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Fonterra favours wood over electricity for emission reduction
Fonterra favours wood over electricity for reducing emissions from its South Island plants. The country’s biggest dairy processor said using electricity to convert its South Island plants from coal is technically challenging and would cost “well over $200” for every tonne of c...
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Refinery braces for $220m impairment
The scale of covid-19 impacts and reduced refining margins on New Zealand's only oil refinery are becoming clearer, with Refining NZ announcing an anticipated $158 million post-tax impairment charge to be taken in its first-half earnings, to be announced on Aug. 17. The compan...
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Greens eye greater govt coordination of power sector
Greater government coordination of the energy sector may be needed to help manage the country’s transition to a low-emissions economy, Green Party co-leader James Shaw said. The “reasonably disaggregated” nature of the industry, and the increasing cross-over into transport and...
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Post-covid power sector spending plans 'tone deaf'
The country’s energy industry is “tone-deaf” if its response to covid-19 and the loss of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter is to consider building new capacity when many households can’t afford their electricity now, First Gas chief executive Paul Goodeve says. The industry ha...
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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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