Christchurch Agency for Energy (CAfE) is pleased with the success of the Energyfirst programme which provides expert energy efficiency advice for city buildings over 500sqm within Christchurch City. CEO Merv Altments says the programme has provided funding for a range of projects, including the recently announced SportsNZ High Performance Sports Centre and work with Rangi Ruru Girls’ School, a bakery and office facilities.
Four Christchurch schools have been chosen to pilot a programme to reduce power use and develop energy efficient practices.
The year-long pilot will help schools understand how they use energy and where they can make changes to both equipment and behaviours that will help them reduce their monthly bills.
The four schools have been selected, they are Linwood North, Cashmere High School, Cashmere Primary and Our Lady of Fatima.
“The rebuild of Christchurch is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to improve energy use and home heating. To put up walls without insulation makes no sense. Given we already know a significant proportion of Christchurch housing is under-insulated, now is the time to get it right.” The Christchurch Agency for Energy (CAfE) supports the view that it makes more sense to insulate houses as the walls are repaired.
MEDIA RELEASE 23/08/2011. 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 future will see a greater range of renewable energy generation and CAfE will be at the forefront of identifying Christchurch energy opportunities.
Greater use of renewable energy sources requires reliable and economic supply of power. These sources will need to be established and developed, and CAfE will be there to assist in this process.
CAfE, in partnership with Orion, Christchurch City Council, ECAN, Meridian Energy, TrustPower and others will identify, foster, encourage and support identification of sites and opportunities for renewable power generation.
Christchurch energy data continues to show impacts from the February earthquake.
The Christchurch Agency for Energy (CAfE) has today released third quarter 2011 (July to September) energy use data which is available at http://www.cafe.gen.nz/media-energy-data. Graphs at http://www.cafe.gen.nz/EarthquakeImpact
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.
CAfE welcomes Christchurch focus for EECA programme (MEDIA RELEASE: 21/09/2011)
The Christchurch Agency for Energy (CAfE) has welcomed the EECA programme announced today to provide incentives for energy-efficient commercial buildings, which is starting with the Christchurch rebuild.
