Electricity Engineers' Association of New Zealand

#EEA2025: Book your exhibition stand now! https://lnkd.in/g_WsjDAH As we make our way to the end of the year, work is already well underway for the EEA's annual Conference and Technology Exhibition: 9-11 September in Ōtautahi at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre. Stands are selling fast as exhibitors get themselves sorted before disappearing on holiday – so act now or risk missing out! Last year’s conference drew in more than 1200 delegates, visitors and friendly exhibitors keen to meet the industry. Visit the website for everything you need to know https://lnkd.in/g_WsjDAH With thanks to this year's sponsors Northpower; Meridian Energy; S&C Electric Company; TE Connectivity; TransNet NZ Limited; Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET); IEEE Power & Energy Society and CIGRE

There will be plenty to learn from this outcome and what it means for all businesses. Thanks for putting this series together Business Leaders' Health and Safety Forum

Congratulations to our APEX Award winners William Thomas and Abigail Field. After a full day of presentations and discussion, William picked up the Best Presentation Award and Abigail was voted People's Choice! William (Meridian Energy) won for his paper Developing secondary system upgrades – a case study of the Waitaki 110V DC distribution upgrade, while Abigail (Electronet) won for her paper Hybrid Solar and BESS – to DC or not to DC. Congratulations to all the graduate and student engineers who stepped up to the plate and presented to their peers! With thanks to all our sponsors CIGRE; Electra Ltd; Meridian Energy; Northpower; Powerco; Transpower New Zealand and Wellington Electricity Emma Lloyd; Harsharan Singh

⚡ Our Annual Power Exchange APEX for graduate and student engineers has kicked off in Wellington. ⚡ APEX is a fantastic opportunity for the next generation of engineers in the power industry to network, make new connections and share with one another. Today, attendees will hear from their peers about all the fascinating work that is going on across the sector. Then tomorrow, it’s site visits thanks to the team at Transpower’s Haywards substation, and Meridian’s West Wind wind farm. APEX is just one of the ways the EEA support the development of our young engineers and energy professionals. Find out more. https://lnkd.in/gAXrP3A8 With thanks to our generous sponsors CIGRE; Electra Ltd; Meridian Energy; Northpower; Powerco; Transpower New Zealand and Wellington Electricity Emma Lloyd; Harsharan Singh

📸 Here's a bit of fun to take us into summer! 📸 The annual EEA Photo competition is back – it’s your chance to show a bit of creativity and highlight the best of the industry, be it assets, people, technology or electricity in use. Entries close on Monday 2 December before member voting to select our winner begins. The winner can choose either a free registration to the annual EEA conference, or a $250 gift card. All eligible entries will go into the EEA photo library for use in our publications, social media or website. The winning shot – as voted by members – will feature on the cover of the 2025 Annual Report. Find out more on our website https://lnkd.in/gE7dDgtg and check out last year’s top entries from Chicane Newcome of Omexom, Rebecca Wheeler from Marlborough Lines Limited (MLL), and Sonny Singh at Sparrow Construction.

One of the best ways we can accelerate our transition to net-zero is by learning from others. We are proud to partner with RACE for 2030, Australia's cooperative research centre for the energy and carbon transformation. Excited at the opportunity to learn more about the SolarShift project.

Harsharan Singh - we are so looking forward to hearing about your experience from the General Meeting! Harsharan is the 2024 EEA Young Professional of the Year and part of his prize was to attend the IEC. He will be joining us as APEX - our annual get together for graduate and student engineers. Learn more and register for the event here https://lnkd.in/gWirrPJu

Keeping workers safe from harm is fundamental to our business which is why EEA members take the lead on developing safety standards and procedures for the electricity supply industry. You can find out about our work here https://lnkd.in/gA43mFze We are extremely proud of our industry and their tireless efforts to maintain the health and wellbeing of people working in and around electricity assets. But change is needed for the sake of all workers in Aotearoa. We are proud to be one of the 61.

We've been having a fantastic time in Te Awamutu at the Connexis Annual Connection event helping to showcase and promote a career in the electricity supply industry. The team from our Safety Standards and Procedures Group SSPG have been taking people through all the fantastic tools and guides the EEA has to support best practice in health and safety. We’ve also been challenging students to our wiring challenge and what a career in electricity could look like. Great to see their surge in interest after successfully completing the challenge!  The Annual Connection event and competition brings together cable jointers, line mechanics and industry stakeholders to promote, recognise, and reward workforce skills, expertise and training. Come see us on site for a chat, a pikelet and to learn more about health and safety, and a career in electricity. https://lnkd.in/gTVBMCNU Thanks to the SSPG and EEA teams Hayley Head, Nicki Sutherland, Graeme Johnson, Simon Parker, Peter Carr, Dean Stevenson

We are thrilled to be part of efforts to increase the use of demand flexibility through our partnership with EECA (Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority) in the FlexTalk project. Through FlexTalk we aim to maximise participation in demand flexibility services for the benefit of consumers and industry. The team are gearing up for a new trial of in-home smart devices and consumer energy resources to commence in 2025... you can learn more about it all here https://lnkd.in/ghAm7Zpc