Solar power: govt fund gives $40m in financing
Energy

Solar power: govt fund gives $40m in financing

Govt investment vehicle offers more financing to expand commercial-scale solar.

Ian Llewellyn 15 Nov 2021
Genesis has no time for Waiting-to-Die
Energy

Genesis has no time for Waiting-to-Die

One thermal company to rule them all? Thermal generator Genesis isn't keen on Contact's plan, and says it is ThermalCo.

Ian Llewellyn 15 Nov 2021
Pumped hydro way out of the money for future power flexibility: report
Policy

Pumped hydro way out of the money for future power flexibility: report

Pumped hydro is the most expensive of any considered option in a study looking at getting through NZ's electricity systems "dark doldrums".

Ian Llewellyn 12 Nov 2021
COP26 and inconvenient statistics
Politics

COP26 and inconvenient statistics

COP26 rolls on as statistics show an increase in emissions in the latest quarter in NZ.

Ian Llewellyn 10 Nov 2021