Unconventional Gold.
Waste-to-value, bioenergy and the carbon economy in Aotearoa — field notes from the living biorefinery.
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The Perfect Storm: Why New Zealand's Energy, Waste, and Water Crises All Point to Anaerobic Digestion
Three major forces have converged in the first half of 2026 — and they all validate the BRRP model simultaneously.
Read the piece →Aotearoa Loses 192 Million Tonnes of Topsoil Every Year
That's 7 million dump trucks — one filled every 4.5 seconds, all year. Something has to change.
Read the piece →Five Billion Dollars. Offshore. For what?
Treasury has finally put a number on New Zealand's Paris bill. The only real question left is whether that value leaves the country — or builds something here.
Read the piece →Don't Wait for Policy: Local Action to Accelerate Energy Transitions
Key takeaways from ReEnergising!
Read the piece →The Pacific’s Energy and Waste Future Is Shifting
What we heard at the MFAT Pacific Update 2026 — and why it matters for the work we do.
Read the piece →We're in the Global Top 100
Selected for the 2026 QBE AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge.
Read the piece →Why New Zealand Should Be Making Its Own Biofuels
Not Importing Them
Read the piece →Cleantech Expo at AUT Auckland
Cleantech Expo at AUT Auckland
Read the piece →Door Number Three:
What Transition Engineering Means for the Future of Infrastructure
Read the piece →The Pipes Are Staying
What We Put Through Them Is the Real Question
Read the piece →When the Skies Won't Stop
New Zealand's Unprecedented Storm Season
Read the piece →New Water Authorities, New Directors, New Risks
Why the Boards of New Zealand's Water CCOs Should Be Paying Attention to Biosolids
Read the piece →Solving Aotearoa's Waste Challenge
From the Ground Up
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