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Solar Heating

Want To Make Solar Power?

Solar energy is the most abundant energy form available on earth. This energy is free and sustainable and totally green. Simply explained, solar energy is the sun’s rays that reach earth or the energy from sunlight. Sunlight can reach the earth surface with a maximum intensity of more than 1,000 watts per square metre. Two [...]

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Is NZ Ready For Carbon Zero Housing?

The UK wants all new houses to be carbon zero by 2016. Could New Zealand do the same? A group of New Zealand industry and government representatives recently returned from a study tour to the UK to look at whether New Zealand could develop a version of the UK’s 2007 Code for Sustainable Homes. Code [...]

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Funding for Domestic Solar Heating

Increased funding is now available for homeowners wanting to install solar heating systems, following recent reviews of quality standards, installation guidelines, training and performance modeling of systems. The new funding applied covers: Solar water heating grants for homeowners have increased from $500 to $1000, for the purchase of packages systems that meet requirements for energy [...]

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