Ōtaki Service Centre Solar Array
KCDC and Electra, installed a 2.0 kilowatt-peak solar system on the Ōtaki Library and Memorial Hall to demonstrate solar technology to the public
KCDC and Electra, installed a 2.0 kilowatt-peak solar system on the Ōtaki Library and Memorial Hall to demonstrate solar technology to the public
Energise Ōtaki secured funding to build Sunrayker machines for the College to use as teaching tools. Each can trap up to 395°C from the sun, which students learn how to track, harness and store.
The Ōtaki Energy Co-operative Ltd. trading as Coastal Energy has been established in 2014 as a mechanism to achieve direct investment in renewable energy production projects in Ōtaki and its surrounds. Several projects have been completed, among others an installation at Te Kura-ā-Iwi O Whakatupuranga Rua Mano in Tasman Road.
Ōtaki swimming pool had the largest solar array in New Zealand. As at May 2014 it has recorded 205,000 kWh of energy production.