New zealand

Solar Power Plant

MCPV Moves Forward With 4 GW Solar Cell Factory in the Netherlands

A rendering of the factoryMCPV has signed €4.2 million of financing agreements with the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Province of Groningen, and the Invest…

Offshore Wind Power

KEMA Consulting Selected to Provide HVDC Engineering for Tennet’s Offshore Grid Expansion

KEMA Consulting, a division of CESI Group, has been selected as the primary provider of consultancy services as part of a framework agreement, with a maximum co…

Geothermal Power Plant

Indonesia, New Zealand Sign 5-Year Partnership for Geothermal Development

Sulawesi landscape, Indonesia (source: flickr/ Theodor Benda, creative commons)The long-established relationship between Indonesia and New Zealand was one of th…

Hydropower Plant

Contact Energy to Acquire Manawa Energy in $1.14bn Deal

Manawa Energy to be acquired by Contact Energy in $1.14bn deal. (Credit: guentherlig from Pixabay)Contact Energy has agreed to acquire New Zealand-based renewab…

Renewable Energy

Contact to Acquire Manawa in $1BN Deal for New Zealand’s Energy Sector

Manawa shareholders are expected to meet before the first half of 2025 (H1 2025). Credit: PX Media via Shutterstock.Renewable energy company Contact Energy has …

Solar project

Harmony Energy to Build Nearly 150 MW Solar Projects in New Zealand

Harmony Energy has expanded its New Zealand portfolio with resource consent for the 75 megawatt (MW) Ōpunake and 73.5 MW Marton solar power plants.According to…

Oil&Gas Drilling

New Zealand to Push Through Law to Reverse Ban on Oil and Gas Exploration

A general view of the Marsden Point Oil Refinery, in Northland, New Zealand January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Lucy Craymer/File Photo Purchase Licensing RightsNew Zeala…

Geothermal Power Project

Report Highlights Geoheat Potential of Tauranga Geothermal System, New Zealand

Welcome Bay in Tauranga, New Zealand (source: http://www.freephotogallery.info, CC BY-SA 3.0 NZ, via Wikimedia Commons)A new report prepared by GeoExchange NZ L…

Energy Storage Project

Tesla Launches Powerwall 3 in Australia, New Zealand

Image: TeslaUS-based Tesla has launched the latest generation of its standalone home battery product in Australia and New Zealand. It said the Powerwall 3 has t…

Solar project

Lightsource bp and Contact Energy Secure Financing for New Zealand Solar Project

The solar facility will be equipped with approximately 300,000 solar panels. Credit: Lightsource bp Renewable Energy Investments.Lightsource bp and joint ventur…

Geothermal Power Plant

New Zealand Holds 2000 MW of Supercritical Geothermal Potential

Rotorua, New Zealand (source: Sircha at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)A new publication by GNS Science highlights the potential for su…

Geothermal Power Plant

Geothermal Power Plant in Tauhara, New Zealand Starts Operations

Construction of the Tauhara geothermal power plant in New Zealand, May 2023 (source: Video screenshot, Contact Energy)Reported in July 2024, Contact Energy has …

Offshore Wind Power

Meridian Energy’s Harapaki Wind Farm Begins Operations in New Zealand

The wind farm is situated 35km northwest of Napier and features 41 turbines. Credit: Sean Liew / Shutterstock.Meridian Energy has announced the full operation o…

Hydropower Plant

Second Unit Nears Completion at Karapiro Hydro Station

Head gate lift for the first unit at Karāpiro Hydro Power Station, April 2023. Image courtesy of MercuryMercury is nearing the completion of the second power g…

Geothermal Power Plant

New Geoheat Action Plan for New Zealand Published by Nzga

Geoheat Action Plan 2024-2025 (source: New Zealand Geothermal Association)The New Zealand Geothermal Association (NZGA) has published the 2024-2025 version of t…