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A Guide to Community Energy in Australia: Power to the People

October 17, 2024 by Corena Team

While large-scale renewable projects are making headway, a quieter revolution is taking place at the grassroots level: community energy. Australia is a sunburnt country, a land of sweeping plains and abundant sunshine. It’s also a country with a growing appetite for clean energy. This movement empowers local communities to take control of their energy production …

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Charging an Electric Vehicle: Remember your EV ABCs

September 17, 2024 by Corena Team

Many people are not clear about how much time is needed to charge an EV. One of the most common questions we get about electric vehicles is “How long does it take to “fill” them up?” and how will this affect the use of the vehicle by staff? It’s an important question for non profits …

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Ways to donate to CORENA without spending a cent

5 Ways to Donate to CORENA Without Spending a Cent!

April 15, 2024 by Corena Team

The cost of living crisis is hitting us all making it harder to donate discretionary funds to our charities. But what if there were ways to donate to your favourite charity (we hope it’s CORENA) without spending a cent!  1. Recommend Us to your Work’s Corporate Giving Program Lots of workplaces have workplace charity giving …

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Climate Emergency Declaration: How You Can Take Action

April 15, 2024 by Corena Team

Updated: February 2025 We are in a climate emergency and now governments, councils, businesses across the world are recognising it. What does this mean? We’ll unpack it for you Climate emergency declarations have been made around the world. Declaring an emergency means formally acknowledging the significant impact of carbon emissions on the world’s climate and …

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Electric bus - Emerging electric vehicle types, technologies, & innovations

Emerging Electric Vehicle Types, Technologies & Innovations

March 28, 2024 by Corena Team

Updated: December 2024 As the world increasingly takes action to tackle the climate emergency, one technology set to make a massive difference in the amount of carbon emissions released into the atmosphere is that of electric vehicles.  Thanks to green energy innovations and emerging renewable technologies, electric vehicles have also come a long way over …

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Not-For-Profits, Charities, Foundations & Social Enterprises: What Is The Difference & How You Can Support Them?

Not-For-Profits, Charities, Foundations & Social Enterprises: What Is The Difference & How You Can Support Them?

March 14, 2024 by Corena Team

With the climate emergency impacting all areas of society and nature, a wide variety of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are working to provide services to help reduce and build resilience in our communities. As a not-for-profit renewable energy and climate charity ourselves, we at CORENA believe that it’s important to support similar types of charitable organisations.  …

Read moreNot-For-Profits, Charities, Foundations & Social Enterprises: What Is The Difference & How You Can Support Them?
Green & Energy Efficient Water Heating Guide For Non Profits

Green & Energy Efficient Water Heating Guide For Non Profits

February 29, 2024 by Corena Team

Hot water is an essential part of everyday life both at home and in the workplace. What most people don’t realise is that water heating can actually be energy-intensive, and is often overlooked as contributing to the climate emergency. Water heating makes up on average about 23% of a typical household’s energy use. Not for …

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Green Energy Innovations & Emerging Renewable Technologies

February 22, 2024 by Corena Team

In the last decade, green energy has become increasingly in focus as the world seeks to switch to greener, more sustainable and renewable power sources. With the increasing urgency with which global economies are addressing the climate emergency, striving to achieve net zero, and increase resilience, a greater need for green energy has arisen. Thankfully, …

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How Organisations Can Strengthen Their Energy & Climate Resilience

February 7, 2024 by Corena Team

Climate resilience is something individuals, organisations, and societies alike all need to consider in anticipation of current and expected future extreme weather events as well as projected sea level rises that will accompany climate change.  In part resilience involves disaster response, by having systems and processes in place to deal with increasing numbers and severity …

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Decarbonisation: Definition, Why It Is Essential & What Non Profits Can Do

Decarbonisation: Definition, Why It Is Essential & What Non Profits Can Do

January 30, 2024 by Corena Team

With the climate emergency facing us all the concept of decarbonisation has emerged as something essential in order to help avert increasingly severe weather events.  Decarbonisation is a key term used to describe various practices employed by individuals, businesses, organisations, and governments worldwide in order to reduce their carbon footprint and achieve the goal of …

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