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Solar goes industrial with Laminex deal
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Solar goes industrial with Laminex deal

Fletcher Building is turning to solar power for around a third of the electricity it needs to run its Laminex plant in Hamilton in a deal that will see the factory building's owners install a 524 kilowatt solar array on its roof.The 2,224 square-metre solar energy system will be...

Pattrick Smellie 09 Mar 2020
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Govt takes $20m stake in Ballance hydrogen project
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Govt takes $20m stake in Ballance hydrogen project

The government is investing almost $20 million for a stake in the green-hydrogen project being developed at Ballance Agri-Nutrients’ Kapuni plant.Ballance and partner Hiringa Energy are planning to install four wind turbines near the plant to provide a renewable electricity suppl...

Gavin Evans 06 Mar 2020
'Don't be confused', new Contact CEO tells policymakers
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'Don't be confused', new Contact CEO tells policymakers

Policymakers need to be bold and clear if New Zealand is to attract the investment needed for its decarbonisation efforts, Contact Energy chief executive Mike Fuge says.The electricity sector – and its regulators – collectively can do “phenomenal things” to unlock investment and...

Gavin Evans 06 Mar 2020
Measles work has big end of town prepared for covid-19
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Measles work has big end of town prepared for covid-19

The big end of town is well prepared for covid-19 having already laid the groundwork in response to the measles outbreak, according to the chair of the Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Council.Fraser Whineray, who is also outgoing chief executive at Mercury NZ, said the council...

Victoria Young 05 Mar 2020