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Rewiring Aotearoa's Mike Casey has plenty of fans, but the electric ones on his orchard are definitely the biggest. EECA's Technology Demonstration Fund helped Forest Lodge import and install two electric frost fighting fans in 2020 and, as the case study says, "the company has saved thousands on energy bills and significantly reduced its carbon emissions. These successes have been achieved without sacrificing frost-fighting performance". You might not need your own frost fighting fans, but electric equivalents - from hot water heat pumps to electric vehicles - are now cheaper to run and better for the environment.
Read moreDownload the document hereElectric homes and EVs show their worth once again by providing resilience during the recent storms; savvy landlords are installing solar and upgrading gas to electricity to help tenants - and themselves; Basis founder Danny Purcell shares some impressive numbers from his smart panel experimentation; Uber goes from green to electric as it pushes for a zero-emissions mobility platform; Air New Zealand's electric plane and airports investing in solar; and 'transcendent mobility' from Rivian's e-bike spinoff.
Read moreDownloadThe Heat Pump Suppliers Association (HPSA) has responded to Castalia's 'Switching off the gas distribution network: Consumer, network, and emissions impacts' for the Gas Industry Co and its conclusions are similar to those of Rewiring Aotearoa's.
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