5 TIPS TO SAVE ENERGY IN YOUR HOME – BY KIWI SOLAR® Saving energy is all about making an effort every day and being consistent with it. This is because it doesn’t just happen in a day. You need to make changes to your lifestyle so you can save energy…
5 WAYS TO SHIFT CONSUMERS TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIOR
Most people want to be sustainable, but have a hard time taking the necessary actions. According to Nielsen, a data analytics company, sustainability is the latest consumer trend. Their research shows chocolate, coffee and bath products with sustainability claims grew much faster than their traditional counterparts. Yet only 0.2 per cent…
Building – Passive solar design for new homes
It doesn’t need to cost more to build an energy efficient home, and you’ll get better comfort and lower energy bills for years to come. Architects, designers and builders It’s important to work with architects, designers and builders who understand energy efficient design principles, know how the different components in…
Are you solar-suitable
A PV system for an average-sized house can be installed for under 10 grand. However, how long it’ll take to pay itself off depends on several factors, including: How much power the panels generate, how much of that you use, and how much is sold back to the retailer The…
Power Price Increases Are A Good Reason To Go Solar
By Kristy Hoare on 11th April 2017 in New Zealand Solar Legislation Ever increasing power bills are pushing many New Zealanders to re-think how they want to use electricity, and who they want to pay for it. Like a Trojan horse at the gate, Solar Power is quickly proving itself to be the…
Renewable Energy Record Set in U.S.
By Sarah Gibbens PUBLISHED JUNE 15, 2017 The U.S. set a new renewable energy milestone in March, in data released Wednesday. For the first time, wind and solar accounted for 10 percent of all electricity generation, with wind comprising 8 percent and solar coming in at 2 percent. The report was…
Solar Energy
Though costly to implement, solar energy offers a clean, renewable source of power. WHAT IS SOLAR POWER? Solar energy is the technology used to harness the sun’s energy and make it useable. As of 2011, the technology produced less than one-tenth of one percent of global energy demand. Many are familiar…
Commercial solar boom underway
Read this articles to learn more about the increasing of commercial solar The rapid growth of solar in New Zealand’s commercial market has begun with economic viability proven and systems put to a myriad of uses throughout the country. Until very recently, Yealands Wine Group had the largest solar array…
Solar Installations to Rise 20 Percent in 2014
Solar Installations to Rise 20 Percent in 2014 by Staff Writers London (SPX) Oct 09, 2014 File image. Global photovoltaic (PV) solar installations will rise to 45.4 gigawatts (GW) in 2014, with 32 percent of this total, or 14.4 GW, coming in the fourth quarter, according to IHS Technology. Although…
Solar has won.
Solar has won. Even if coal were free to burn, power stations couldn’t compete As early as 2018, solar could be economically viable to power big cities. By 2040 over half of all electricity may be generated in the same place it’s used. Centralised, coal-fired power is over. Giles Parkinson…