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.
Impact Report 2024
The Impact Report 2024 showcases the progress we’ve made with our partners—industry, government, communities and innovators—in driving solutions aligned with our shared vision of a resilient, sustainable and equitable energy future.
Kāinga Ora Multiple Trading Trial
Ara Ake has been collaborating with New Zealand's public housing provider, Kāinga Ora, to launch the Multiple Trading Relationships trial for homes equipped with solar panels in the Wellington region.
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Community Energy Activator and How To Guide
The Community Energy Activator is a curriculum based off the Community How-To-Guide that supports individuals and groups in developing project plans and business models that ensure the long-term success of community energy initiatives.
Raukawa Energy Innovation Project
This project highlights the outcomes of an initiative in South Waikato where temperature sensors were installed in homes to monitor exposure to cold, aiming to address energy hardship through data-driven strategies.
Flexviz
Flexviz uses an OpenADR-based platform to connect flexibility suppliers with electricity network operators, enabling real-time visibility of resources. With 40 MW onboarded, Flexviz helps optimise the use of flexible energy solutions across Aotearoa.
Decarbonising Aviation
Can flying become a sustainable way to travel across Aotearoa if we re-imagine how planes are powered? Ara Ake has conducted an in-depth technical analysis on three options to replace fossil-based jet fuel: green hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuel and electrochemical batteries.
Ara Ake EDB Challenge
As Aotearoa New Zealand moves towards a low-emission energy future, the EDB Challenge aims to find innovative solutions to electrification challenges faced by electricity distribution businesses.
Multiple Trading Relationships
Ara Ake is leading a programme of trials and research considering how Multiple Trading Relationships might benefit New Zealand households, businesses and communities, and help to integrate distributed energy resources into the electricity system.
Carbon Dioxide Removal and Usage
Find out about carbon capture, utilisation and storage in Aotearoa New Zealand, through Ara Ake's independent report and forum.
Winter Peak Innovation Pilot
The Winter Peak Innovation Pilot sought to demonstrate that distributed energy resources in the form of residential solar batteries can be dispatched into the electricity market to address winter peak events where the forecast capacity residual is tight.
Offshore wind industry capability mapping study
Taranaki Offshore Partnership engaged Concept Consulting to undertake an Industry Capability Mapping Study
