Te Hiranga Pūhanga Hiko |EPECentre, New Zealand’s pioneering research centre for electric power and clean energy applications,a joint initiative between the electricity industry and the ҕl, was established in 2002 as an entrepreneurial endeavour.
It brings together industry, researchers, academia and students to foster innovation.
Vision
Defining the future of electricity and clean technologies through innovation and collaboration
Mission and Objective
The EPECentre provides expertise, innovation, concept leadership, and collaborative value to the electricity sector, the industry and society. Skilled at identifying critical challenges and gaps in the technology and/or knowledge, we are then able to resolve these ‘gaps’ through the delivery of quality research and development programmes.
Our objective is to sustainably deliver research of national significance that is internationally recognized. Through our research programs, we provide a stream of high calibre postgraduates ready to deliver value to many sectors of industry and to society in general.
The EPECentre has two distinct areas of operation:
- Research & Innovation, government- and industry-funded projects delivered by the EPECentre research team.
- Education & Outreach, funded by Aruhiko Power Engineering Excellence Trust (PEET) and administered by the EPECentre. See also About Aruhiko PEET.
