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Warren Buffett says there is another $15 billion ready to spend on building wind and solar power in the US.

An oil company manager has been ordered to pay $71,000 to his former employer after he downloaded hundreds of thousands of company documents before leaving to work at a competitor.

Germany has rejected genetically modified crops, nuclear power and magnetic levitation trains. Now, the country is adding fracking to the list of innovations it's wary of.

Meridian Energy's Wellington head office continues to win awards for its green credentials nearly seven years after it was completed.

The Greens are open to negotiating offsetting subsidies to emissions-intensive, trade-exposed firms whose survival might be threatened by their proposed carbon tax.

A Pacific territory vulnerable to sea level rise is the first nation in the world to get 90 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources.

TSB Bank's annual profit took a hit after the New Zealand-owned lender booked a multimillion-dollar impairment on shares it holds.

Entrants in the annual EECA Awards being presented tomorrow can claim credit for energy savings equivalent to the annual power use of two Hamilton-sized cities.

Auckland-based Gentrack says it plans to raise up to $101.8 million through an initial public offer.

An Auckland lawyer is warning about solar panel issues, saying house buyers and sellers could fall into a trap if they don't know who owns them.

Shares in Genesis Energy closed up 26c to $1.81 after the first day of trading.

Governments must switch from fossil fuels to nuclear, wind and solar energy to avoid a global warming catastrophe in a move costing about 300 billion ($578 billion) a year.

Prices and who controls them is already an issue for this year's election, writes Fran O'Sullivan. The "market rules OK?" is not the kind of slogan that opposition parties are chanting.

A power company is offering the chance to pay all household costs in one bill - but consumer groups warn the convenience may come at a cost.

The Government will today announce energy-efficiency plans it says will improve business productivity and reduce carbon emissions while saving money.

A New Zealand-based biotech firm with links to Barack Obama's re-election campaign manager is moving to North America.

Z Energy is banking on biodiesel users paying a premium for the fuel it plans to produce at an Auckland plant using animal fat.

Z Energy plans to spend $21 million on a biodiesel plant in Auckland using fat from the meat industry.

Five research reports into the value of Genesis Energy shares have been released by the NZX this morning. Read them all here.

New Zealand-founded bio-fuels innovator LanzaTech has attracted US$60 million in its latest capital-raising round,

The Treasury would have liked more "Mum and Dad" small investors to have bought shares in electricity generators Mighty River Power and Meridian Energy.