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BEC Breakfast with Minister of Energy and Resources 2023
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Decarbonise, don’t de-industrialise – Woods
Source: Gavin Evans - Wed, 5 Apr 2023 New Zealand must find ways to decarbonise the economy without shutting down industry, Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods says. Re-investing funds from the emissions trading scheme in energy efficiency and low-carbon...
BEC NEWSLETTER – March 2023
BEC’s newsletter for March
New WEC future energy leader for NZ
Source: Energy News Staff Writer - Fri, 24 Mar 2023 Vector public policy group manager Robyn Holdaway is New Zealand’s newest member of the World Energy Council’s Future Energy Leaders programme. BusinessNZ Energy Council executive director Tina Schirr says the...
Kiwi leader tackles global energy issues
Source: BusinessNZ The BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC) and Young Energy Professionals Network congratulates New Zealand’s newest member of the global Future Energy Leaders Programme (FEL). Vector Limited’s Public Policy Group Manager Robyn Holdaway joins professionals...
Our sustainable energy future: Cost and compromise
Source: Business NZ The Business Energy Council (BEC) says several reports released this week show the need to carefully consider trade-offs as we move toward a more sustainable energy future. BEC Executive Director Tina Schirr says the long-awaited release of New...
Onslow would be too late – BEC
Source: Energy News Steve Rotherham - Fri, 17 Mar 2023 The BusinessNZ Energy Council says the proposed Lake Onslow pumped hydro scheme in Central Otago can’t address pressing energy issues that must be tackled in the next few years. A final investment decision on...
NZ’s dry year issue: Onslow too slow
Source: BusinessNZ -- The BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC) says investigating answers to the dry year problem is important, but options must consider solutions for both short and long-term energy issues. Executive Director Tina Schirr says "with the world moving to...
Govt exploring options after Onslow hydro plant cost balloons
The Government is exploring multiple options after the estimated cost of a proposed new hydro power plant quadrupled from around $4 billion to nearly $16 billion.
BEC NEWSLETTER – February 2023
BEC’s newsletter for February
BEC NEWSLETTER – December 2022
BEC’s final newsletter for 2022
Winds of change for energy sector
Source: BusinessNZ The BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC) welcomes the Government’s release on the development of offshore renewable energy infrastructure, including wind farms. BEC Executive Director Tina Schirr says developing renewable energy projects such as offshore...