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New Zealand’s national energy innovation centre

Turning innovative energy ideas into reality

Ara Ake exists to advance New Zealand’s energy sector toward a sustainable future. We support innovators with resources, connections and funding to help bring their technologies to market.

Innovators

We collaborate and partner with a range of local and global innovators. Meet the organisations who are influencing the future of energy in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Projects

Explore our projects, where we work alongside innovators and industry to develop practical and creative solutions to some of the energy sector's most complex and time-critical challenges.

Services

Depending on your individual needs, we can connect innovators with relevant local and global stakeholders, support field demonstrations, and manage multi-stakeholder projects.

Featured project

Impact Report 2025

Explore how New Zealand’s energy innovators are driving change and shaping a cleaner, smarter future in the 2025 Impact Report.

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Latest News

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Community groups present their energy projects as part of the Activator programme

December 10, 2025

The Taranaki Community Energy Activator has wrapped up it's 13-week programme.

Taranaki Energy Update wraps up for 2025

December 5, 2025

For the final Taranaki Energy Update of the year, presenters closed out with a special deep dive into 'Taranaki’s Future State'

Auckland hosts national cleantech leaders

December 2, 2025

Cruising around Auckland in New Zealand’s only hydrogen-powered bus, 30 energy innovators, investors, enablers and industry leaders will spend 4 December exploring the city’s growing cleantech sector.

Impact Report showcases the latest projects and pilots

November 26, 2025

Our latest Impact Report highlights the work Ara Ake has carried out over the past year, spanning events, pilots and research.