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Solar power stories - Page 33

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Solarcity fails to gain traction with their complaint against solar tax
Wed, 21st Jun 2017
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legal battle
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Solarcity's solar tax battle falters as High Court denies their plea, affecting 45,000 Kiwis and NZ's renewable energy prospects.
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ENGIE and Electric Vine Industries partner to power villages in Papua
Fri, 2nd Jun 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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partner programmes
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power / energy
ENGIE has sealed a partnership with Electric Vine Industries (EVI) with the aim to bring energy to 3,000 villages in Papua over 20 years.
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Vertiv and Resolute IT partner to bring data centre solution to Redland City
Fri, 2nd Jun 2017
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partner programmes
Redland City Council has announced Vertiv (formerly Emerson Network Power) will be working with Resolute IT to implement a new modular data centre.
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SolarWinds: New challenges from hybrid IT despite cost benefits
Mon, 29th May 2017
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cloud services
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solarwinds
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hybrid it
IT professionals must be open to and agile in adopting the best-of-breed elements of cloud computing and hybrid IT.
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Manifesto to Kiwi MPs: No heads in sand - our digital future is here now
Thu, 25th May 2017
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nztech
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it professionals
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What will New Zealand's digital future look like? Fast internet, cloud, big data and mobility are at the forefront, and our leaders must embrace it.
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Manifesto challenges NZ leadership to pursue tech future
Wed, 24th May 2017
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government
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nztech
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cloud services
Twenty New Zealand tech companies have published a manifesto urging the government to future-proof the country through technological advancement and innovation.
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Tokelau's education system to be brought into 21st Century
Wed, 17th May 2017
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massey university
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technology in the classroom
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solar power
Education in the remote Tokelau atolls is being modernised with the help of Massey University, bringing the nation's schools into the digital age.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX to bring internet to far corners of the Earth
Tue, 16th May 2017
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spacetech
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wireless networks
Half the world doesn’t have the luxury of being able to connect to the internet at their leisure, even though internet access is basic human right.
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Tesla opens pre-order for home solar tiles for most countries
Thu, 11th May 2017
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smart home
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cartech
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In a blog post, Tesla announced the pre-order availability and provided with a calculator tool to help consumers figure out the cost.
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Film review - Alien: Covenant & how Ridley Scott is still worth his weight in gold
Mon, 8th May 2017
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gaming
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reviews
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digital entertainment
Ridley Scott has not let us down. He and writers John Logan and Dante Harper have gracefully provided the missing pieces of the puzzle.
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Community project: Everyday Aussies skew energy market
Tue, 2nd May 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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Aussies rally behind local energy projects, ploughing £24 million into renewables, asserting control over their power supply.
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Kiwi parking tech firm hiring after multi-million dollar capital injection
Fri, 28th Apr 2017
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frogparking
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parking solutions
The investment, amounting to a 25 percent shareholding, will facilitate Frogparking’s growth in its well-established key markets.
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How sustainability, DCIM and the Open Compute Project present opportunity for colocation providers
Wed, 26th Apr 2017
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
Colocation providers eye sustainability, DCIM, and OCP for cutting costs and new revenue streams, amid a rising eco-conscious market.
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Icelandic language at risk due to voice command tech
Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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voice control
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digital divide
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solar power
Fewer than 400,000 people speak Icelandic, and linguists are hypothesising that this is how the language dies.
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Vodafone opens applications for accelerator programme to Kiwi innovators
Wed, 19th Apr 2017
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accelerator
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vodafone
Applications to Vodafone xone open today, a six-month programme featuring $25,000 seed funding, access to technology and mentoring.
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Vodafone brings kiwi ideas to life with xone programme
Wed, 19th Apr 2017
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solar power
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vodafone
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startups
Xone is a start-up accelerator and innovation lab, where Vodafone partners with start-ups at all stages to find new and exciting technologies.
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Tesla quietly launches sexy solar panels for homes
Wed, 12th Apr 2017
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cartech
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panasonic
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tesla
Tesla debuts sleek, inconspicuous home solar panels, addressing aesthetics while promising top-tier durability and efficiency.
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Google data centers: 100% renewable is just the beginning
Wed, 5th Apr 2017
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power / energy
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cleantech
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renewable energy
That’s bigger than many large utilities and more than twice as much as the 1.21 gigawatts it took to send Marty McFly back in time.
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How the evolution of containers Is changing app development
Wed, 5th Apr 2017
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devops
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hyperscale
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dc
Isolation and scalability are two driving factors that keep any DevOps teams busy in today’s multi-cloud world.
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Amazon embraces sustainability with global solar energy plans
Fri, 3rd Mar 2017
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amazon
Amazon plans to install solar panels on its fulfillment centers worldwide in a new initiative to generate clean energy.