Tag: New Zealand

World’s largest battery maker teams with CarbonScape for bio-based graphite materials

July 29, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In New Zealand, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL), the world’s largest battery manufacturer, has entered into a strategic investment partnership with CarbonScape Ltd., a New Zealand-founded developer of sustainable bio-based graphite materials for battery applications. The collaboration combines CarbonScape’s innovative biographite technology with CATL’s extensive experience in industrialization, manufacturing excellence, and large-scale deployment. The […]

XCF Global to jointly develop SAF in New Zealand

July 23, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In New Zealand, XCF Global, Inc. has entered into a Joint Commercialization and Development Agreement, dated June 30, 2026, with Continual Renewable Ventures Pty Ltd (“CRV”) and New Rise Australia Pty Ltd, the project entity for the proposed New Rise ANZ renewable fuels platform. The agreement builds on prior planning and technical alignment between the […]

CATL to help CarbonScape scale wood-based graphite

July 13, 2026 | Rebecca Gendron

In New Zealand, CarbonScape has partnered with CATL, the world’s largest battery maker, to accelerate scale up of its wood-based battery-grade graphite. The deal also includes an investment that gives CATL and co-investor Lochpine Capital a combined 20% stake in CarbonScape, along with seats on the company’s board. Graphite is the single largest raw material […]

Remembrance, reimagined: New Zealand introduces paper poppies for honoring WW1 soldiers

April 6, 2026 | Rebecca Gendron

In New Zealand, the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services’ Association (RSA) will be offering more sustainable faux red poppies this year for Poppy Day, its annual fundraising appeal for veterans. Biodegradable poppies made of paper and renewable fibers will replace plastic poppies. The United Kingdom made a similar swap in 2022. RSA national president Tony […]

Biomethane could meet half of New Zealand’s natural gas demand by 2050

March 18, 2026 | Meghan Sapp

In New Zealand, produced by breaking down organic waste and other organic materials, biomethane can be a core part of our renewable energy supply by 2035, GasNZs chief executive Jeffrey Clarke says. Biomethane could meet half of New Zealand’s natural gas demand by 2050, a new report from GasNZ says. Produced by breaking down organic […]

New Zealand consolidates ag research institutes

June 9, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In New Zealand, Minister Shane Reti, Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology, recently announced that new consolidated Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) will be formed from July 1, 2025. From this date, AgResearch will operate as a division of the New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science (Bioeconomy Science Institute). AgResearch will join sister CRIs Manaaki Whenua […]

Kiwi company turns kiwi waste into leather

June 2, 2025 | Rebecca Gendron

In New Zealand, a startup called KiwiLeather Innovations is building a business converting rejected kiwifruit into a leather alternative. According to Fresh Plaza, over 50,000 tons of kiwifruit is deemed unfit for sale in New Zealand annually. KiwiLeather Innovations founder Shelley Jouston, inspired by similar fruit waste-to-leather projects in Europe, collaborated with Scion research to […]

Kiwi design student creates Woo-Lace, a wool-based shoelace

December 30, 2024 | Rebecca Gendron

In New Zealand, a design student at Auckland University of Technology has won a design award for biodegradable shoelaces made from an underutilized wool. Jacob Smith’s “Woo-Lace” received the Silver Best Award for a Student & Academic Product in 2024. “The idea came about in an Auckland University of Technology project during my second year […]

Air New Zealand makes its biggest SAF purchase yet, from Neste

December 22, 2024 | Jim Lane

In New Zealand, Neste and Air New Zealand have signed an agreement for the supply of 23,000 tons (30 million liters) of unblended Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel. It is the airline’s largest purchase of sustainable aviation fuel to date. The SAF will be used by Air New Zealand at LAX and San Francisco international […]

First Renewables first to flow biogas through National pipeline

November 7, 2024 | Meghan Sapp

In New Zealand, First Renewables, in partnership with Ecogas confirmed that the First Renewables biogas upgrade facility, located at the Ecogas Reporoa Organics Processing Facility is now in production. James Irvine, General Manager of Future Fuels at Clarus hailed this as a historic milestone for the country’s gas pipeline infrastructure. “We are thrilled to confirm […]

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