The first green hydrogen plant in New Zealand has officially started production. The 1.5 MW green hydrogen plant, located in Taupo, was established by Halcyon Power and uses electricity generated by the nearby Mokai geothermal power plant. Halcyon Power is a 50/50 joint venture of Tuaropaki Trust and Japan-based Obayashi Corporation. According to Halcyon Power […]
Three years ago Hyundai NZ brought the first hydrogen powered car to New Zealand – the Nexo – but the only place it could refuel was the company’s own small plant out the back of its head office in Mt Wellington. Hyundai NZ General Manager Andy Sinclair described the Nexo’s importation as putting the “egg […]
New Zealand’s biggest solar power plant will produce enough electricity to power 30,000 homes, and allow planes to pull up and recharge. The $100 million plant will cover the equivalent of 262 rugby fields at Christchurch Airport. The development is 50 times larger than any other solar farm currently operating in New Zealand. Alongside it […]
This article written for the news organization ‘TheConversation’ and is based on a presentation given at a Sanctuaries of New Zealand workshop earlier this year on the theme of iwi and conservation. As world leaders continue negotiations at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, several agreements reached so far have acknowledged the connection between climate […]
Campaigners are celebrating their victory in a long-running battle to preserve a world-famous Coromandel summer destination, with a public-backed charity buying the northern headland of New Chum Beach for $2.15m. The sale of the 30ha piece of land in Wainuiototo Bay to the New Zealand Coastal Trust means the area will be protected from development. […]
Hyundai New Zealand will commence trial for their first hydrogen powered truck, the Xcient FCEV due to land later this month. Hyundai New Zealand general manager, Adny Sinclair says, “As a Kiwi owned company, we are big believers of implementing alternative fuel technology here in New Zealand.” “We have championed this through the introduction of […]
Korean automotive giant has announced that it will convert its entire range of vehicles sold in Europe to electric power by 2035. The “Blue Carbon” project will focus on restoring and preserving the ecosystems off the coast of Korea. To assist, Kia plans to reduce it carbon emissions by 97 per cent by 2045. “For […]
The head of the world’s leading electric vehicle maker has heaped praise on New Zealand for its efforts to electrify the country’s vehicle fleet and cut emissions. Robyn Denholm of Tesla has told the APEC chief executive summit that the incentives for new electric vehicles, and the proposed vehicle emissions standards currently going through Parliament […]
New Zealand climate experts say the shock China-US climate cooperation agreement is a game changer that could eclipse outcomes from the COP26 summit, and help clinch agreements there too. In a surprise announcement the two major powers say the will work together to reduce emission – including methane – and try to keeping warming to […]
Many pest-free islands are sucking noticeably more carbon since introduced predators were removed, according to a study that looked at 130 New Zealand islands. Researchers used remote satellite sensing and artificial intelligence to track whether removing invasive pests from islands had boosted tree cover and density on 460 islands globally, including Little Barrier, Motiti, Raoul, […]