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...
NETWORK INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR AWARDS FINALIST: Transpower CUWLP project
Transpower says the recently completed Clutha Upper Waitaki Lines Project is an example of what can be achieved with dynamic planning methods. ...