Bright ideas
Of goats and ending greenwashing: New Zealand's Flick Electric Co. debut world-first individual carbon calculator for electricity use
A world-first carbon calculator has been introduced by Flick Electric Co. for people to see what the environmental impact of turning the lights on might be. The question now is if the rest of the industry – or even other industries – will follow.
Climate Week, brought to you by Kiwibank
Can we fix it? Powering the engine of the solar revolution
Solar power is changing - not just how we generate power from the Sun, but where we are setting up solar panels. And thanks to innovations like rechargeable solar batteries and falling prices for generating power, a solar revolution may be upon us.
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Power of the people
Idealog Podcast: Flick Electric's Steve O'Connor on Electric Village and the future of energy
Flick Electric Co. CEO Steve O'Connor chats with Idealog about Electric Village and the future of energy in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Big potential
Could a University of Canterbury professor's research on computer chips that work like our brains be a global energy game-changer?
A University of Canterbury professor is working on computer chips that work like our brains. Not only could this be a game-changer for global energy consumption, but it just might help make New Zealand a major player in the semiconductor industry.
Power up
Where New Zealand's energy market currently sits (and where it's going)
It appears as though we’re at the beginning of a groundswell that’s about to kick off a whole bunch of disruption to New Zealand’s electricity market, says Lightning Lab's James Swope.
Techweek 2017
Could blockchain transform Aotearoa's energy sector?
Australasia's largest blockchain and cryptocurrency event ever came to Auckland last week. Among the items high on the agenda: how to make our energy sector not only simpler, but better.
Powering up
Lightning Lab Electric: New Zealand's first-ever energy sector accelerator programme launches
Organisations from across the energy sector are backing New Zealand’s first-ever nationwide call for innovative ideas, ventures and products in electricity and sustainable energy.
Energy
New Zealand's first Energy Exchange launches - but can it stay charged financially?
Dunedin-based Energy Link has launched a new website that compares energy prices. But with a target audience of businesses that spend $75K and up a year on power, can it survive?
power retailing
Giving fixed electricity pricing the Flick
A new electricity retailer is harnessing the untapped potential of metering technology to make power pricing a whole lot smarter
