A leak in the Maui natural gas pipeline has caused a large outage of gas dependent services in the North […]
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‘Hotter and deeper’ – geothermal energy exploration
Geothermal energy now generates around 13 percent of New Zealand’s electricity, but scientists gathering this week in Taupo will explore […]
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Recordings from a day-long symposium on the Future of coal in New Zealand, hosted by VUW Institute of Policy Studies, […]
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The future of coal and proposed lignite developments in Southland, and their role in feeding growing energy needs here and […]
Continue readingIPCC report on Renewable Energy
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released a Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources. Dominion Post reporter Kiran […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Seismic hazards, lignite and hydrogen, and SCANZ 2011
“Plenty more earthquakes” to come Canterbury University engineering expert Professor Andy Buchanan wasn’t mincing his words in this week’s Science […]
Continue readingODT: Government energy policy criticised
Stu Oldham writes in the Otago Daily Times about criticism of government’s Draft NZ Energy Strategy, including that it is […]
Continue readingIs the Draft New Zealand Energy Strategy realistic?
The government’s Developing our Energy Potential – Draft New Zealand Energy Strategy and Draft New Zealand Energy Efficiency and Conservation […]
Continue readingNewsletter Digest: Water issues, food insecurity, NZ’s energy strategy and IPCC review results
Wrangling over water issues Polluted rivers, dirty dairying, greening the MacKenzie Country, dams for hydro-power and water allocation — these […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Pilot project to burn NZ coal underground
Grant Bradley writes about a pilot project taking place, in Waikato, to test underground coal gasification (UCG), which makes use […]
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