Fracking should not be banned in NZ, Parliament's environmental watchdog says in a landmark report, but the industry is poorly regulated and guidelines must be updated.

The responses of a community group and a leading technology business to the Canterbury earthquakes have won them a government-backed award.

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.

A chemical company and its engineering partner have been named winners of two Government-backed environmental awards for making big energy savings and cutting pollution.

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.

Despite environmental concerns, the technology that revolutionised the energy industry is spreading all over the world.

The National Government's asset sale programme is complete but the debate about the process just won't go away.

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

For the Govt calmer international waters would have been preferable for a big float like Genesis, particularly as so many small investors have been encouraged to take part, writes Greg Fraser.

Warehouse boss Mark Powell wasn't afraid to speak candidly about his pay packet with business journalists in Auckland last week.

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

Intense investor interest in the upcoming float of Genesis Energy is forcing a heavy scaling back of broker and institutional share allocations well before the April 14 deadline.

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.

Pricing for the Genesis Energy share offer means the Govt's controversial partial asset sales programme will just make it over the line for the revised $4.6b to $5b target set after Solid Energy was taken off the block.

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.

The share price for Genesis Energy will likely be set in the mid to upper end of its range in light of the Government's decision to sell up to the full 49 per cent, say analysts.