Ōtaki Kindergarten – Power to the People
In 2018 and 2019 Ōtaki Kindergarten had a bicycle created for them that when pedalled created electricity in order to charge cellphones.
Coastal Energy
The Ōtaki Energy Co-operative Ltd. trading as Coastal Energy was established in 2014 as a mechanism to achieve direct investment in small-scale renewable energy production projects in Ōtaki and its surrounds. Several projects have been completed, among others an...
Ōtaki College: Wood Gasification for Heating
Ōtaki College is exploring the possibility of wood pellet gasification to feed its existing school boiler used for heating.
Food and Energy: Harnessing Food & Organic Waste
At least 11 tonnes of food is wasted in Ōtaki town every week. This amounts to about $500 per household being lost in a year, quite apart from the landfill emissions. A huge amount of energy used to process and transport this food is also wasted.
Ōtaki College PV Solar Array for Scholarships
A 10.4kW solar system was installed in 2015 and has provided $11,000 worth of scholarships.