Energy

A plan to build the country's largest solar farm in the Mackenzie Basin has gone out for consultation - just a month after another nearby solar farm application was denied.

The Huntly power station would still be needed for peak demand, but coal use would be reduced and replaced with biomass and possibly hydrogen, while gas would be needed for the transition, Genesis…

The vessel being used for the project is leaving New Zealand waters without completing the full scope of the work expected, MBIE says.

The Commerce Commission is questioning the timing of Transpower's proposed investment in the high voltage link between the North and South Islands.

The remote region is facing some major decisions in keeping the lights on and electricty affordable.

Contact Energy's Tauhara geothermal power station will now take an extra six months to be commissioned.

The private and public sector will need to work in partnership (PPPs) to meet the estimated $5 trillion of infrastructure required for New Zealand and its four regional partners over the next few…

Electricity lines companies are likely to spend tens of billions over the next decade to meet rising demand in the transition to a low carbon economy.

The EPA is under fire for not insisting that a leaking oil and gas well off the coast of Taranaki be formally abandoned and made safe.

The 50-50 joint venture project is estimated to cost between $500 million and $600m.

However, National is promising to put a stop to the renewable energy reservoir in its first 100 days in office.

A new report suggests unrealistic targets and uncertainties will make it difficult to meet 2030s renewable energy targets.

The country's largest generator of coal and gas-fired electricity is working with small industry players to reduce their carbon emissions.