A government official has warned the small-scale renewables industry not to expect a “perfect” feed-in tariff when it is introduced in April 2010.

John Moriarty, from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), said on Tuesday that the tariff will “inevitably have problems” when it is implemented, but that the government will keep it under review.

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Community-owned renewable energy projects, such as community wind farms, are commonplace in Europe. Denmark alone has 150,000 households who are members of wind cooperatives.
Although Australians have not taken to the idea as quickly as the Europeans, there are a number of community groups pioneering projects.
Australia’s first community-owned wind farm, in Hepburn, Victoria, has reopened to [...]

Halogen down-lights can look good, but they are the some of the most energy hungry light globes on the market.
Developments in LED halogens lights has changed all that, and new energy efficient down-light replacement bulbs, that simply plug-in to replace the old bulb, are now on the market.
Some of the most efficient LED halogen replacements [...]

It is well known that the price of electricity is set to rise dramatically over the next decade.

What you may not know is that many devices continue to draw power even when they are not in use and add significantly to your power bill.

The good news is that making your home energy efficient is not [...]

Just the knowledge that installing a solar hot water or solar PV system will help reduce Australia’s carbon footprint, and generate clean electricity is all the motivation many people need to invest in renewable energy.

What many people don’t know, is the discount they received on their Solar PV or Solar Hot Water system, when they [...]

Received your $900 stimulus bonus? While a little extra cash never goes astray, if you’re thinking like us, you might have preferred that the money was spent on tackling climate change.

There are plenty of ways to act on climate change while stimulating the economy. Here are few ways you can create your own eco-ripple and multiply the effect of your one-off purchase.

• Re-green your solar: buy back your RECs-easy, effective and tax deductible!
• Eliminate the load: do a home energy audit and save money on your electricity bills!
• Switch watts: replace 50watt halogen down-lights with 5watt LED globes to help save the world and your wallet!
• Green your investments: buy shares in a community-owned renewable energy project!

No doubt you are probably aware of the solar feed-in tariff debate currently happening in Victorian State Parliament. ATA along with a number of other environment and related groups has been advocating for an improvement to the proposed scheme, as put forward by the Labor Government.
Environment Victoria has recently put an action on their website [...]

Have you installed a greywater system at home?
If so, we encourage you to complete the ATA Commercial Greywater System survey. The ATA’s and RMIT University are working together to better understand the effectiveness of greywater systems in households. Information you provide will assist us in giving accurate advice on greywater systems to other householders, the [...]

The topic for the next Sydney Central ATA meeting will be Solar PV in the Built Environment (bipv), and will cover the current applications of bipv, design and selection of bipv, with case studies and applications from both local and overseas projects.
The talk will be presented by Stone Wang, Managing Director of Artemis Building Systems, [...]

May 12th: ‘Emissions trading, carbon taxation and renewable energy certificates. Demystifying the policies and practice of the national approach. How do these encourage renewable energy’.
June 9th: Running a retail sustainability business – sustainably. Observations by Ian and Liddy Dolman after two years running Ecolateral. What do customers want? What interests them? How knowledgeable are customers? [...]