When: Tuesday – 9th February 2010
Time: 7.30pm
Where: Enfield Community Centre, 540 Regency Road, Enfield.
See Adelaide branch Page for a map to find the location.  We also put a sign/flag out to make it easy to find the room we are in – which is the one closest to the road.
Entry fee: Gold coin donation [...]

The ATA Energy Team was asked to provide specific advice and information regarding the ACT Feed-in Tariff, to assist the ACT Government with its review of the current ACT FiT Scheme.

Below is our response to the questions provided to us throught the ATA Canberra Branch:

Advice to Deloitte for ICRC Report Regarding ACT FiT 18011…

The Alternative Technology Association (ATA) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Department of Climate Change’s Discussion Paper 5 – The treatment of ‘Solar Credits’ Renewable Energy Certificates under the RET.

To view the submission, please click: ATA Submission to RET Disc Paper 5 Solar Credits – Final 280110

When: Saturday 30 January
Time: 11:15 for an 11:30am start
Where: 105 Ryans St, Hill End
RSVP: If you will be attending, please send RSVPs to stephentkelly19@yahoo.com.au so that we can let the Ecohouse know what sort of numbers we are expecting to go on the tour.
Other information: If you are driving to the venue parking is likely [...]

The first meeting of the year of the Sydney Central Branch will feature a talk on the topic of Electric Boats – A Green alternative on the Water” which will be jointly presented by Steven Mullie and Charles Fitzhardinge.
Steven and Charles will give an update on electric boats, current technology and electric boat applications for [...]

Please click on the following link to see a list of topics planned for the Brisbane Branch in 2010: Meeting Topics 2010
For enquiries please contact Stephen Kelly (Brisbane Branch Convenor) via email at stephentkelly19@yahoo.com.au or on mobile: 0414 213 752.

Solar lighting project recognised in Premier’s Community Volunteering Achievement Awards

The Alternative Technology Association (ATA) is the recipient of a 2009 Premier’s Community Volunteering Achievement Finalist Award for bringing planet-friendly solar lighting to East Timor’s poorest.

Over the past 6 years, ATA volunteers have installed over 350 small-scale solar power systems in homes, health clinics and community centres.