The New Zealand government will help pay for lower-income families to scrap their old gas guzzlers and replace them with cleaner hybrid or electric cars. New Zealand’s government said Monday it will help pay for lower-income families to scrap their old gas guzzlers and replace them with cleaner hybrid or electric cars as part of […]
Fortescue Future Industries and Firstgas Group to investigate green hydrogen distribution in New Zealand – EQ Mag Pro
Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) and Firstgas Group (Firstgas) have embarked on a new collaboration to investigate developing green hydrogen projects, with the aim of continuing to decarbonise New Zealand’s energy system, and to help improve energy security. FFI and Firstgas have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding to identify opportunities to produce and distribute green […]
Contact And Lightsource BP Join Forces As Solar Development Partners In New Zealand – EQ Mag Pro
The new partnership will see Lightsource bp expand into its 18th market with the help of Contact Energy New Zealand/UK : New Zealand energy company Contact Energy (’Contact’) and global solar developer Lightsource bp (‘LSbp’) will collaborate on a series of grid-scale solar generation projects to create up to 380,000 megawatt hours of clean, affordable […]
Lorde Announces Australian Tour For Third Album Solar Power
For Lorde – who sings in her latest release that “she’s kind of like a prettier Jesus” – it’s one better than a second coming. The New Zealand indie-pop star, who has sold more than 12 million albums and clocked 10 billion streams, announced on Tuesday that she will tour her highly-anticipated third album Solar […]
Infratil Pockets $1.4 Billion From Sale of Tilt Renewables Stake
Bloomberg – New Zealand infrastructure investment company Infratil Ltd. expects gross proceeds of NZ$1.93 billion ($1.4 billion) from the sale of its 65% stake in windfarm owner Tilt Renewables. Tilt agreed to a scheme of arrangement that will return NZ$7.80 a share to holders, the company said Monday in Wellington. The stock closed Friday at […]
Ola’s 500-acre e-scooter factory in Bengaluru to make EV every 2 seconds
Ola Electric Mobility Pvt hopes to make 10 million vehicles annually or 15% of the world’s e-scooters by the summer of 2022, starting with sales abroad later this year Bhavish Aggarwal surveys the empty 500-acre expanse encircled by neon-painted homes, tiny shrines and mango groves. The high-profile Ola founder hopes to erect the world’s largest […]
New Zealand backs more low-emission vehicle options
The New Zealand government has extended additional support to clean up the environment with the approval for 22 new low-emission transport projects, Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods said on Wednesday. Wellington : The New Zealand government has extended additional support to clean up the environment with the approval for 22 new low-emission transport projects, […]
New Zealand Government Told to Move Faster on Carbon Reduction
New Zealand’s government welcomed a harsh assessment of its efforts to reduce carbon emissions, saying it was willing to do more to achieve its targets. The Climate Change Commission said on Sunday that the country’s government must move faster to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The independent body published a draft package of advice on the […]
NZ Govt announces six new public sector clean energy projects
The New Zealand Government is quickly turning the antipodean rivalry over climate legislation and renewable energy integration into a veritable Bledisloe Cup. This is to say that for Australia the situation is now plain embarrassing. Today, NZ’s Climate Change Minister James Shaw announced six new projects to receive funding as part of its clean-powered public […]
New Zealand passes ‘zero-carbon’ law to combat climate change
In a great move to reduce its greenhouse emissions and combat climate change, the New Zealand parliament passed a ‘zero carbon’ bill that would reduce its carbon emissions to near-zero levels by 2050. This landmark legislation will also help the nation meet the commitments of the Paris Accord on climate change. While the bill was […]
