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SolarZero launches 'world first' trading of virtual power plant electricity
NZ will be a test market for the world as solar and battery energy company solarZero begins trading electricity supplied by its household customers on the electricity reserves market.
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Research into antibiotic resistance, giant fake carrot receive Marsden Fund grants
The winners of this year's $77.4m Marsden Fund awards for blue-sky research run the gamut from hard science to cultural research into taniwha and the socio-historical effects of Paeroa's giant L&P bottle.
![Bathurst first-quarter 2023 earnings triple from last year](https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/Takaitimu-coal-mine-Bathhurst-credit-Bathhurst-small-W.webp)
Bathurst first-quarter 2023 earnings triple from last year
Coal miner Bathurst says it is on track to reach its full-year 2023 earnings guidance as it posts strong first-quarter results on the back of high coal prices and a weak NZ dollar.
![Road freight will be king as transport decarbonises](https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/MF-trucks-x.webp)
Road freight will be king as transport decarbonises
The freight industry is struggling to make progress decarbonising its operations with existing technologies while operating commercially, says Freightways director Abby Foote.