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Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The Remote Area Power Supply Systems (or RAPS) project in the late 1990s aimed to establish a small-scale independent energy system capable of powering a family home in a remote location. The article describes how this specific project for a property in the Kahuterawa Valley grew into an extended programme setting up the growth of this alternative energy industry in New Zealand.

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Object type
Image
Content type
Born digital
Relation
Manawatū Standard
Date
March 23, 2024
Digitisation ID
2024Pa_IMCA-DigitalArchive_042047
Format
Born Digital
Held In
IMCA Digital Archive

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