CAfE is launching an Energy Design Advisory Service which aims to raise the implementation rate of energy efficient design and hardware in new construction activities in Christchurch city.
CAfE will offer grants to eligible building developers to have their preliminary plans assessed by suitably qualified professionals to optimise energy efficient design features in the development.
Entries are now open for the 2012 EECA Awards, the event that recognises excellence and innovation in energy efficiency and renewable energy. There’s a category for all – including large and small business, community, transport, innovation, renewable energy, and public sector projects. Previous winners include some of New Zealand’s largest corporates, to small owner-operated firms and community partnerships.
We're discovering in New Zealand that not all lightbulbs are created equal when comparing energy efficiency, life span and performance.
Scientific American has recently provided an analysis of the four types of bulb used in households as the US phases out bulbs which can't meet certain environmental standards. "New U.S. regulations, starting January 1, cap energy consumption of a roughly 1,600-lumen bulb (equivalent to a standard 100-watt incandescent bulb) at 72 watts—which means the workhorse of home lighting will have to become about 30 percent more efficient overnight." http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=buying-better-bulb&WT.mc_id=SA_DD_20120109
The rising price and environmental impacts of petrol and diesel are causing a rethink of the fuel we use in our private cars and in our vehicle fleets.
The good news is there are smart alternatives to petrol and diesel. Even better news is that biofuels made entirely of renewable material don’t produce greenhouse gases as they don’t produce carbon dioxide.
The Christchurch Agency for Energy (CAfE) has announced the letting of contracts for feasibility studies for New Zealand’s first city heating and cooling District Energy Scheme (DES). A DES distributes heating and cooling energy to city buildings using an underground network of pipes. The Christchurch proposals call for the use of renewables as the primary fuel source.
MEDIA RELEASE - 23 August 2011. Today the Christchurch Agency for Energy (CAfE) released the first Christchurch energy use statistics, from the Christchurch Energy Database, which show the February 2011 earthquake reduced energy consumption in the City by 8.3%, and that return to pre-earthquakes levels of energy consumption is proving to be very gradual.
The Christchurch Agency for Energy (CAfE) is pleased to enter into an agreement with Christchurch-based Community Energy Action Charitable Trust to ensure more Christchurch residents can access sustainable energy advice.
Entries are now open for the 2012 EECA Awards, the event that recognises excellence and innovation in energy efficiency and renewable energy. There’s a category for all – including large and small business, community, transport, innovation, renewable energy, and public sector projects. Previous winners include some of New Zealand’s largest corporates, to small owner-operated firms and community partnerships.
We're discovering in New Zealand that not all lightbulbs are created equal when comparing energy efficiency, life span and performance.
The rising price and environmental impacts of petrol and diesel are causing a rethink of the fuel we use in our private cars and in our vehicle fleets.
Christchurch energy data continues to show impacts from the February earthquake.
The Christchurch Agency for Energy (CAfE) has announced the letting of contracts for feasibility studies for New Zealand’s first city heating and cooling District Energy Scheme (DES). A DES distributes heating and cooling energy to city buildings using an underground network of pipes. The Christchurch proposals call for the use of renewables as the primary fuel source. 
MEDIA RELEASE - 23 August 2011. Today the Christchurch Agency for Energy (CAfE) released the first Christchurch energy use statistics, from the Christchurch Energy Database, which show the February 2011 earthquake reduced energy consumption in the City by 8.3%, and that return to pre-earthquakes levels of energy consumption is proving to be very gradual.
The Christchurch Agency for Energy (CAfE) is pleased to enter into an agreement with Christchurch-based Community Energy Action Charitable Trust to ensure more Christchurch residents can access sustainable energy advice.
