The Alternative Technology Association (ATA), Australia’s largest not-for-profit sustainable living organisation, welcomes the Victorian Government’s announcement of $23M in funding for community climate change projects.

Premier Brumby today announced the Climate Communities initiative to promote voluntary action on climate change. $10M will be new funding.

The community partnership grants will be awarded twice yearly in three categories: [...]

Monday 23th November 2009
The Brumby Government must move rapidly towards a Target 100 policy to protect Melbourne’s reservoirs and rivers and permanently lock in water savings, Environment Victoria and the Alternative Technology Association (ATA) said today.
“The spike in daily water use during recent hot weather shows how vulnerable Melbourne’s storages are to being drained over [...]

The Alternative Technology Association (ATA) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the current Review of South Australia’s Solar Feed-in Scheme.

ATA is a not-for-profit organisation established in 1980 to empower our community to develop and share sustainable solutions and to promote the uptake of sustainable technologies. The organisation provides service to over 5,000 members nationally (including almost 600 in South Australia and with a very active branch), who are actively promoting sustainability in their own homes by using good building design and implementing water conservation and renewable energy technologies.

ATA Submission to SA FiT Review – Final 231109

The Alternative Technology Association (ATA) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the West Australian Feed-in Tariff (FiT) Discussion Paper.

ATA is a not-for-profit organisation established in 1980 to empower our community to develop and share sustainable solutions and to promote the uptake of sustainable technologies. The organisation provides service to over 5,000 members nationally (including almost 600 in WA comprising membership of two separate branches), who are actively promoting sustainability in their own homes by using good building design and implementing water conservation and renewable energy technologies.

As Australia’s peak member-based organisation representing proponents of renewable micro-generation systems, ATA is in a unique position to highlight the experience of small-scale renewable energy system owners and their interaction with the energy market.

ATA Submission to WA FiT Review – Final 201109

Built for the Bush: Green Architecture of Rural Australia

ReNew magazine is proud to be a supporter of Built for the Bush exhibition that celebrates traditional rural building customs and shows how they have inspired contemporary sustainable housing.

Settler practices of earth, timber and iron construction, water conservation and passive solar controls are now lauded for their energy efficiency.

The Alternative Technology Association (ATA) applauds the NSW government for introducing one of Australia’s most progressive payments for household solar power.

The NSW government’s shift away from previous plans for a net feed-in tariff, in line with other states, is a clear signal the Rees government is committed to building a green collar workforce in NSW, says Damien Moyse, ATA’s Energy Policy Manager.

The Alternative Technology Association (ATA) has identified a need for all twin element meters to be able to calculate net export and net import both of active power (kW) and active energy (kWh) values.

Of the metering configurations specified in NSMP SMI Functional Specification version 0.21, this capability is required for the following:

- Single Phase / Two Element meters with Controlled Load Contactor (second element measures controlled load); and

- Single Phase / Two Element meters for on-site generation (second element measures on-site energy generation).

ATA Net Import Export Calc Capability Recommend to BRWG – Final 101109

By Anjali Brown – Water Policy Manager – Alternative Technology Association
In August, the Victorian Government entered into the world’s largest public-private partnership deal, naming the AquaSure Consortium as the successful bidder to build and operate the largest desalination plant in Australia, at Wonthaggi.
The news comes as a blow to many who opposed the [...]

When: Monday 30th November
Where: Flagstaff Bowls Club, Dudley St. West Melbourne
Payment and Registration: $99.00 (Incl GST)Student Concession $66 (Inc GST)
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Brisbane Branch Committee invites members to provide feedback in relation to meeting topics for 2010.