Delwyn Dickey
@delwynd
Freelance writer & ag/hort journalist: Climate change, farming, space, science and environment. Closet apanthropist. Auckland, New Zealand. #SustainableFarming #Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy #agsky #energysky #Spacesky
Registration of new battery EV’s is on the rise again. But look at how long its going to take before new ICE rego’s drop to 20% compared to Australia - embarrassing.🙄 #EV #renewables #energysky
The markets may provide the push. From a story I did on farming production benefits by increasing biodiversity on the Canterbury Plains.
Call for abstracts. As NZ continues to pivot to renewables the energy sector will change. What will it look like and who pays? Follow up to yesterdays seminar on Designing Highly Renewable Electrical Systems. #renewables #solar #wind #agsky #energysky #agrivoltaics
"We are looking for someone to start the research as soon as they can, as the programme finishes next October (2026), but I think they could go a over, they just need to get started by then so we have some results to show.." #agsky #Adaptation #SeaLevelRise #SoilScience #agriculture
Heads up for anyone interested: Seminar at WED July 8 11am to 12pm. Match and Smooth: Designing Highly Renewable Electricity Systems Energy Centre - Auck Uni - Business school. Register 👇 #energysky #renewables www.eventbrite.com/e/match-and-...
And the story: Warning - some graphic images. Conservation hunting for zoo’s big cats. #ConservationHunting #agsky
All the looks from the 2026 #MetGala Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams co-chair this year's event, which is themed Fashion is Art. www.rnz.co.nz/life/people/...
I can understand issues over cost - $80k v's $400k (#Matakana loo’s - donations, grants and council $). One is an iconic work of art that helps draw people to the area, the other... ‘It’s an eyesore’: The $80k ‘Tardis’ toilet locals say ruined their piece of paradise www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
View / The crisis will arrive slowly, then all at once www.semafor.com/article/03/3...
Here is some really interesting regional data from Kristy Hoare - solar alone v’s solar plus batteries. (New Zealand) #agsky #energysky #solar #batteries www.mysolarquotes.co.nz/blog/solar-b...
Paywalled: Trump's new 'Board of Peace' leans heavily on Eurasian middle powers. asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/tr...
Which lines of poetry live rent free in your head: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
Going electric absolutely works for us. Here’s our grid today. Moving from petrol/diesel to #EV is easier. But we still have dry years when lake levels get low. Encouraging more solar on houses/businesses would help take the load off the lakes during those times #agsky #energysky #Renewables
Kinda weird what gets people going. The reaction to this post is a little … unexpected. #EV #batteries #energysky
Hats off to the folk at NIWA weather over on the bird. Most of the comments on here - mostly from people who could do with a nappy change.
A movie that takes place where you’re from? The submarine scene was shot down the road in a small lake in Manurewa, where I was living at the time.
Before and after: When the ban on fishing was in place and after it was removed. #MarineConservation #Rena #AstrolabReef #greensky
Living in rural #Matakana. Mud in winter and magic in summer. #Guardian of #OmahaBeach
The performance I remember Diane Keaton for the most was in ‘Looking for Mr Goodbar.’ This is the only film of hers in my cine-library so this is what I’ll be watching tonight. RIP Ms Hall
This is good news - bats and solar mix together well. 👍 Pleased to see this after seeing bats and wind turbines don’t combine well. here 👉 lnkd.in/geYaDzhW #agsky #Agrivoltaics #solarfarms #bats #solar