Watch the free online seminar on rainwater harvesting and greywater

The Alternative Technology Association (ATA) in conjunction with bankmecu are presenting a series of free online presentations to share practical knowledge about energy efficiency, sustainable building and water conservation at home.

Click here to watch the webinar:

ATA welcomes the opportunity to submit a response to the AEMC’s Approach Paper on Energy Market Arrangements for Electric and Natural Gas Vehicles.

The ATA has two member branches (in Melbourne and Geelong) that are specifically devoted to EVs including developments in EV technology; electric vehicle conversions and the promotion of EV uptake. This submission has been informed by ATA members with specific knowledge in this field.

Click here to view the content of this submission: ATA Submission – AEMC NEM Arrangements for EVs – Final 281011 v1.0

Windows, glazing and bushfires workshop: listen to the audio files

The Strathewen and St Andrews Sustainable Rebuilding Project recently hosted a workshop on energy efficient windows, doors and glazing for bushfire prone areas.

Download the presentations or listen to the audio files of the two speakers Tony Isaacs and Tony Paarhammer.

Visit the Tankulator: ATA’s new online rainwater calculator website

The Tankulator is a free interactive online calculator that helps people plan for a new rainwater tank or improve the performance of existing tanks.

Developed by the ATA with funding from the Victorian Government Sustainability Fund, it calculates how much rainwater can be harvested from a roof anywhere in Australia based on rainfall figures from the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station.

We write regarding the Victorian Government’s Transitional Feed-in Tariff (TFiT) policy. The Alternative Technology Association (ATA) is concerned that the TFiT, as designed, will not achieve the Victorian Government’s stated policy objective of providing system payback for most Victorian solar consumers of 10 years or less.

ATA provides an ‘independent’ consumer advice role, both to our members and to the Victorian public more broadly. As we are not funded by, and do not have direct links with industry or government, the ATA is a trusted source of advice for our membership and the general public in regards to the economics and environmental benefits of energy technologies. A key specialist area of the ATA’s in this regard is financial modelling of the economics of solar investment.

Click here to view the ATA’s submission: TFiT Letter Min – 171011 Final v1.0

This meeting will be held at 7:00pm on Wednesday 26th October 2011 in the Engineering Department, Swinburne University, Hawthorn campus (for a map of Swinburne click here). PLEASE NOTE: On arrival please check the notice on the pillar next to the up-escalator for the room number.
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When: Friday 14th October
Time: 7:00pm
Where: Room E220, Gordon TAFE, East Campus, Boundary Rd, East Geelong
Map: http://www.thegordon.edu.au/About/Campuses/Pages/East-Geelong.aspx. To get to Room E220 enter from Boundary Rd using the entrance near Hickey St. Continue along the driveway west until it swings around north into a larger carpark. At the north corner there is a walkway that heads [...]

When: Monday 17th October 2011
Time: 7.30pm sharp
Where: Goodwood Community Centre (Banquet Hall), 32/34 Rosa St, Goodwood SA (Goodwood Community Centre is convenient to the tram (stop 3), several buses and (a healthy walk from) the train. Enter the car park via Florence St.). Click here for a map of the venue.
Entry fee: ATA members $2. [...]

This meeting was held at 5:45pm on Wednesday October 19th at the offices of URS, level 6 no 1 Southbank boulevard, Southbank (Click here for a map)
Topic: Solar PV Panels: a Review of the Industry and Recent Advances in the Technology
meeting description
Convener: Peter Wonfor
Guest Speaker: Govind Kant, Sales Manager – Solar at RF Industries
Outline:
Govind discussed [...]

When: Sunday, 11 September
Time: 10am to 4pm
Where: Earthcare Centre, Cnr Science Rd & Campus Drive, University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury Campus, Richmond, NSW www.earthcare.org.au
Free Entry.
The Earthcare Centre will be open for tours on Sustainable House Day so come along and meet the ATA Sydney West branch and Henry Doubleday Research Association. There will also be [...]