Lismore City Council and Farming the Sun have now completed negotiations to build two solar farms at the Goonellabah Sports and Aquatic Centre and East Lismore Sewage Treatment Plant. Farming…
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Since their successful fundraising, Enova have been busy preparing the processes and systems that will form the backbone of their business. This process of building the retail company is a…
CORENA leads the way in donation-based community energy, with their unique “Quick Win” revolving fund model that re-uses donated funds for multiple solar projects. Donated funds are used to…
ClearSky are true pioneers in community energy in Australia. Setup in 2013 by the Northern Beaches (Sydney) chapter of Clean Energy for Eternity, the group’s objective was to empower local…
With the support of a NSW Growing Community Energy grant, Pingala has been working with three aboriginal communities in North-West NSW. The project is a partnership with The Valley Centre…
See a range of funding, investment and donation opportunities below. Also check out the current opportunities to influence policy, upcoming events and recent community energy media. Investment offers* Enova Share…
–TV– New solar energy scheme to be driven by community ABC1 7pm News Canberra, Mon 16 June http://ab.co/1i3bhfa –RADIO– Live studio interview w/ Nicky Ison 666 ABC Canberra Sunday Brunch…
In 2015 a consortium of organisations, led by the Institute of Sustainable Futures launched the National Community Energy Strategy for Australia. Click here to download the documents. Over the past...
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Will your organisation become one of the first members of C4CE? You are cordially invited to become member of the Coalition for Community Energy (C4CE). After more than 2 years…
This article was originally published on abc.net.au/news on 16.6.14 By Carl Smith The growing number of community-led projects that generate their own power through renewable energy is the focus of Australia’s…
This article was orginally published at abc.net.au/news on 16.6.14 By Carl Smith The ACT Government is calling for proposals for a new community solar project that could generate enough energy for…
Infigen Energy is a specialist renewable energy business and has interests in 24 wind farms across Australia and the United States. A total installed capacity in excess of 1,600MW (on…
The newly published Draft National Strategy for Community Energy helps to articulate what this fledgling sector requires to achieve its full potential. A summary of the strategy has been released…
Jarra Hicks, co-founder and Director of the Community Power Agency, says, “The lack of political action has been an instigator for a lot of people on the ground. I think…
“I’ve been very lucky I’ve got to work on a whole lot of different projects across different scales of wind energy, so over a number of years I’ve been able…
Cultural, sociological and political science expert with Japan’s Institute of Sustainable Energy Policies (ISEP), Shota Furuya, says this is his main message to potential supporters of the community energy sector….
The community energy group Pingala sees a future where solar power will play a vital role in providing Sydney’s energy requirements. Tom Nokolds, the secretary of Pingala, says the organisation…
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) became a key supporter of the emerging Australian community energy sector in November 2013 when it announced substantial funding for the Coalition for Community…