more than a century, oil industry spinmasters downplayed misdeeds, twisted facts, and cajoled the media into mimicking their talking points.

Fonterra plant dumps coal for wood pellets

31 Jan 2020

Fonterra’s Te Awamutu milk-processing plant is going coal-free.

Looking for the next battery breakthrough?

31 Jan 2020

The era of electric vehicles might have arrived, but the full potential of the technology has not.

Low lake levels lead to jump in emissions

13 Dec 2019

Greenhouse gas emissions jumped in the last part of the year as low lake levels forced the country to burn coal to make electricity.

Coal being cleaned out of schools and hospitals

12 Dec 2019

State schools, hospitals and science institutes are moving out of coal.

Cut hydrogen red tape, urges business sector

4 Dec 2019

Businesses say a hydrogen-export industry drastically cutting emissions from fossil fuels could be stymied by red tape and a failure to recognise the value of “blue” hydrogen.

Coal-fired electricity set for biggest fall in four decades

29 Nov 2019

The world’s use of coal-fired electricity is on track for its biggest annual fall on record this year after more than four decades of near-uninterrupted growth that has stoked the global climate crisis.

The little windfarm that could ...

22 Nov 2019

It might not be on the scale of Mercury’s Turitea project, but New Zealand’s newest windfarm, on Stewart Island, will make a dent in the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.

We need to find ways to store extra energy

22 Nov 2019

When the grid depends on clean but sporadic natural resources like wind and the sun, we’re going to need ways to capture any extra energy they produce so we can use it later.

Bill Gates backs startup using sunlight to make 1000deg heat

21 Nov 2019

Bill Gates is backing a venture which aims to turn sunlight into a source of heat exceeding 1000degC that could help to replace fossil fuels.

Mercury gives green light to country's biggest windfarm

13 Nov 2019

Mercury is going ahead with plans to build the country’s largest windfarm.

Government wants info on biofuture of wood

1 Nov 2019

Government plans for a report into the potential to use wood to make bioproducts is being hailed by those pushing for a biofutures industry.

Renewables could grow 50% in next five years

23 Oct 2019

Global supplies of renewable electricity are growing faster than expected and could expand by 50 per cent in the next five years, powered by a resurgence in solar energy.

High carbon price has downside, says gentailer

17 Oct 2019

High carbon prices could hinder electrification of New Zealand’s energy sector, the country’s largest electricity retailer says.

Shell has no choice but to keep drilling, says CEO

16 Oct 2019

Shell CEO Ben van Beurden has warned of the consequences of rejecting oil and gas too quickly.

Fossil fuel industry has seen the future ... and it's plastic

14 Oct 2019

How will Big Oil adapt as fossil fuel demand wanes with the rise of renewable energy and battery power? The answer is plastic.

Why nuclear power is not the answer

1 Oct 2019

With new plants costing from five to 10 times more than renewable options, and taking far longer to build, nuclear power cannot help against global warming.

NZ sets new mark for coal-fired electricity

27 Sep 2019

New Zealand has burnt more coal to make electricity this winter than in any June quarter since 2014.

Thermal battery producer heats up storage market

10 Sep 2019

An Australian thermal energy storage company has reached in-principle agreements to pilot thermal batteries in the telecommunication and eco-housing industries.

Government has eye on hydrogen future

2 Sep 2019

Last week it was lithium and cobalt in the Government’s sights; this week it’s hydrogen.

There's plenty of renewable energy out there

30 Aug 2019

US and European researchers have shown the way to an era of cheap and plentiful renewable energy on a massive scale.

BP selling Alaska assets to troubled private firm

29 Aug 2019

BP is selling all of its Alaska operations to Hilcorp, a privately-owned company with a troubled safety and environmental track-record.

Todd Corporation sees big future for natural gas

14 Aug 2019

The country’s largest private energy company says gas should continue to play a large part in New Zealand’s energy mix - and that climate action shouldn’t come at the expense of economy or living standards.

Storage key to renewable energy success

8 Aug 2019

The cost of storing energy needs to fall 90 per cent to make renewables globally competitive, researchers say.

Portugal solar energy auction sets record

6 Aug 2019

Portugal’s huge auction of solar energy broke a world record, with one of the 24 licences on offer selling for 14.76 euros ($NZ25.30) per megawatt hour.

How Big Oil can sue for loss of profits

29 Jul 2019

Campaigners are urging reform of an obscure system that allows coal, oil and gas companies to sue governments if climate policies hit their profits.

Meridian predicts renewables will rule

26 Jul 2019

Rising carbon prices and competition will drive New Zealand towards an electricity system based almost entirely on renewables, the country’s largest generator is predicting.

How science can double the solar dividend

23 Jul 2019

Researchers have found three new ways to double the solar dividend, making the sun work harder and deliver more to the renewable economy.

Why efficiency is the key to cheaper energy

19 Jul 2019

Improving energy efficiency is a cheaper way of meeting New Zealand’s 100 per cent renewable electricity target than building new power stations, a Government agency says.

Marsden Point refinery

Refinery wants to cut costs with solar farm

10 Jul 2019

Installing a solar farm at the Marsden Point oil refinery will cut the operation’s greenhouse gases by 18,000 tonnes a year.

China's solar plants pay the price for dirty air

9 Jul 2019

Air pollution is affecting the performance of China’s solar-energy farms, scientists say.

LNG industry could be as bad as coal, experts warn

9 Jul 2019

THE booming liquefied natural gas industry will play at least as big a role as new coal investments in bringing on a climate crisis if all planned projects go ahead, energy analysts say.

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'Atrocious' and 'bizarre': experts slam Act Party's climate policy

Today 12:15pm

By Liz Kivi | The Act Party is promising to challenge New Zealand’s Paris Agreement climate target, while the coalition Government’s other minor partner, NZ First, also says it wants to reevaluate the country’s commitment to the international treaty.

Agriculture
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International scientists slam NZ govt's proposed approach to methane

13 Aug 2025

New Zealand's proposed approach to methane emissions has again been attacked by international climate scientists, with a new study saying the attempt to redefine climate target-setting by livestock-exporting countries undermines the transition to a sustainable and equitable food system

Carbon emissions
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Marginal drop in last year's regional emissions

27 Aug 2025

Regional greenhouse gas emissions were down slightly last year, with a fall in gas supply leading to a big drop in Taranaki, but more coal burnt leading to higher emissions in Waikato, according to new figures from Stats NZ

Transport
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Air NZ declares surprisingly low SAF prices

Today 12:15pm

By Pattrick Smellie | Air New Zealand is able to source sustainable aviation fuel at between 1.5 and 2.5 times the price of conventional fossil fuels used for flying, all sourced from the US.

Forestry
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Minister of Climate Change Simon Watts

Certainty crucial to emissions cuts – Watts

20 Aug 2025

By Shannon Morris-Williams | Climate Change Minister Simon Watts says that policy certainty is the Government’s primary lever for unlocking private capital and meeting climate targets, telling a carbon forestry conference that ETS settings are 'locked' through 2030.

Business
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Climate-friendly investment still lagging in NZ

Tue 2 Sep 2025

While local financial firms have made recent strides in climate governance and emissions reporting, New Zealand’s institutional investors are still missing in action when it comes to backing clean technologies and climate solutions, according to a new report.

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