WELLBEING AWARD FINALIST: Z Energy staff flourish during pandemic
In the early days of the pandemic, Z Energy quickly identified that Covid-19 would add pressure for its people and test their mental well-being...
LOW-CARBON FUTURE AWARDS FINALIST: Orion greens its generators
Used chip fat and static synchronous compensators – Statcoms – are the two key ingredients in an ambitious project by Orion to decarbonise its...
LOW CARBON FUTURE INITIATIVE FINALIST: Auckland Transport – Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus
In 2018, Auckland Transport detailed its strategy to transition public transport to zero emissions following Mayor Phil Goff’s pledge to make the...
OUTCOMES AWARD FINALIST: Counties Energy – Driving change for the Kiwi EV market
Outcomes Award (New Zealand Energy Excellence Awards)
Counties Energy’s OpenLoop platform has brought competition into the EV charging...
INNOVATION IN ENERGY AWARD FINALIST: Simply Energy rewarding businesses for their power flexibility
Simply Energy’s Demand Flex programme uses a sophisticated, in-house technology platform to automatically power down or turn off selected customer...
YOUNG ENERGY PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD FINALIST: Yuyin Kueh, Orion network planning engineer
From the day she graduated from the University of Canterbury in 2014 with a first-class honours degree in electrical engineering, Yuyin Kueh has...
NETWORK INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR AWARDS FINALIST: PowerNet online safety tool boosts awareness, slashes injuries
PowerNet says a new digital safety tool it developed has helped slash its safety incident rate by shifting crews’ focus from not just identifying...
WELL-BEING AWARD FINALIST: Nova Energy – Fit for Life
One size does not fit all when it comes to well-being. Nova Energy kept this in mind when developing Fit for Life, an inclusive, holistic well-...
LARGE ENERGY USER INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR AWARDS FINALIST: DB brews up decarbonisation
DB Breweries is making meaningful changes to actively reduce its carbon footprint rather than just buying carbon offsets. Parent company HEINEKEN...