Environmentally Responsible & Efficient Energy Solutions in Waiheke
Our team at Energy Alternatives Waiheke work to demonstrate our commitment to the environment as much as possible. Additionally, we strive to help our clients become more environmentally responsible, achieving this by providing cost effective energy solutions, that enable further investment in renewables and energy efficiency for all of Waiheke.
Our Environmental Commitment:
- Energy Alternatives Waiheke uses high quality, high durability, long-life products (such as stainless steel hot water heat pump tanks and 25-year solar electricity panel warranties). We aim to ‘sell good stuff that will go the distance’.
- Wherever possible we offer ethically sourced, sustainably managed products with the highest percentage of renewable energy.
- We are members of The Sustainable Business Network and the Sustainable Electricity Association of New Zealand
- We employ low carbon transport solutions where possible. Dana has upcycled his old 1980’s bike to an electric one for city trips and local client site visits, Steve drives a hybrid and we use public transport wherever possible. We carpool, utilising shared vehicles and support our locally based NZ Car-sharing initiative.
- We use technology such as Dropbox to allow paper-free movement of records from sales to installers. Our sales process is mostly paperless, including presentation and sales and purchase agreements – although paper brochures are available upon request
- We employ a virtual office which minimizes paper use as well as transport. Two days a week or more, our staff work from home, and we are working to create a people focused culture with an interactive workspace and flexible hours
- We are a member of Totally Locally Waiheke and work with similarly committed organizations and always seek to work with local organizations firstly.
- Whenever possible we seek to align and support organizations that share our goals
- We engage in office recycling (paper, plastics, and food/organic waste which we take home to compost)
- In our personal lives, we strive to make a difference and both the Managing Director and General Manager are avid organic Permaculture gardeners!
Solar Energy in Waiheke
The team at Energy Alternatives Waiheke are great advocates, committed to the promotion of solar energy as the clean, mainstream energy source of the future. The first solar panel modules installed by EA’s founder in 1981 are still in operation today. And while the industry holds its breath waiting for super energy storage devices (Super Batteries) we see no reason not to go hard to offset as much energy consumption as possible and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as we can in the Waiheke area.
We support and advocate for the installation of all quality manufactured and warranted solar product systems that are professionally designed and appropriately applied, whether PV (Photovoltaic) for electricity generation, Solar thermal (Evacuated tubes and flat plate) and low cost Unglazed solar panels for low-temperature requirements in Waiheke.
Why Choose Solar for Your Waiheke Home?
- There is enough sunlight that falls on the Earth’s surface every hour to meet the overall world energy demand for an entire year!
- 99.99% of all solar energy remains untapped.
- Solar energy is the main source of clean energy for all of earth’s life forms.
- 4% of the world’s desert area with photovoltaics could supply the equivalent of all the world’s electricity.
- Although a small amount of pollution can be created when solar panels are manufactured, transported and installed, it’s nothing compared to the larger amounts of pollution created in processing and using fossil fuels and nuclear energy.
We consult on the best energy efficient solutions for your commercial Business so you can begin generating more efficient energy. Contact Us Today.
