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Infratil-backed Longroad Energy secures Texas wind farm finance
Infrastructure

Infratil-backed Longroad Energy secures Texas wind farm finance

By Rebecca Howard July 15 (BusinessDesk) - US-based renewable energy developer Longroad Energy has closed financing for its 243 megawatt El Campo wind farm with the project due to be completed in 2020, says Infratil. Longroad Energy is 40 percent owned by Infratil and 40 pe...

Rebecca Howard 15 Jul 2019
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DB Breweries to switch Timaru plant from coal next year
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DB Breweries to switch Timaru plant from coal next year

By Gavin Evans July 12 (BusinessDesk) - DB Breweries is planning to switch its brewery at Timaru onto wood chip by the end of next year as part a plan to halve the group’s emissions by 2030. The firm, owned by Heineken, operates six breweries around the country. But DB Drau...

Gavin Evans 12 Jul 2019
New orders help manufacturing recover in June
Infrastructure

New orders help manufacturing recover in June

By Victoria Young July 12 (BusinessDesk) - Manufacturing activity rose in June, thanks to a recovery in new orders which ensured the sector didn’t shrink.  The Bank of New Zealand-Business NZ performance of manufacturing index rose 0.9 points to a seasonally adjusted 51.3 f...

Victoria Young 12 Jul 2019
Trustpower says dry, mild June-Qtr may trim earnings
Infrastructure

Trustpower says dry, mild June-Qtr may trim earnings

By Gavin Evans July 12 (BusinessDesk) - Trustpower says lower than expected power prices and weaker generation may push its full-year earnings toward the bottom of its forecast range. The firm, which operates a string of hydro generators around the country, says June-quarte...

Gavin Evans 11 Jul 2019