On The Up: Northland sun to solar power Ryman retirement villages New Zealand-wide
Ryman’s 40 New Zealand villages – including Jane Mander in Whangārei – used 48GWh in the 2025 financial…
The Longest Solar Eclipse for 100 Years Is Coming. Don’t Miss It
The duration of a total solar eclipse always varies. In April 2024, the eclipse that crossed North America…
NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX probe has captured striking images of Earth and the Moon
NASA has conducted various missions to study many structures in our universe. Whether black holes, galaxies, or exoplanets,…
Genesis pushes ‘go’ on Edgecumbe Solar project
Global industrial and energy company Metlen, through its Renewables and Energy Transition Platform Sector, has been hired for…
Away from COP30 and treaties, pragmatism sparks clean energy boom in the global south
There are well-known poster children for the transition to clean technologies. Norway, for its embrace of electric cars,…
Sustainable Business and Finance: Solar power seen as key to easing NZ’s energy crisis
One of the biggest misconceptions about solar in New Zealand is that it needs sunshine, but McCarthy says…
4.6 billion years ago, Jupiter saved Earth during its formation
When the solar system formed about 4.6 billion years ago, a gigantic cloud of dust and gas collapsed…
The Physics of the Northern Lights
Neon lights are glass tubes containing neon or other gases. When an electric current is sent from one…
Tiny NZ tern puts Contact Energy’s $300m Glorit solar farm in doubt
The Department of Conservation had raised concerns about tara iti and other birds colliding with solar panels. The…
Can we tackle climate change without net zero? Here’s what it really means
Net zero is all over the news as the Liberals and the Nationals fight over whether to keep…
Transpower issues grid emergency as solar storm hits South Island
Transpower said it will issue further operational notices when the storm passes and either remove the grid emergency…