Resources

The launch of the New Zealand Cleantech Impact Report 2026 shows the pipeline of cleantech companies with the potential to reduce emissions on a global scale.

Explore how New Zealand’s energy innovators are driving change and shaping a cleaner, smarter future in the 2025 Ara Ake Impact Report.

Take a look at Ara Ake's annual report for 2024-2025.

This report was written by the University of Otago to explore and critically review different baseline methods used in NZ and internationally for demand response, with the aim of providing a recommendation for one or more methods to be explored in a practical context for application in NZ

This white paper identifies that many flexibility service providers face significant upfront challenges and costs. Read about why a fully functioning flexibility market is so important for our energy system, and the fund that Ara Ake has launched to help flexibility service providers reach their goals.

How can Battery Energy Storage Solutions (BESS) be made commercially viable in New Zealand? Read our report, developed in collaboration with EECA and Sapere, on the topic.

Ara Ake partnered with Rewiring Aotearoa and EECA to develop the Machine Count, New Zealand’s first comprehensive inventory of fossil fuel machines - from cars and tractors to industrial equipment.

Ara Ake's 2024 Impact report showcases the progress we’ve made with our partners in driving solutions aligned with our shared vision of a resilient, sustainable and equitable energy future.‍

As New Zealand moves towards a low-emission energy future, the EDB Challenge explored innovative solutions to electrification challenges faced by electricity distribution businesses.

This report 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.

To further explore the findings of the report "Transitioning to a low emissions domestic aviation in NZ", Ara Ake hosted a webinar on 12 June 2024

Watch the full recording of the 2023 Offshore Renewable Energy Forum that was held on 8-9 March 2023 at the Devon Hotel, New Plymouth

This review provides a summary of a pilot that was run in Canterbury from September-November 2024. The goal of the Activator was to support a cohort of community organisations from within the Orion Network region, to develop their understanding of how to design, build and manage a community scale energy project.

Ara Ake hosted the Biogas: Opportunities in Organic Waste Streams to Energy in Taranaki webinar on 27 January 2022, connecting cross-ecosystem stakeholder interest groups in lively engagement to explore the potential for the development of biogas within the region.