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Energy market review: More renewables, competition
The BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC) welcomes the second phase of the Electricity Authority’s wholesale market review. Executive Director Tina Schirr says an efficient electricity system is vital for a competitive economy, and that a recently-commissioned survey by the...
Hydrogen with Hiringa | BEC Energy101
In today’s lesson you’ll meet Amelia Rentzios, who shares some of the many interesting applications for hydrogen coming just around the corner.
BEC NEWSLETTER – October 2022
Drop 'reactive' debate to solve trilemma - BEC Panel WEC must stop picking and choosing which part of the energy trilemma they respond to, according to speakers at a BusinessNZ Energy Council panel discussion in Wellington this week.
CH4 Aotearoa Investor Stakeholder Update
View this latest update on CH4 Aotearoa’s activity covering Q2 and Q3 of 2022.
BEC NEWSLETTER – September 2022
43% of energy leaders report seeing greater fragmentation in global approaches to the energy transition as new and cascading crises affect energy systems and consumers worldwide.
Energy Trilemma: A Waste of Energy? | BEC Bigger Picture Series
Drop ‘reactive’ debate to solve energy trilemma – BEC panel
Eamon Rood, Energy News - Fri, 16 Sep 2022 Sector players must stop picking and choosing which part of the energy trilemma they respond to, according to speakers at a Business NZ Energy Council panel discussion in Wellington this week. The panellists discussed how a...
Regulator and futures market – next steps for ETS?
An independent regulator for emissions trading and a futures market could be the next steps in New Zealand’s carbon market design, according to BusinessNZ Energy Council webinar panellists. The panel discussed how to shape the emissions trading scheme to drive...
BEC Energy 101 – All about Geothermal Energy
Explaining energy doesn’t have to be complicated. Introducing Energy 101 – a new series from BEC designed to help everyone understand NZ’s energy system. In today’s lesion you’ll meet Helios Energy’s Sarah Tapp, for an intro to solar power and its potential to further diversify renewable energy here.
BEC Energy 101 – How do carbon Markets work?
Explaining energy doesn’t have to be complicated. Introducing Energy 101 – a new series from BEC designed to help everyone understand NZ’s energy system. In today’s lesion you’ll meet Helios Energy’s Sarah Tapp, for an intro to solar power and its potential to further diversify renewable energy here.
BEC NEWSLETTER – August 2022
The National Infrastructure Pipeline provides a forward view of planned infrastructure projects in New Zealand.
Energy in the EU – Unavoidable transformation ahead
In July, I was delighted to travel to the EU to meet with energy leaders across the sector in order to discuss the subject of energy transition and how this has been impacted by the multiple challenges the EU is currently exposed to.