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BusinessSeptember 8

Fuel retailers defensive

Fuel companies are defending the latest petrol price rises, in the face of Minister for Energy Judith Collins labelling recent price hikes ‘‘cynical’’.
Fuel retailers defensive
Fuel retailers defensive
The MixJuly 16

Switching on - Dunedin's energy future

The time is ripe for a Dunedin energy plan. But will the crucial consensus and support be there to give it wings? Bruce Munro takes a look.
DunedinJune 25

Turbine designer requires funding

A Dunedin man's dream of manufacturing small wind turbines for domestic electricity production is in danger of being shelved for want of money.
Turbine designer requires funding
Turbine designer requires funding
OpinionJune 19

Asset sales jeopardise a positive energy future

The Government must secure the place of solar energy, write Richard and Hamish McKenzie.
Asset sales jeopardise a positive energy future
Asset sales jeopardise a positive energy future
BusinessApril 20

Debate fractures the community

High-pressure rock fracturing, or "fracking" is a technology to release rock-bound oil and gas for an increasingly energy-hungry world, but it has also become the call to arms for environmentalists. Business Reporter Simon Hartley looks at where the battle-lines are being drawn by the numerous fracking factions.
Debate fractures the community
Debate fractures the community
BusinessApril 15

Institutions to bid up SOE shares

The price of shares in the partially-listed state owned enterprises will be pushed up significantly as institutional investors, particularly superannuation funds, compete to meet demand.
Institutions to bid up SOE shares
Institutions to bid up SOE shares
BusinessMarch 5

Coal pitched against environment

The value of 80 million tonnes of high quality export coal is about to weighed up against nationally endangered and vulnerable animals and other rare flora and fauna - all residing in and around the Denniston Plateau looming above Westport, on the West Coast.
NewsFebruary 8

Companies reduce generation

Two energy companies have reduced generation from hydro power stations in the South as a lack of rain continues to bite.
BusinessJanuary 17

Trio expand into organic energy bars markets

A former Otago couple are out to take the energy bar market by storm.
Trio expand into organic energy bars markets
Trio expand into organic energy bars markets
NewsJanuary 3

Eye-catching rape crop fuelling the country's future

Large colourful crops of oil-seed rape may become a more common sight on Otago farms in the future as the biofuel revolution gathers momentum.
Eye-catching rape crop fuelling the country's future
Eye-catching rape crop fuelling the country's future
North OtagoDecember 30

New transformers advance upgrade

The arrival from Germany this month of four new transformers at the Transpower high-voltage link at Benmore has given a boost to a $672 million upgrade of the electricity line between the North and South islands.
New transformers advance upgrade
New transformers advance upgrade
OpinionNovember 20

Electricity reform - facts and fiction

Former Energy Minister Max Bradford takes issues with criticism of the electricity reforms of the 1990s. It is policies since 2002 that have caused prices to explode.
Electricity reform - facts and fiction
Electricity reform - facts and fiction
The MixOctober 16

Showing some solar flair

Kissing goodbye to your power bill is one of the dreams of the modern age - and it might not be as far off as we think. New energy technology using the sun to run the dishwasher and the big-screen TV is coming down in price so quickly it could be producing electricity at the same price as that available from the national grid in as little as five years. Mark Price reports.
Showing some solar flair
Showing some solar flair
DunedinAugust 21

Researcher attracted to project in Otago

When UK researcher Dr Rebecca Ford heard about the innovative energy cultures project under way at the University of Otago, she knew she wanted to be part of it.
Researcher attracted to project in Otago
Researcher attracted to project in Otago
NationalJune 15

Big wind farm gets go ahead

Contact Energy Ltd is welcoming the granting of resource consents for 168 wind turbines and transmission lines to its proposed Hauauru ma raki wind farm in the Waikato.
BusinessJune 5

Greens: energy bonds instead of selling

Issuing green energy bonds would give New Zealanders a safe place for their retirement funds and give state energy companies access to capital, the Green Party says.
NewsMay 27

Trading-in the coal scuttle

A little global warming sounds like a good idea at about this time of year. But can that bag of coal really be justified? Tom McKinlay reports.
North OtagoMay 25

Belief policy will affect district more

A new Government policy on renewable electricity generation will have more effect in the Waitaki district than in some other areas of New Zealand, Waitaki district councillor Jim Hopkins believes.
Belief policy will affect district more
Belief policy will affect district more
BusinessMay 16

Unlisted energy retailers benefiting

Unlisted energy retailers appear to be benefiting from consumers looking for the best-value electricity prices as times remain tough for households.
BusinessMay 4

L&M signals busy work programme

Dual-listed coal-bed methane gas explorer L&M Energy has signalled a busy 2011 work programme covering its wide-ranging tenements in Otago, Southland and Taranaki.
BusinessApril 12

Genesis seeks $275 million

Genesis Energy is seeking to raise up to $275 million in a capital bonds issue to help fund the $821 million purchase of the Tekapo A and B hydro power stations.
BusinessApril 7

L&M announces deal to supply power to smelter

L&M Energy has provided markets with some welcome news it will sell electricity from its Ohai coal-seam gas pilot project to the Tiwai aluminium smelter.
NationalApril 4

Petrol price equals record high

Motorists have been stung by a 3c a litre rise in the price of petrol.
Petrol price equals record high
Petrol price equals record high
BusinessMarch 27

Crisis boon for energy suppliers

Replacing Japan's nuclear power generation could provide a boon to a number of energy suppliers, including several Australian companies with interests in lng, oil and gas.
Crisis boon for energy suppliers
Crisis boon for energy suppliers
QueenstownMarch 22

Biodiesel use trial in resort applauded

Just one year after its establishment, New Zealand's first community biodiesel pilot programme is being lauded, with operators of 66 tourism vehicles using up to 15,000 litres of biodiesel per month, earning the Queenstown scheme accolades nationally.
Biodiesel use trial in resort applauded
Biodiesel use trial in resort applauded