Page 27 - Linda Wright News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Council says 'NO' to 'unwanted' coal mine planned for green belt land on outskirts of Newcastle Newcastle Council's planning committee voted unanimously to reject the Banks Group's proposals for an opencast mine at Dewley Hill, on the western edge of the city 16:00, 18 DEC 2020 Get the latest North East news and updates delivered straight to your inbox Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or service...

PLANS for an “unwanted” opencast coal mine on the outskirts of Newcastle have been categorically rejected. City councillors have issued a resounding "no" to the Banks Group’s proposals to turn more than 250 acres of green belt land at Dewley Hill, near Throckley, into a new mining operation. At a three-hour online hearing on Friday morning, Newcastle City Council’s planning committee voted unanimously, 11-0, to refuse permission for the hugely contentious scheme. The plans could have seen 800,000 tonnes of coal and 400,000 tonnes of fireclay, for the neighbouring Throckley bri...

Rio Tinto's aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point with Bluff in the background. But for Canny, the shock lasted just moments. His mind quickly switched to potential opportunities, in particular green hydrogen. Canny had circled green hydrogen as a possible industry for Southland from as far back as 2008. Venture Southland - now called Great South - was a foundation member of the New Zealand Hydrogen Association, with Canny leading the way. Invercargill-based transport company, HWR Richardson Group, was another foundation member. Green hydrogen is a fuel produced by the electrolysis of water u...

Monday, 14 December 2020, 12:35 pm Last week’s joint announcement of a $2million feasibility study to investigate the potential of a large scale, renewable hydrogen production facility in the lower South Island by Mike Fuge and Neal Barclay, the respective CEO’s of Contact Energy and Meridian Energy, is the first important step into what could possibly be an intergenerational opportunity for New Zealand, says Dr. Linda Wright, CEO of the New Zealand Hydrogen Association. “The announced potential closure of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter has resulted in unparalleled interest in the ro...

Press Release – New Zealand Hydrogen Association Last weeks joint announcement of a $2million feasibility study to investigate the potential of a large scale, renewable hydrogen production facility in the lower South Island by Mike Fuge and Neal Barclay, the respective CEOs of Contact Energy … Last week’s joint announcement of a $2million feasibility study to investigate the potential of a large scale, renewable hydrogen production facility in the lower South Island by Mike Fuge and Neal Barclay, the respective CEO’s of Contact Energy and Meridian Energy, is the first important step ...