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Geothermal electricity generation has increased to the highest level on record, Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee announced today.

Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee has welcomed Transpower's announcement of a new smart grid project to help relieve pressure on the upper North Island electricity system at times of hig

Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee today invited feedback on proposals to update, streamline and future-proof the Crown Minerals Act, which provides the framework for management and alloc

Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee today released an options paper aimed at improving the quality of information available about petroleum reserves.

Minister of Energy and Resources Gerry Brownlee has welcomed the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment's report Some biofuels are better than others: thinking strategically about biofue

A project to harness wave energy on the Chatham Islands has been awarded funding under the government's Marine Energy Deployment Fund, Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee announced today.<

Electricity customers will be able to change their supplier more quickly under a rule change approved by Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee.

Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee today released a Draft New Zealand Energy Strategy (NZES) and Draft New Zealand Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy (NZEECS) for public consulta

Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee and Conservation Minister Kate Wilkinson announced today that the government has decided not to remove any land from Schedule 4 of the Crown Minerals Ac

Grants to assist households to invest in solar water heating will continue under a new programme which will also include heat pump water heaters, Minister of Energy and Resources Gerry Brownlee ann

The Biodiesel Grants Scheme will be extended to include sales of biodiesel blends higher than 20 per cent, Minister of Energy and Resources Gerry Brownlee announced today.

New Zealand's leading record of annual energy data shows a year-on-year increase in renewable electricity generation of eight per cent, Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee announced today.

The search for cleaner business practices is driving the producers of commercial waste to develop new revenue streams that in turn can help improve the environmental footprint of commercial users o

Over 50,000 homes have been retrofitted under the government's Warm Up New Zealand: Heat Smart home insulation and heating programme, which kicked off one year ago today.

Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee has today moved to clarify a number of issues around the government's issuing of a petroleum exploration permit to Brazilian company Petrobras for 12,33

New Zealand is blessed with abundant natural resources that can be utilised for electricity generation including strong consistent winds, zones of significant geothermal activity, and lakes, rivers

Associate Minister of Energy and Resources Pansy Wong returned yesterday from a very successful APEC Energy Ministers' Meeting in Japan.

Minister of Energy and Resources Gerry Brownlee and Chilean Minister of Energy Dr Ricardo Raineri Bernain met in Wellington today and affirmed the growing importance of the energy relationship betw

Associate Minister of Energy and Resources Pansy Wong will leave today to represent the New Zealand Government at the 9^th APEC Energy Ministers' Meeting in Fukui City, Japan.

Renewable electricity generation remained high at 73 per cent of total electricity generation in the March 2010 quarter, Minister of Energy and Resources Gerry Brownlee says.

Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee is encouraging consumers to shop around for the best power deals, after Contact Energy's announcement of electricity price increases in Dunedin.

Minister of Energy and Resources Gerry Brownlee has welcomed the announcement today by Energy Hedge on progress in setting up a more liquid electricity hedge market. 

Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee has announced the reappointment of Roger Sutton as chair of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) board.

Associate Energy and Resources Minister Pansy Wong paid tribute to Gas Industry Company (GIC) Chief Executive, Christine Southey, whose resignation was announced today.  "I would like to perso