{"id":2280,"date":"2016-10-14T05:52:32","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T05:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress\/?p=2280"},"modified":"2017-03-03T05:58:23","modified_gmt":"2017-03-03T05:58:23","slug":"powering-the-future-hundreds-to-bring-ideas-to-melbourne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/2016\/10\/14\/powering-the-future-hundreds-to-bring-ideas-to-melbourne\/","title":{"rendered":"Powering the future: hundreds to bring ideas to Melbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_full-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_full-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.c4ce.net.au\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1317 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed.png\" alt=\"unnamed\" width=\"1136\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed.png 1136w, https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed-300x38.png 300w, https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed-768x96.png 768w, https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed-1030x129.png 1030w, https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed-705x88.png 705w, https:\/\/c4ce.net.au\/congress2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/unnamed-450x56.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1136px) 100vw, 1136px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Powering the future: hundreds to bring ideas to Melbourne<\/h2>\n<p>MEDIA RELEASE: Friday, 14 October 2016<\/p>\n<p>Neighbours building power stations together, renters having access to clean energy and families taking control of their electricity supply is the future of Australia\u2019s power industry, the Coalition for Community Energy says.<\/p>\n<p>The growing trend of community power will be explored at a major conference in Melbourne early next year where more than 500 people from across Australia will examine how renewable energy projects owned and run by community groups can clean up and shore up the country\u2019s electricity system.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ll hear from Denmark&#8217;s S\u00f8ren Hermansen, a leader in the field who helped make Samso Island the first island in the world to be powered by 100 per cent renewables.<\/p>\n<p>Conference organiser Nicky Ison says Australia is in the midst of a huge energy transition, which comes with huge opportunities and significant challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore than 80 community energy groups around Australia are developing innovative projects that will increase local energy security, bolster regional development, build community pride and reduce carbon emissions,\u201d Ms Ison said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCommunity power groups can and should play a significant role in modernising Australia\u2019s energy system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 2017 Community Energy Congress will be held in\u00a0<strong>Melbourne on February 27 and 28\u00a0<\/strong>with support from a range of organisations including Future Super, Yingli and new retailer Energy Locals. 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