OUTCOMES AWARD FINALIST: Genesis Energy – caring for vulnerable customers
Genesis launched Manaaki Kenehi in September 2020 to take better care of its most vulnerable customers.
Since then, Genesis has cut its...
COMMUNITY INITIATIVE AWARD FINALIST: Pulse Energy – Pay it Forward Programme
Pulse Energy’s Pay it Forward Programme aims to support customers who are experiencing energy hardship. The goal of the programme, the company’s...
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...