UN Climate Conference makes clear renewable energy aspirations
The UN Climate Conference in Paris clearly spelt out the desire to end fossil fuel use, with 195 nations pledging to cut greenhouse gas emissions and devote more resource towards developing renewable energy sources such as solar. Both The NZ Herald and Stuff had opinions. Both of whom state climate activists are ecstatic the world over right now.
We couldn’t be more supportive or happier about the direction the talks went in and the final outcome. As firm believers that solar energy is the future of both reidential and commercial renewable energy production, we’re excited to see what effect the talks have over both personal and business energy usage behaviour in the next decade.
Climate Change News is of the opinion that solar is the biggest winner from the recent talks, highlighting four “front runner” technologies: LED light bulbs; solar power; wind; and electric and hybrid vehicles.
In electric vehicle news, Z Energy is planning to roll out a series of electric vehicle charging stations this year. It’s good to see this type of adaptation to a changing market slowly moving away from the internal combustion engine.
Petrol station operator Z Energy says six rapid-charge stations for electric vehicles will be installed in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch by the end of February.
It will cost approximately $5 to $10 to “fill up” at the stations, which draw up to 400 volts of electricity.
Each charge will take around 10 to 25 minutes compared with eight hours for a conventional slow charge, the company said.
The charging stations are being supplied by Charge.
Ford Motor Company is also planning a massive $4.5billion investment into it’s electric car ambitions. Fortune describes this in a good article here.
