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We had a fantastic time at our launch of Project 45. CERES Fair Food’s refrigerated van, it was so great to meet supporters and learn about how the van and its refrigeration unit work in practice. Following the launch we caught up with Jesse Hull, Operations manager at CERES Fair Food to find out how …
We are very excited to announce our 63rd project with Springwood Community Kindergarten in Queensland for a 10.3kW solar system. We aren’t fundraising for this loan as we had enough money in the revolving fund to loan to it straight away, meaning that this community run kindergarten is able to reduce it’s carbon emissions and …
Installation of our first Getting off gas project is now complete, eliminating the need for LPG for cooking and hot water heating in Commonground Training Centre’s accomodation area. Commonground is an intentional community and not-for-profit social enterprise that has been supporting social justice, environmental, disadvantaged and community groups since 1984. Commonground provides accommodation and conference …
Hepburn Energy’s new Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) has arrived at the windfarm and has been christened Bessie! Bessie is the size of 400 household batteries and will play an important role in storing excess wind energy and supplying it to the grid when it is needed. Hepburn Energy General Manager, Taryn Lane, said “Mid-scale …
A huge thankyou to all our donors who donated to Goulburn Community Energy Cooperative. Their $100,000 loan is now fully funded! Construction is nearly complete and we look forward to hearing when the project starts producing renewable energy for the local community! We will keep you posted. Find out more.
We are very excited to announce our 60th project with Youth Options in SA, our first community organisation to use their batteries to participate in a Virtual Power Plant. We aren’t fundraising for this one as it’s only small and we had enough money in the revolving fund to loan to it straight away. Find …
CORENA’s 2023/24 annual report is now available. Read all about our projects and impact over the last financial year as well as our plans for the coming year.
Thank you to all our members and supporters who chipped in to this fantastic project! It is anticipated this project will save approx 94,458kWhs of electricity, 31 tonnes of carbon and $32,500 every year. CORENA Head of Operations, Sarah McCabe, and Capri Theatre General Manager, Rob Jordan, were interviewed on ABC Adelaide about the project. …
