Taranaki company TIS is branching into biogas development, working with environmental engineering and manufacturing company, Armatec Environmental, and regional development agency, Venture Taranaki.

By strengthening its gas market, securing backup fuel for electricity and continuing to build renewables at pace, New Zealand could significantly lower wholesale electricity prices, according to a recent report by Boston Consulting Group.

New Zealand’s first ever hydrogen blending pilot was carried out in Te Horo on the Kāpiti Coast from June to October this year.  

GasNZ independent LPG trainer Campbell Hope travels to the tiny Micronesian island of Nauru every two years to provide training and certification for local LPG handling staff.

Work is now under way on Ecogas’s new Ōtautahi Christchurch Regional Organics Processing Facility.

With energy sector reform and energy shortages hot topics in New Zealand once again, former GasNZ board member Tony Bissell feels he has almost come full circle.

The Government released its response today to the Frontier Economics’ review of New Zealand’s energy system that it had commissioned earlier in the year.

GasNZ’s annual report for the 2024-2025 year was published prior to this year’s AGM last month.

The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) has launched its investigation of regional biogas potential, as announced by the Minister of Energy, Simon Watts, at the recent Biogas Bridge forum.

Christchurch is a big step closer to having its household organic waste transformed into bioenergy and fertiliser with Environment Canterbury’s decision to grant Ecogas a resource consent for its proposed Ōtautahi Christchurch Regional Organics Processing Facility.

GasNZ recently signed up to the Energy Transition Framework – a diverse group of energy sector participants, focussed on collaborating to ensure energy remains secure, affordable and abundant, while supporting a high-growth economy. 

Following the recent Biogas Bridge forum, three new members have joined GasNZ, enthused about the potential of biogas. 

Carbon dioxide emissions from commercial gas-fired water boilers can be reduced significantly with the addition of modestly-sized electric heating elements in an in-situ research project undertaken by Rinnai’s Kez Shruthi. 

Clarus, Contact, Genesis, Meridian and Mercury collaborated to explore the option to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) and assessed the role LNG could play to meet New Zealand’s future gas demand.  

Biogas and biomethane’s potentially significant role in New Zealand’s energy system was reinforced – and endorsed by the Government – at the Biogas Bridge forum held in Wellington in July. 

Energy security requires all parts of the energy system to understand the inter-dependencies between them, attendees at GasNZ’s Matariki networking function were told.

Last week, GasNZ responded to the government’s proposals to amend the Waste Minimisation Act 2008 and Litter Act 1979.

GasNZ gave its support to a single Infrastructure Industry Skills Board in a submission to the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC).

The GasNZ board has discussed the requirement to avoid anti-competitive discussion between members and meeting participants, as defined under the Commerce Act.

GasNZ is publishing and launching a comprehensive membership programme to ensure the package of benefits it offers to members is visible and accessible.