Energy

NZ steel explains new arc furnace after removing its old one

Economy

NZ steel explains new arc furnace after removing its old one

NZ Steel decommissioned an arc furnace, so why is the govt subsidising a new one?

Ian Llewellyn 31 May 2023

Tiwai Point talks bogged down in technical detail

Tiwai Point talks bogged down in technical detail

Is the government dragging its heels on Tiwai Point negotiations?

Brent Melville 30 May 2023

Contact powers up Microsoft in 10-year deal

News in Brief

Contact powers up Microsoft in 10-year deal

Contact is kicking on with plans to decarbonise industry.

Staff reporters 25 May 2023

Mercury fined $279,500 for misleading customers

Retail

Mercury fined $279,500 for misleading customers

Almost all customers have been refunded.

Staff reporters 25 May 2023

Malaysia's Matahio Energy completes acquisition of Taranaki oil and gas licences

News in Brief

Malaysia's Matahio Energy completes acquisition of Taranaki oil and gas licences

Staff reporters 24 May 2023

Warnings of electricity blackouts this winter

Editor's Picks

Warnings of electricity blackouts this winter

Ian Llewellyn 23 May 2023

Can carbon removal become a trillion-dollar business?

World

Can carbon removal become a trillion-dollar business?

The Economist 23 May 2023

NZ Steel deal: shape of things to come

Opinion

Pattrick Smellie: NZ Steel deal: shape of things to come

Pattrick Smellie 23 May 2023

Electricity market tick of approval - fair or folly?

Markets

Electricity market tick of approval - fair or folly?

Ian Llewellyn 22 May 2023

Govt, NZ Steel unveil huge decarbonisation plan

Infrastructure

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Pattrick Smellie 21 May 2023

$100m hydrogen rebate will help ignite industry – council

News in Brief

$100m hydrogen rebate will help ignite industry – council

Staff reporters 19 May 2023

Wind power: the impact of 'solar opportunists'

Wind power: the impact of 'solar opportunists'

Richard Woodd 18 May 2023

Wind power: Taranaki's lack of end-user demand

Wind power: Taranaki's lack of end-user demand

Richard Woodd 17 May 2023

Wind power: the major players converge on Taranaki

Wind power: the major players converge on Taranaki

Richard Woodd 16 May 2023

Vector slapped with $1.1m penalty for 'excessive level' of power outages

Markets

Vector slapped with $1.1m penalty for 'excessive level' of power outages

Ella Somers 10 May 2023

HW Richardson green hydrogen punt gains oxygen

Transport

HW Richardson green hydrogen punt gains oxygen

Brent Melville 09 May 2023

Transpower fined $150k for 2021 grid emergency

Law & Regulation

Transpower fined $150k for 2021 grid emergency

Staff reporters 08 May 2023

Use gas, not coal at Huntly, says new study

Climate Policy

Use gas, not coal at Huntly, says new study

Greg Hurrell 03 May 2023

Manawa plans central plateau North Island windfarm

Markets

Manawa plans central plateau North Island windfarm

Staff reporters 02 May 2023

Z sticks by unprofitable Flick as it prepares for future

Z sticks by unprofitable Flick as it prepares for future

Ian Llewellyn 01 May 2023

Auckland International Airport plans to take its foot off the gas

Auckland International Airport plans to take its foot off the gas

Ella Somers and Ian Llewellyn 01 May 2023

NZ has an 'enviable' energy position

Policy

NZ has an 'enviable' energy position

Ian Llewellyn 28 Apr 2023

Breaking down the barriers to electrification one boiler at a time

Infrastructure

Breaking down the barriers to electrification one boiler at a time

Ian Llewellyn 25 Apr 2023

Renewable electricity move recognition of a global priority

Policy

Renewable electricity move recognition of a global priority

Ian Llewellyn 21 Apr 2023

Ian Llewellyn

Ian Llewellyn

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Ian is a journalist with more than 30 years' experience working in NZ and the UK. This has included radio, newspapers, and agencies with time also as a ministerial advisor and press secretary. Experience in the Press Gallery includes reporting for the Independent Business Weekly and more than 10 years with the New Zealand Press Association.

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