Energy
The Week in Detail: Wayne Brown, banks, and nuclear power
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioOffshore wind farm that can power half million homes to be built off Taranaki coast
A consortium of international and local firms have announced plans to build a large offshore wind farm off the south Taranaki coast.
Air NZ unveils ambitious emissions-free flying plans for 2030
Air New Zealand has released ambitious plans for emissions free flying on all their smallest regional flights by 2030.
The project will cost hundreds of millions of dollars with aims for the first… Video, Audio
What's the deal with nuclear power?
The Detail - New Zealanders have been proudly nuclear free for decades, but do we really know what nuclear power involves?
What's the deal with nuclear power?
New Zealanders have been proudly nuclear free for decades, but do we really know what nuclear power involves? Audio
What's the deal with nuclear power?
New Zealanders have been proudly nuclear free for decades, but do we really know what nuclear power involves?
AudioLines company Aurora Energy warned by Commerce Commission
The Commerce Commission has issued a warning to lines company Aurora Energy over an excessive level of power outages in 2020.
Helen Clark: Mining boom could harm environment, communities
Fast-tracked approvals for new mines to meet demands may have a detrimental impact on communities, former Prime Minister Helen Clark told an international conference.
BP massive profit jump sparks calls for bigger windfall tax
The energy giant more than doubled its profit between July and September compared to last year.
Pulse Energy to offer customers access to solar power without need for physical panels
Some households could soon have solar power in their homes without having any physical panels on their roof.
Climate change: UN warns key warming threshold slipping from sight
The time for 'incremental changes' to tackle rising global temperatures has passed, says the report's producer.
Meridian Energy tees up solar, battery and wind projects to meet green energy goals
Meridian Energy is accelerating its renewable energy projects as the sector moves to decarbonise by 2030.
Report maps pathway for greater and faster reduction of emissions
A report commissioned by the big four power generators has mapped the way New Zealand could decarbonise the economy more quickly and reach 98 percent renewable electricity by 2030.
Full hydro lakes boost power firms' profits and renewable projects
North Island power generators are making bigger profits thanks to full hydro lakes, and the extra dollars are being ploughed back into renewable energy developments.
Protesters rally around country against mining on conservation land
Environmental protesters have gathered at the remote Denniston Plateau on the West Coast as part of a campaign against mining on conservation land.
Automakers to double spending on EVs, batteries to $2 trillion by 2030
The world's top automakers are planning to spend nearly US$1.2 trillion (NZ$2.1 trillion) through to 2030 to develop and produce millions of electric vehicles, along with the batteries and raw…
Ukraine curbs power usage after Russia attacks energy plants
Ukraine is restricting electricity usage nationwide for the first time since Russia's invasion.
Meridian focuses on a future powered by green hydrogen
New Zealand energy companies will need to invest at least $30 billion in renewable energy over next few decades to meet carbon zero targets by 2050.
Manawa Energy reduces profit outlook by $20m
Power generation company Manawa Energy has dropped its full year profit outlook by $20 million following a challenging first half.
OPEC+ members line up to endorse oil production cut after US coercion claim
OPEC+ member states have lined up to endorse the steep production cut agreed this month after the White House, stepping up a war of words with Saudi Arabia, accused Riyadh of coercing some other…
