NZ is surrounded by ocean energy. Just what would it take to tap it?
- Written by Craig Stevens, Professor in Ocean Physics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Earth Sciences New Zealand
Jamie Fraser/Getty Images“Same as it ever was” is a phrase that continues to resonate in 2026.
The oil shocks of the 1970s, triggered by conflict in the Middle East, sent global energy prices soaring and exposed the vulnerability of modern economies to fuel supply. They also sparked a global surge of interest in alternative energy.
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