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Increased media focus on fracking

In the News  |  Published: 19 March 201219 March 2012

The gas and oil extraction method known as hydraulic fracturing – AKA ‘fracking’ – has received increased media coverage in […]

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Biofuel outfit LanzaTech secures further funding

In the News  |  Published: 26 January 201226 January 2012

LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, has closed its latest funding round with investments totaling […]

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Expert response to Maui pipeline leak

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 October 201127 October 2011

A leak in the Maui natural gas pipeline has caused a large outage of gas dependent services in the North […]

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‘Hotter and deeper’ – geothermal energy exploration

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 24 May 201124 May 2011

Geothermal energy now generates around 13 percent of New Zealand’s electricity, but scientists gathering this week in Taupo will explore […]

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PODCAST: Future of Coal in New Zealand – audio

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 18 May 201119 May 2011

Recordings from a day-long symposium on the Future of coal in New Zealand, hosted by VUW Institute of Policy Studies, […]

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The future of coal in New Zealand

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 17 May 201118 May 2011

The future of coal and proposed lignite developments in Southland, and their role in feeding growing energy needs here and […]

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IPCC report on Renewable Energy

In the News  |  Published: 11 May 201111 May 2011

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released a Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources. Dominion Post reporter Kiran […]

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Newsletter Digest: Seismic hazards, lignite and hydrogen, and SCANZ 2011

Blog  |  Published: 10 December 2010

“Plenty more earthquakes” to come Canterbury University engineering expert Professor Andy Buchanan wasn’t mincing his words in this week’s Science […]

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ODT: Government energy policy criticised

In the News  |  Published: 02 September 201002 September 2010

Stu Oldham writes in the Otago Daily Times about criticism of government’s Draft NZ Energy Strategy, including that it is […]

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Is the Draft New Zealand Energy Strategy realistic?

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 01 September 201002 September 2010

The government’s Developing our Energy Potential – Draft New Zealand Energy Strategy and Draft New Zealand Energy Efficiency and Conservation […]

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