The February 2012 meeting will be on the afternoon of Sunday 12th February and will be a house visit in the Lilydale area. Features will include a German wood fired boiler, a grid backup PV system and a ride-on mower converted to electric. Look forward to seeing you all there!
Regards,
ATA Tas North Branch Committee
and
David Hamilton
ATA [...]

Disasters in Dialogue: Building Back Green and Strong

Attend this years Woodford Folk Festival forum on rebuilding communities sustainably after natural disasters.

The focus is on participation, deliberation, collaboration, transformation, with disaster-impacted communities providing extraordinary opportunities for socially innovative and ecologically resilient rebuilding.

The ATA is a proud partner of the Build it Back Green initiative.

This meeting was held at 5:45pm on Wednesday February 15th at the offices of URS, level 6 no 1 Southbank boulevard, Southbank (Click here for a map)
WEBCAST: See details below
Convener:
Guest Speaker: Damien Moyse
Outline: Outline: Damien reported on the results of a recently completed research study into the long term economic costs of standalone power [...]

ATA Melbourne
Branch

Tentative Topics 2012 (and list of meeting dates)
List will go here
The February topic is: “Economics and Efficiency of Standalone Power Systems”, presented by Damien Moyse
Meeting dates for 2012:
February 15th, March 21st, April 18th, May 16th, June 20th, July 18th, August 15th, September 19th, October 17th, November 21st
Note that there is no meeting in January

ATA Melbourne
Branch

Events Pre-2012

Nov 2011 Phase Change Materials: light weight smart thermal mass
Oct 2011 Solar PV Panels: a Review of the Industry and Recent Advances in the Technology
Sept 2011 ATA Melbourne Project Night
Sept 2011 special meeting Arduino Interest Group meeting
Aug 2011 Wind Energy – Australia and the World
July 2011 Making Plastics Biodegradable; Recycling Plastics into Products
June [...]

ATA South Australia Branch – 2012 meeting – Field Visit to the SA Mini Wind trial Site
When: Early 2012
Around the 4th or 5th week of the year
Date and time is yet to be finalised - But it will be sometime Late January / Early February 2012 - For an after Hours On-Site Visit and Live Tour – [...]

When: Friday 6th January
Time: 8:30am for a 9am start
Where: Castlemaine
Map: http://tinyurl.com/86298rs.
RSVP: Contact Peter on 5267 2860 to confirm your intention to attend so a roster can be organized if required.
We will be changing the motor in Michael Axtens’ Blade electric vehicle to a later version, that is a better match for his new controller. Ross [...]

When: Tuesday 20th December
Time: 6.30pm
Where: SI Clean Energy showroom, 2/160 Pacific Highway Coffs Harbour
RSVP for pizza: Art 0417466347
We are having a last fling before Christmas and pizza will be provided. All welcome. We will be covering a few of the following items at this get together:
1. How to save on your Energy Bills – an [...]

Formula SAE and electric cars
Come along, bring your electric vehicle and help us support the electric competitors at SAE’s Formula SAE event in Werribee on Sunday 18th December.

Swinburne’s car

The Event
This event is an international event for students to build a race car to set specifications. This year there are 29 teams competing with 8 [...]

The Baillieu Government is on the threshold of a ground-breaking venture. During the 2010 election campaign, the Coalition committed to improving the average energy rating of Victoria’s existing homes to 5 stars. This means raising around one million homes to a 5 star standard – an average of 125,000 homes each year to meet a 2020 target.

How can this ambitious task be achieved? What will it mean for everyday Victorians – especially those living in poverty? And importantly: how can we ensure this venture is a win–win for Victoria’s economy and environment, while at the same time alleviating cost of living pressures?

Click here to view this publication: Liveable homes, liveable future