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Community Energy – AECT election 2012
Community energy needs come first for AECT candidate Rapidly increasing household power prices led to Chris Olson forming Grey Lynn 2030’s energy group a year ago to focus on developing community ideas to promote energy efficiency. The energy group’s first major project is to install solar panels on Grey Lynn roofs to reduce energy and water bills.…
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Energy Seminar series: September 2020
The Grey Lynn 2030 Energy Group is holding a series of public talks during September. Each talk is from 10:30 to 11:30am at the Grey Lynn Farmers’ Market at the Grey Lynn Community Centre and will be given by subject matter expert. This is an opportunity to learn about electricity generation, how you can measure it and…
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An evening with Nicole Foss
Peak Oil, Local Resilience and Financial Crisis – how to face the challenges ahead 7pm Monday 16 April Upstairs meeting room at the Grey Lynn RSC, Francis Street Entry by Koha We are fortunate to have secured an evening with Nicole Foss as part of her 3 month Australasian tour that ends in Auckland. Canadian…
Read MoreGrey Lynn Energy Group gets underway
The impact of raising energy costs is not going to go away. Creating an energy focus group within Grey Lynn 2030 will provide a space to discuss ideas, learn from experts, create and implement projects, be proactive and inspire our community to join in. First meeting to get an energy focus group underway. All Welcome 7.30pm…
Read MorePippa Coom: Auckland Energy Consumer Trust 2009
Your voting papers should have arrived for the AECT election. Vote for our Grey Lynn 2030 Steering Committee member, Pippa Coom Voters not aware of their valuable asset Only 21% of eligible voters cast their votes in the last election for the trustees of the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust in 2006. This low turnout is…
Read MoreThe Future of Energy Lecture – Auckland Uni
New Zealand is hugely reliant on the rest of the world for its fuels. Technological advancements such as battery operated cars provide us with the opportunity to be more self-reliant. However, the debate about what sort of alternative approaches to generating electricity has not yet occurred. We need a debate about the appropriate mix of…
Read MoreBioGas Talk
Biogas is the flammable gas given off during Anaerobic Digestion (fermentation). Anaerobic Digestion is a useful process! Biogas is a useful product! Biogas can be utilised as a free energy source in a domestic or farm situation! Small scale Anaerobic Digestion for the House and Farm, is the topic of a Presentation at the Maharishi…
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