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EV uptake on the rise as new Tesla model leads the charge
The uptake of electric vehicles is on the rise as pure EVs broke into the top three passenger/SUV models registered for the first time last month, Motor Industry Association figures show. September saw 14,525 new vehicles registered, a rise of 4.4 percent from the year before....
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Low fixed charge regs to go as Govt looks to reduce household power costs
The government’s low fixed charge regime for power pricing is to be phased out as part of a suite of measures intended to put downward pressure on household electricity costs and increase competition. The 15-year-old regulations, originally intended to encourage power conserva...
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Gas investment needed for renewables back-up
New gas-based businesses may need to be developed to ensure the country has sufficient flexible fuel resources to back up its growing fleet of renewable generation, the Gas Industry Company says.Use of gas in power generation and for petrochemical production is expected to fall d...
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UPDATE: 8 Rivers CCS project in $60m capital raise, drops bid for govt funds
(Adds GNS comment on NZ storage potential in 22nd paragraph, removes reference to NET Power in 19th.) By Gavin Evans Oct. 1 (BusinessDesk) - The promoter of a $4 billion carbon capture and storage project that would establish a New Zealand fertiliser export industry has aba...
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Oliver Lewis won the local government reporting category at the 2023 Voyager Media Awards. He is part of our investigations unit and also covers infrastructure, housing and employment issues. Formerly with Stuff/The Press, Oliver has also written for the Guardian and North & South.
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