Sep 2, 2024 | Business & Economics
By Stephen Poletti, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Bruce Mountain, Victoria University (Melbourne); Geoff Bertram, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington. Photo used is Solar on Metal Roof by Wikideas1, used under CC0 1.0 Universal. ...
Jun 22, 2021 | Business & Economics, Science & Technology
By Ralph Sims The government wants us to phase out fossil fuels. Yet natural gas is much cheaper for households to buy per kWh than electricity. Why? Natural gas is often touted as a transition fuel to use while we move away from coal and oil and as renewable energies...
Feb 25, 2021 | Science & Technology
By Jen Purdie As New Zealand gets serious about climate change, can electricity replace fossil fuels in time? As fossil fuels are phased out over the coming decades, the Climate Change Commission (CCC) suggests electricity will take up much of the slack, powering our...
Sep 2, 2017 | Politics & Society, Science & Technology
Storms and fires are rising in both quantity and severity, bringing disastrous consequences to lives and livelihoods. How do we deal with the storms, particularly with the loss of power? Maria Armoudian talks to Steve Matthewman and Julie MacArthur. Steve Matthewman...