‘These kids are taking charge of their future’ – Universities support climate strike
Victoria University of Wellington has joined Lincoln University in endorsing a strike by students at the end of September.
Heavy industry in bid to accelerate renewables
A group of the country’s biggest industrial electricity users are combining to see if they can accelerate development of new renewable generation capacity.
Fonterra, New Zealand Steel, Refining NZ, Oji Fibre Solutions and Pan Pac Forest Products are working with the Major Electricity Users’ Group to test whether a long-term power purchase contract for part of their combined load can incentivise new investment at a material scale.
Greener ground work at Lyttelton Port Company
Six robotic mowers and other battery electric devices will allow the Lyttelton Port Company (LPC)
to bring its grounds maintenance in-house to help cut costs, noise and carbon emissions.
Eastland Group – Commercial solar trial underway
A trial into the viability of solar as a power source for local commercial buildings is under way in Tairawhiti.
Eastland Network recently installed solar panels on the roof of its Carnarvon Street premises.
Vector and Watercare to build NZ’s first floating solar array
Auckland’s electricity and water utility companies today announced a project to build New Zealand’s largest solar array in the heart of Auckland’s North Shore, by floating it on top of the Rosedale wastewater treatment pond near the Northern Motorway.
Vector’s trial of vehicle-to-home technology kicks off in Piha
The first participant in the Piha vehicle-to-home (V2H) trial is now plugged in and ready to go.
Auckland energy company Vector has begun its first trial of the new technology, aimed at exploring how electric vehicles and V2H systems can ease peak demand on electricity networks and be used as backup electricity sources for customers during short-term outages.
What will supermarkets look like in a low-carbon future?
Countdown supermarket is looking to reduce carbon emissions by 60 per cent by 2030, it announced this week in its yearly sustainability report. The ambitious new target is in line with limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees celsius above pre-industrial levels.
Toyota NZ – Hydrogen-fuelled vehicles will play a part in our transport future
In the move to decarbonise the world’s transport fleet, hydrogen will have a unique role to play alongside self-charging hybrids and battery electric vehicles, according to Toyota.
Episodes of extreme weather around the world and increasing average global temperatures are attesting to the reality of global warming. Amid global efforts to hold the potential temperature rise to 2.0°C or 1.5°C as the latest IPCC report recommends[1], Toyota is planning to slash average CO2 emissions per vehicle by 90% in comparison with 2010 levels, by 2050.
Countdown targeting 60% carbon emissions reduction by 2030
Countdown has announced its target to reduce carbon emissions by 60 per cent by 2030 vs its 2015 levels, published in the company’s 2019 Sustainability Report released today.
Raglan Coconut Yoghurt becomes NZ’s first carboNZero yoghurt company
Global headlines are increasingly highlighting the urgency of the climate crisis, and in the small town of Raglan (population 3,500), a local yoghurt company decided it was time to take action.