Case Studies

Solar Power System at Makaraka School by Tū Mai Rā Energy

Tū Mai Rā Energy have installed a solar power system at Makaraka School in Gisborne that has been optimised to closely match the energy needs of the school therefore maximising...

Revolve Energy and Vector Powersmart for Camp Glenorchy

Opened in March 2018, Camp Glenorchy has been designed, built and operated in line with the philosophy and principles of the living building challenge (LBC), recognised as the most stringent...

Reid Technology for the Mainfreight Auckland Solar Project

At 422.4 kWp this system is the largest solar power system in New Zealand currently. Mainfreight is NZ's 16th largest company by market capitalisation and it is really exciting that...

Infratec Sunergise JV for the Nauru Energy Initiative

In October 2019, Infratec Sunergise JV commissioned a 1.15 MW Solar plant in Nauru. The project, entitled: The Nauru Energy Initiative: Construction of a Renewable Energy Infrastructure in the Republic...

Vector Powersmart for the Niue Renewable Energy Project

Vector Powersmart (formerly known as PowerSmart) has completed many projects in the South Pacific since 2012, however none of these projects have involved the level of difficulty of this project...

EcoInnovation for the Mohari Village Micro-hydro Project in Nepal

This entry was a project for Swiss Charity RIDS to provide a hydro solution in a very remote Nepalese village at 10,000ft (3,000m) above sea level who have never had...

SkySolar launch largest hybrid solar system

SkySolar have proudly launched the largest hybrid solar system in NZ – spanning 1016 panels and a 290kWh battery bank, installed for A&G Price in Thames. This is their biggest...

Ons Dorp Village Solar Installation by Trilect Solar

The Ons Dorp Dutch retirement village in Henderson installed 200 solar panels to reduce their energy bills and reduce their carbon foot print. The system is projected to payback its...

Napier Intermediate Students enlist Freenergy Solar

The exciting thing about this project is it was driven by the students themselves. They researched solar energy, made some cost-saving calculations and looked at what some other countries are doing....

Kirriemuir Farm by Sunergy Solar

Kirriemuir Farm is a perfect example of how solar can work for your dairy farm. The installation was completed October 2018. Since the system has been up an operational the...