CORENA - Citizens' Own Renewable Energy Network Australia
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CORENA is proud to be involved alongside other energy groups in the successful grant funding for the Sustainable Microgrid at Arkaroola Wilderness Centre. This 1.3 million dollar renewable energy grant was one of several successful projects through the Regional and Remote Communities Reliability Fund. Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary is part of a World Heritage Bid because …
Earlier this year, we launched an audience survey to find out more about who our CORENA supporters are. Thank you very much to everyone who contributed their thoughts and perspectives. With your feedback, we will make sure we move forward in our journey to practically reduce more emissions while supporting community groups.Today we are releasing …
Support us in our biggest ever survey! We are extremely excited to conduct our first supporter survey in a while. We are looking to hear from all people interested in taking climate action to get your feedback on our current work and the climate emergency. Whether you have donated, volunteered or just followed our journey …
We are surprised and delighted to have received a very generous offer to match admin-specific donations dollar-for-dollar, up to a maximum of $5,000, till 31 December 2020. Can you help? We plan to use these funds for a bit of paid help with those essential things that our volunteer committee never seem to have quite …
CORENA normally leaves it up to advocacy and campaigning groups to run petitions on climate issues, but we are now facing proposed changes in network tariffs that we cannot ignore. The proposed demand tariff structures would not only affect how much Quick Win projects can reduce carbon emissions, they would affect how much all householders …
6/11/2015 We all know that it is wise to invest in our future, right? And many of us have grave concerns about what that future looks like if we charge ahead with unmitigated climate change. Introducing CORENA’s ‘super’ fund (www.corenafund.org.au). Here is a fund that keeps giving back to our planet from the moment anyone …
8/6/15: CORENA patron, Monica Oliphant OA, was today recognised in the 2015 Queen\’s Birthday Honours list for distinguished service to the renewable energy sector as a research scientist, particularly through pioneering roles in solar photovoltaics and power generation, and to national and international organisations. Monica\’s details as they appear in the honours list are: International …
This week\’s solar PV installation at Camden Park, SA, brings the total amount installed by CORENA\’s Quick Win community solar projects so far to 35kW. Another 8kW has been added by recipient organisations in conjunction with these projects, giving an overall result of 43kW installed. Two of the projects have also included replacing lights with …
5/3/15, ABC News\”An Australian-first floating solar power plant is expected to be operational in South Australia by early April, with construction about to begin. The plant will float on a wastewater treatment facility in Jamestown in the state\’s mid north. Felicia Whiting of Infratech Industries said the plant was designed so that much of the …
The first WA project has just been queued for funding as CORENA\’s 5th Quick Win project. This will pay for a solar installation for the Nannup Community Resource Centre in a rural area 3 hours south of Perth. Currently all contributions to the Quick Win project fund are going towards Project 4 at Camden in …