About Us

About Us

SolarCity is New Zealand's only all-in-one solar power company and has put more Kiwi made panels on homes and businesses than any one else. We are in business for a purpose to help create a cleaner world, a sustainable future and transform New Zealand to be 100% solar by 2020.

EECA SEANZ - Industry Excellence Award 2011
o Winner: Shay Brazier, SolarCity’s Head of Design and Innovation

New Zealand Institute of Design Awards 2010/11 - Sustainable Design Award
o SolarCity’s Thermocell Panel

Sustainable Business Network Awards - Social Innovation Award
o Finalist: SolarCity

Ministry of Environment - Green Ribbon Awards
o Finalist: Nelson City Council – Solar Saver Initiative

CarboNZero™ certification
o SolarCity - the first solar company in the world to achieve this

Graham Stevens Award for Outstanding Contributions to Solar Energy in New Zealand
o Emeritus Professor Arthur Williamson, Head of SolarCity Technical Advisory Board

Chief Solar Technical Advisors to Victoria University’s School of Architecture to support their entry into the International Solar Decathalon
o Shay Brazier, SolarCity’s Head of Design and Innovation

Awarded innovation funding by EECA to help develop online monitoring and tracking for solar systems
o SolarCity

Industry Involvement

  • Member of Committee CS028 Solar Water Heaters of Standards Australia since 2001.
  • Member of Sustainable Electricity Association of New Zealand (SEANZ).
    o Board Member responsible for Standards and Accreditations 2007 – 2009.
    o Member of ELO42 Committee Responsible for Renewable Energy System Standards in
    Australia and New Zealand.
  • Chair of the Solar Industries Association between 1997 and 2001.
  • Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Chemistry.
  • Fellow of the Institution of Professional Engineers.