LNG vs pumped hydro: will NZ choose to import risk or build cleaner resilience?

LNG vs pumped hydro: will NZ choose to import risk or build cleaner resilience?

Hagen Hopkins/Getty ImagesAs the escalating US-Israel war on Iran drives a global fuel supply crisis, New Zealand is eyeing two major – and very different – projects aimed at bolstering its long-term energy security. While one risks deepening the country’s reliance on the very fossil fuel systems now in turmoil, the other offers a more sustainable alternative. In February, the government announced plans to develop a liquid natural gas (LNG) impo…