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New Zealand’s future energy centre

Turning innovative energy ideas into reality

Ara Ake exists to advance New Zealand’s energy sector to a sustainable future. We are a catalyst for impactful change through energy innovation and accelerating the demonstration and commercialisation of energy solutions.

Innovators

We collaborate and partner with a range of local and global innovators. Meet the organisations who are influencing the future of energy in Aotearoa New Zealand, with the support of Ara Ake.

Projects

We work alongside innovators and industry to develop practical and creative solutions for some of the energy sector's most complex and time-critical challenges. Discover the impactful projects Ara Ake is enabling - and the power of energy innovation.

Services

We aim to give innovators the best chance of success. Depending on your individual needs, we can connect you with relevant global stakeholders, support field demonstrations, and manage multi-stakeholder projects.

Featured project

Rewiring Aotearoa Machine Count

There are 10 million fossil fuel machines in New Zealand. Almost all of them are technically feasible to electrify now. 84% have readily available, cost-effective alternatives available in the country.

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Latest News

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New Zealand Cleantech companies making an impact on the world stage

May 16, 2025

The APAC Cleantech 25 recognises forward-thinking companies developing and deploying breakthrough environmental solutions, while driving economic growth and technological progress across the Asia-Pacific region.

Electrify Queenstown 2025: Community Evening Sessions

May 15, 2025

Join our Senior Energy Innovation Manager Briony Bennett at Electrify Queenstown, talking to electrification and community resilience.

Aspiring Materials wants to decarbonise the world by turning waste rock into economic gold

May 12, 2025

With an appropriately aspirational mission to ‘help decarbonize the world,’ Aspiring Materials is attacking the problem of industrial emissions at its almost literal bedrock.

New report reveals 84% of New Zealand’s fossil fuel machines ready for electrification

May 6, 2025

New research has shown over three quarters of the country’s ten million fossil fuel machines could be replaced cost-effectively with electric equivalents right now.