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Wind And Solar Power Will Help Meet Booming Demand For Electricity - Ministry Report
Thu, 4 Jul 2024 13:35:42 +1200 | RNZ
Commerce and industry are expected to drive growing electricity demand in the short term. In the 2030s, higher EV uptake will drive the trend. More >>
More Wind And Solar Generation Needed To Meet Future Demand
Wed, 3 Jul 2024 11:20:34 +1200 | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
New Zealand will require new generation to meet future electricity demand, according to the latest Electricity Demand and Generation Scenarios (EDGS) report released by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) today.More >>
Redflow Delivering For Queensland’s Battery Industry And Jobs Plan
Tue, 2 Jul 2024 17:02:50 +1200 | Redflow
Redflow Limited (ASX: RFX), a global leader in clean energy storage, today announced that it has made a significant step towards delivering local manufacturing through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with one of Queensland’s energy ...More >>
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Shipment To Wellington Airport Marks Trifecta Of Decarbonisation Wins
Wed, 26 Jun 2024 11:38:13 +1200 | Wellington Airport
Wellington Airport is welcoming the arrival of a shipment of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for Air New Zealand today, the first time the low emissions fuel has been used in the capital and marking a trifecta of decarbonisation wins for the airport ...More >>
Northland Power Outages Could Be Mitigated With Increased Battery Storage. Government Must Prioritise Energy Resilience
Fri, 21 Jun 2024 14:04:11 +1200 | SEANZ
Extreme weather events, increased peak demand, and failures of supply are costing New Zealanders millions of dollars in lost revenue. More >>
Budget Cuts To Climate Funding Mean NZ May Now Struggle To Meet Its International Obligations
Wed, 19 Jun 2024 18:34:40 +1200 | The Conversation
The government’s priorities are shifting towards adaptation to protect communities, jobs and industries. But the longer we wait to cut emissions, the more the costs of climate change will compound.More >>
Solar Farms Can Eat Up Farmland – But ‘Agrivoltaics’ Could Mean The Best Of Both Worlds For NZ Farmers
Sun, 16 Jun 2024 19:09:16 +1200 | The Conversation
The major benefit of agrivoltaics is that solar panels shelter crops and animals from the heat, while providing more warmth at night. Soils also retain more moisture and some crops grow better.More >>
Lower Gas Production Results In Significantly Higher Emissions
Fri, 14 Jun 2024 09:13:22 +1200 | Energy Resources Aotearoa
Analysis released by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) highlighting the continuing decline in New Zealand’s natural gas production shows urgent action is required to secure our energy future.More >>
Natural Gas Production Continues To Decline
Thu, 13 Jun 2024 11:06:38 +1200 | MBIE
“Natural gas net production for the quarter was 31.89 PJ, a 12 per cent decrease on March 2023 and the lowest quarterly net production since March 1985,” says MBIE Markets Manager Mike Hayward.More >>
Oil And Gas Drilling Changes Include Loss Of Community Consultation
Wed, 12 Jun 2024 14:39:59 +1200 | RNZ
The proposed law change would introduce a way to obtain a drilling permit without having to tender for it. More >>
On Our Doomed Love Affair With Oil And Gas
Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:37:28 +1200 | Gordon Campbell
Will anyone really want to invest big time in resuming oil and gas exploration in our corner of the planet? Yes, our ageing natural gas fields are in decline. But betting on foreign oil companies to come to the rescue is a forlorn hope. And, it ...More >>
Environment Not Threatened By Fast-track Bill
Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:28:19 +1200 | Straterra
The notion that the Fast-track Approvals Bill somehow paves the way to destroy the environment, with vast swathes of the countryside turned into mines, is way off track, says Straterra chief executive, Josie Vidal.More >>
The Government Must Scrap Taxpayer Funding For EV Charging Rort
Mon, 10 Jun 2024 10:57:45 +1200 | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling the Government to scrap its EV charging rort that will see millions of taxpayer dollars funnelled into the hands of private companies despite the policy doing absolutely nothing to reduce New Zealand’s net emissions.More >>
Energy Resources Aotearoa Welcomes Oil And Gas Exploration
Sun, 9 Jun 2024 19:28:34 +1200 | Energy Resources Aotearoa
John Carnegie, Chief Executive of Energy Resources Aotearoa, says the proposed changes provide a positive pathway to ensuring all Kiwis have access to reliable, affordable home-grown energy that they need.More >>
Government To Add Oil And Gas To Climate Fire
Sun, 9 Jun 2024 12:56:53 +1200 | Green Party
The Government deciding to lift the oil and gas ban in the middle of a climate crisis is a severe step backwards that will have serious consequences for our future. More >>
Labour Statement From Energy Spokesperson Megan Woods
Sun, 9 Jun 2024 12:54:07 +1200 | New Zealand Labour Party
This is a manufactured crisis. We know there are reliable and cost-effective energy sources available to New Zealand that can be used without destroying the country. More >>
Shane Jones Fires Damp Squib In Response To Giant Backlash Against Luxon’s War On Nature
Sun, 9 Jun 2024 12:52:42 +1200 | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa spokesperson Niamh O’Flynn says, "Shane Jones is dreaming. The oil exploration industry won’t risk coming back to Aotearoa because they know that it’s not worth coming all this way to fail again.More >>
Oil And Gas Ban Goes Up In Smoke
Sun, 9 Jun 2024 12:38:10 +1200 | ACT New Zealand
“Taking full advantage of the resources at our disposal will allow us to get electricity prices under control, ease the cost-of-living crisis for the families who are struggling most, and grow the economy with international investment.”More >>
Government To Reverse Oil And Gas Exploration Ban
Sun, 9 Jun 2024 12:35:20 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Removing the ban on petroleum exploration beyond onshore Taranaki is part of a suite of proposed amendments to the Crown Minerals Act to deal with the energy security challenges posed by rapidly declining natural gas reserves, Resources Minister Shane ...More >>
Tiwai Deal Mustn’t Lead To A Multi-billion Dollar Subsidy To Pollute Being Granted To Rio Tinto
Fri, 31 May 2024 14:03:30 +1200 | Common Grace Aotearoa
Close to a million free carbon credits per year could go back to Rio Tinto under the new electricity supply deal announced by NZAS and electricity suppliers today, if the government doesn’t urgently change the rules for big polluters to receive ...More >>
