Monique Alfris and her team sell solar powered lights to people in India. She does this through an organisation called Pollinate Energy, which Monique co-founded in 2012.

I was inspired by Monique's story after hearing her presentation at the recent Green Cities conference in Sydney, Australia. I really wanted to ask Monique about why Pollinate Energy was created and to see what learning might be applied to housing in Australia and New Zealand.

Also in this week's show:

• http://www.mysolarquotes.co.nz
• Vector Energy solar pilot, http://vector.co.nz/solar/solar-electricity-system
• http://www.plugin.org.nz
• Auckland Unitary Plan, http://homestylegreen.com/auckland-unitary-plan/
• Rain!
• Upcoming interview with Ben Adam-Smith from http://www.houseplanninghelp.com/
• Rebuild and Renovate Christchurch Home Show, http://www.canterburyhomeshow.co.nz/
• Green Property Summit 2013

Big shout out to JMore36. Thanks very much for your iTunes review! Love it.

Matthew Cutler-Welsh

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