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In the wake of the Solar Zero liquidation, Lightforce Solar managing director John Harman and SEANZ chief executive Brendan Winitana speak to RNZ's Kathryn Ryan about the regulatory changes required to level the playing field for solar and battery owners (like fair rates for exporting at peak periods and export rates that are closer to the wholesale price) and the need for a more modern two-way grid.
Read our paper on symmetrical export tariffs here.
We're throwing a price parity party as BYD announces compelling deals for new electric cars (no need to add wings to save money); another impressive New Zealand marine business E-Stroke looks to retrofit recreational boats and shows the economics stack up; Australia gets creative with its excess solar and batteries that have been installed in a few months as part of the subsidy programme now rival our third biggest power station; New Plymouth District Council gets set to benefit from a big airport solar farm; how thousands of panels are being installed and cleaned with the help of robots; and Norwegian smart charging provider Zaptec tells the inspiring tale of a man on a home petrol pump mission.
Read moreDownloadWhen many of the poles and wires went down in Southland after the recent storms, a number of homes, farms and businesses with solar and batteries were able to keep running. And TVNZ's Jared McCulloch spoke to the owners of Fairbank Farms about their experience.
Read moreDownloadThere’s plenty of energy emanating from the ground at Te Puia in Rotorua. And there’s plenty of creative energy emanating from those studying at the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute. Now there’s also plenty of electric energy, because the business has upgraded its fossil fuel vehicles and added a big solar system so they can run on the sun.
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