Solar power surge could be partially eclipsed
Energy

Solar power surge could be partially eclipsed

NZ went from having no significant solar projects planned at the beginning of 2021 to the point where two gigawatts of capacity was being investigated by the start of 2022.

Ian Llewellyn 31 Mar 2022
Unfairly maligned Genesis cleared over August black-outs
Energy

Unfairly maligned Genesis cleared over August black-outs

Much of the initial finger-pointing about the blackout of Aug 9 was aimed at generators, but the regulator says the key generator that night did nothing wrong.

Ian Llewellyn 30 Mar 2022
Thar she blows – giant windfarm on the Taranaki horizon
Energy

Thar she blows – giant windfarm on the Taranaki horizon

NZ Super is forming a joint venture with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners to explore the potential for large-scale offshore wind energy in the South Taranaki Bight.

Ian Llewellyn 29 Mar 2022
Smelter snub drives up carbon prices
Energy

Smelter snub drives up carbon prices

Carbon prices rise as traders and emitters think through the recent decision that the Tiwai aluminium smelter’s free allocation of units was being cut.

Ian Llewellyn 29 Mar 2022


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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