Renewable Energy

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

By George Driver: Millions of panels could soon be erected across thousands of hectares of the country as an unprecedented solar-farm boom begins. Audio

A renewable energy source is to be established on the Chatham Islands, with funding announced in the budget yesterday.  Noel Brown, CEO of the Chatham Islands Enterprise Trust, talks to Jesse. Audio

The government needs to take more urgent and bold actions on climate change, or risk missing its own emissions targets for 2026 to 2030 according to the Climate Change Commission. The Commission says… Audio

Summer is coming, and all we can think about is that sweet, sweet sunshine. Meet Dr Michael Price: a researcher using lasers to find better, more efficient solar panel materials.

New Zealanders have been proudly nuclear free for decades, but do we really know what nuclear power involves? Audio

Flour is being ground the old fashioned way, powered by wind in Foxton's 17th century style Dutch windmill. Country Life takes a tour. Audio

The Detail brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

Growing veggies is in Robin Oakley's blood. The fifth generation grower was running a three hectare market garden before he'd even finished school. He started Oakley's Premium Fresh Vegetables in 1999… Audio

Two stories on addressing our energy problem - using AI to maximise locally produced renewable energy and reducing the carbon footprint of ammonia production. Audio

Alison Ballance meets some engineers from Victoria University of Wellington who are coming up with smart ways to keep the lights on, using renewable electricity produced locally. Audio

Critics of a planned data centre for Clyde in Central Otago are raising concerns about just what it'll be used for, saying it'll be of no benefit to the region - or even the country. Contact Energy… Audio

Renewable energy projects in the Pacific have taken a hit over the last year. Audio

Maria Bargh's work on political economies and the environment is focused on Māori communities and has won her the 2020 Te Puāwaitanga Award. Audio

Professor Neville Watson from the University of Canterbury's school of Electrical and Computer Engineering is leading the 'Architecture of the Future Low Carbon, Resilient, Electrical Power System'… Audio

New Zealand's not far off achieving 100 percent renewable energy - but is that really our best bet for combating climate change?  Audio

The combination of solar panels, electricity storage batteries, smart household gadgets, and a boring looking black box is set to change forever how our electricity system works.

But do we need… Audio

Australia can have a big influence on larger countries’ efforts to decarbonise their economies, and it has the potential to be a green energy superpower, an economist says.      Audio

A New-York based analytics company is helping Palau make the switch to renewable energy free of charge. Audio