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We often hear how batteries are going to change the world we live in. To a large extent they already have with smart phones capable of all sorts of amazing computing tasks from almost anywhere. PowerSmart has been at the forefront of the...
Sylvia Park Solar Electricity system has just had it's 1st Birthday, with a short article appearing in Stuff to celebrate the milestone. Great to see that the panels are getting their annual clean. Kiwi Property who owns Sylvia Park is listed on...
Over the last two years PowerSmart has had visits from a number of politicians regarding solar generation in NZ. One of the regular visitors has been Gareth Hughes from the Green Party who had his 'Fair Go For Solar' come up in front of...
A future of no more powerbills is here for many. PowerSmart is seeing many people building new rural homes, opting not to connect to the grid, on purely financial savings. Often the cost of connection is about the same as a full off-grid solar...
For the second year PowerSmart has gone home with more than one award from the annual SEANZ dinner. This year PowerSmart won awards for 'Best Solar PV Installation with Storage' for the Tuvalu and Northern Cooks project and 'Largest...
This video is so worth the watch even if you aren't into cars. Very cool technology and very well...
Working in the Pacific over the past year has left solar power company PowerSmart with a successful large-scale solar project, a hearty tan for several of their staff, and a spot in the TIN100+ list of companies. Estimated revenue of $5.4...
PowerSmart eyes ‘enormous’ Philippines solar potential; Northpower, Damwatch scope Southeast Asia work. By Edward White, Energy News. New Zealand energy service companies are looking to the Philippines for growth...
By Susan Edmunds. Consumers pay up as companies revalue assets. Kiwi power prices have increased at twice the rate of most other countries over the past three decades. A book next month from Victoria University researcher Geoff Bertram,...
By Jamie Morton. Sophisticated apps from Niwa forecast UV dangers and show the amount of solar energy available for power. Real-time technology developed by Niwa reveals when we should avoid the worst of the sun and harness the best...
Mount Maunganui solar energy business PowerSmart has added to its trophy cabinet with another three business awards for its work installing sustainable power systems in the past week. The company won both the...
NZ can be a leader in solar energy, but must act now. Credit: BRENDAN WINITANA OPINION: Japan is in a crisis. Since the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011, which crippled the Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant, 59 of its nuclear power...
Investors are tossing up whether to invest in state-owned electricity company floats or install solar panels kits in their homes, according to the micro-generation industry. Brendan Winitana, chairman of the Sustainable Energy Association,...
Series 2012, Episode 4 | 100% Solar 28 Jun 12 | 0:24:12 | Classification: G Tim Wilson hosts a finale five-part series for TVNZ 7 with a big aspiration - to find big ideas that could transform New Zealand as we know...
Image: Mike Bassett-Smith, director at PowerSmart ITRAT BASHIR Solar generation surged past wind power to become the renewable energy technology of choice for global investors in 2011. Solar attracted nearly twice as much...