Solar Action

EcoInnovation course on smallscale renewable energy systems, [by Solis Norton], Page 5
Hydro Power news snippets, [By Staff reporter] Page 6-7
Hydro power industry associations, [By Staff reporter] Page 7
Solar Action Executive Submission on the draft National Policy Statement for Renewable Electricity Generation [By Staff reporter], Page 8
Waitati energy workshop, Page 9
Deep Cove Hostel hydro power system [By Inga Smith], Page 11
New Zealand's braided rivers ‐ globally rare, and threatened by dams [By Sarah Mager], Page 10

The Need For New Electricity Generation – The Role Of Demand, By Nigel Isaacs Page 4
Food, Energy and Sustainability in Waitati, Transition Town, By Scott Willis Page 6
Overshoot, By Will Catton Page 7-8
The Green Boom, By Kirk Serpes Page 9
New Era for Housing, By Maria Callau Page 10
Micro Wind Gathers Momentum, By Nexus Page 10
Energy Politics, By Frank Ansell Page 11
EECA/SIA solar water heating workshops, By Staff Reporter Page 12
New Zealand’s 1990-2006 Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Staff Reporter Page 13

PV Editorial By Paul Young
Solar Action activities March to June 2008, By Solar Action Executive
Photovoltaics: the basics, By Thomas le Bris
EECA and SIA solar water heater installation forum, By Staff reporter
Subsidies for Photovoltaics in Australia, By Staff reporter
ECO Conference 2008 - "Sustainable New Zealand – Rhetoric or Reality?", By Staff reporter
Budget 2008 - Increase in solar water heating grants, By Staff reporter
Living with a small carbon footprint, By Leo Knight
Solartaxi, By Al Parker

Energy & Food Editorial 2
Solar Action activities December 2007 to February 2008 3
Non renewable subsidies 4
The Government's "Sustainability Challenge" and food 5
Food related news snippets 2008 6
Population related news snippets 2008 7-8
Electricity Use in New Zealand Agriculture 8
Vegan vs Vegetarian vs Omnivorous Diets - what are the
energy and climate implications? 9-10
What are the carbon emissions associated with food
consumption in New Zealand? 10
Food Miles 11
Raw Food 11
Challenge of sustainable Food & Energy in developing countries - Big words and small change 12-13

Editorial—Wind power in New Zealand (By Inga Smith) 2
Solar Action activities September to November 2007 (By Solar Action Exec) 3
Current and future wind power projects in New Zealand (By Staff Reporter) 4-6
Solar Action media release on the Government's final New Zealand Energy Strategy and New Zealand
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy (By Staff Reporter) 6
What do local people think of proposed wind farms? (By Jessica Graham) 7
The Integration of Wind Turbines in the Built Environment (By Lloyd McGinty) 8-10

Climate Change Editorial 1
Solar Action activities June to September 2007 2
Climate Change 2007 - The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change 4th Assessment Report 4-5
Environmental Governance and State Autonomy in a Changing Climate - Opinion Piece on the 42nd University of Otago Foreign Policy School 6
NZ's greenhouse gas emissions profile 7
New Zealand's rural communities 7
“Land use change" and Kyoto 8
Transport and tourism 8-9
The Effects of Global Climate Change on the Cryosphere of the Southern Hemisphere 10
Climate Change and the Cryosphere 11

Editorial 2
Solar Action Activities 3
Getting Around—A Community Based Project to Reduce Household Vehicle Kilometres Travelled 4
Transport NGOs in NZ 5
Towards a Sustainable Transport System for the Wakatipu Basin 6
Ride sharing 7
Demise of a passenger rail service: the Southerner 8
Biofuels in NZ 9
Transport News Snippets 10
Why your car will never sail on the Wind 10
International Bioethanol Markets – Successes and Challenges 11
Car collectives 12
Biofuels and species extinction 13
Incentives for hybrid cars in the USA 13

Sustainability in the Build environment—Maria Callau & Tim Bishop Page 2
Solar Action submission to DCC on the their draft Heritage Strategy—Staff reporter Page 3
Timber houses – some ways to improve sustainability and comfort—By Frances Robinson Page 4-6
Sustainable Homes in New Zealand—By Tim Bishop and Maria Callau Page 6
Sustainable Business Network Helps Businesses Meet Future Challenges—By Joss Debreceny Page 7
Fuel Poverty in NZ—By Bob Lloyd Page 8-9
Kiwis and their cold comfort —By Maria Callau Page 9

Solar Water Heating—The Basics 3
Solar Industry Association—The SIA 5
AS/NZS standards regarding Solar Water Heating Systems 5
The Government is busy on two fronts with Solar Water Heating 6
Performance of Solar Water Heaters—Why is it important as part of the EECA strategy? 7
Sustainable House Day 2006 Report 8
Solar Water Heating—New Zealand discussion paper 9
Solar Water Heating in New Zealand—Summary of talks at the Solar 2005 Conference 10
Controllers on Solar Water Heaters in New Zealand 11
Updates on previous issues 12
Anatomy of a Solar Collector 14

Is New Zealand a developing Country? 2
12 June snow storm impact on Canterbury communities 3
SOPAC Pacific Regional Wind Energy Education Workshop November 2005 3
Coconuts—A solution to Samoa’s dependence on oil 4
Niue’s June power crisis 5
Budget 2006—What are the energy implications? 5
Oil Depletion and the Pacific Island Countries—S.Suliana—Fiji 6-7
Making it real: Sustainable Architecture in South America 8-9
Wind Power in South America 10-11
Solar Action activities—March to July 2006 12