Vector partners with Amazon for new energy services
Vector is partnering with cloud-computing specialist Amazon Web Services to develop a new platform to manage consumer data for the energy industry in Australia and New Zealand. The New Energy Platform will combine the data from the more than 1.6 million smart meters energy dis...
Pumped hydro shouldn't distract from wider emissions goal - Genesis
A study into dry-year risk in the electricity sector needs to identify the most cost-effective options and not be distracted by the government’s 100 percent renewable electricity target, Genesis Energy says. While the 100 percent target is achievable at some point, Genesis chi...
Govt eyes new $4b hydro-power project
The government will spend $30 million to investigate a potential $4 billion hydro scheme in Central Otago to reduce the need for coal and gas-fired generation in dry years and create jobs in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic. Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods said the...
Sealord $24m vessel forfeited for fishing breach
Sealord Group has been ordered to forfeit a $24 million vessel and fined $24,000 for bottom trawling in a protected area almost two years ago. The fishing giant reported the breaches of the fishing regulations and the firm was sentenced in the Nelson District Court today on th...
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