CORENA - Citizens' Own Renewable Energy Network Australia
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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.
A huge thankyou to everyone who donated to our EOFY donation matching campaign for our Operations Fund. With the matching donations we raised a whopping $17,999, well beyond our $12,000 initial target! We will be putting your donations to work finding and developing our non-profit climate projects. 👉 Discover the 5 surprising things your operations …
At CORENA, we often talk about our revolving energy fund — how every donation keeps giving, how we’ve worked with 60 community projects to cut emissions, and how your support makes it all happen. But what really keeps CORENA moving forward? It’s our Operations Fund — the unsung hero that powers everything behind the scenes. …
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 …
Want to apply for a CORENA loan? Come along to one of our 2025 online info sessions to find out how our loans work and have all your questions answered. These sessions are aimed at non profits and community organisations interested in solar, energy efficiency or EV projects who would like to find out more …
We are very excited to announce our latest project with Goulburn Community Energy Cooperative in NSW. Goulburn Community Energy Cooperative are currently constructing a 1.8MW (AC) solar farm plus 2.85 MWh battery on a previously contaminated site on Bridge Street, Goulburn, NSW. Find out more.
There are lots of ways to give to CORENA. Phil decided to include CORENA in his will. “I’ve always believed in the power of community-driven initiatives. By leaving a bequest to CORENA, I know that my contribution will continue to support renewable energy projects long after I’m gone. I especially like that CORENA’s revolving fund …
Have a look at our brand new video which follows the journey of a CORENA donation to projects all around the country. John is one of our volunteer committee members and it’s great to see the ongoing impact of his original donation of $202 to our first project in 2013 via our revolving energy fund. …
With the finalisation of the Northern Agricultural Catchments Council loan CORENA has recently achieved a huge milestone in that we have now funded $1.5 million in interest-free loans for 55 community emissions reduction projects! This has come from just over $760,000 in project donations demonstrating the power of the revolving energy fund in multiplying the …
After four years, our wonderful Chair Briony O’Shea has decided to hand over her position and return to being a general committee member. Briony first joined CORENA in 2017 and has been instrumental in growing CORENA and accelerating our impact – particularly as we move towards being self-sustaining! We want to thank Briony for all …
