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New Zealand’s energy innovation centre

Turning innovative energy ideas into reality

Ara Ake exists to advance New Zealand’s energy sector toward a sustainable future. We support innovators with resources, connections and funding to help bring their technologies to market.

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.

Projects

Explore our projects, where we work alongside innovators and industry to develop practical and creative solutions to some of the energy sector's most complex and time-critical challenges.

Services

Depending on your individual needs, we can connect innovators with relevant local and global stakeholders, support field demonstrations, and manage multi-stakeholder projects.

Featured project

Ara Ake National Flex Discovery Fund

Apply for the National Flex Discovery Fund, which is supporting flexible service providers in becoming visible to the electricity system and potential buyers

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Latest News

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National Flex Discovery Fund reopens with renewed focus on digital

February 25, 2026

Ara Ake has reopened the National Flex Discovery Fund after a successful first round in 2025, continuing its support for smarter ways to manage electricity demand.

Ara Ake on The Business of Tech podcast

February 12, 2026

In the latest episode of The Business of Tech, journalist Peter Griffin sits down with Board member Melissa Clark-Reynolds and Daniel Gnoth from Ara Ake, to explore how we can lean on innovation to navigate opportunities and challenges facing the energy ecosystem.

Summary report from 2025 conference published

January 26, 2026

The summary report from the 2025 Energy Resilience and Affordability Conference is available to be read.

Ara Ake funding targets gap in New Zealand’s waste-to-energy potential

January 22, 2026

A bid to increase biogas production in New Zealand is underway, with Ara Ake funding Rotorua-based company Cetogenix to accelerate the scale-up and deployment of its biogas production technology.