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In a double first for New Zealand, SEANZ member Vector has announced New Zealand''s floating solar array and first solar project over 1MW. Auckland''s electricity and water
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An opportunity for New Zealand My background is in entrepreneurship and innovation and the idea of floating solar panels on New Zealand''s expansive wastewater ponds
Auckland''s electricity and water utility companies have announced a project to build New Zealand''s largest solar array in the heart of Auckland''s North Shore, by floating it on top
The photovoltaic (PV) array will be installed atop the Rosedale wastewater treatment pond on Auckland''s North Shore, consisting of over 2,700 solar panels and 3,000 floating pontoons,
Auckland''s electricity and water utility companies today announced a project to build New Zealand''s largest solar array in the heart of Auckland''s North Shore, by floating it on top
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