Congratulations to Local Solar Hero
Simon Duncan from Green Energy Videos interviewing Matt Charles-Jones last year. Photo: Juliette Milbank Totally Renewable Yackandandah’s Matthew Charles-Jones nominated in Australian of the year awards Matthew Charles Jones has the tremendous honour of being a finalist in the Australian of the Year awards (in the Victorian Local Hero category). He’s up against four other Victorians, with […]
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Bright Sparks Of Yackandandah
A terrific article about our local town and its solar energy grid. https://www.patagonia.com.au/blogs/roaring-journals/bright-sparks-yackandandah-renewable-solar?10 JULY 2020 | JOCK SERONGThe Victorian country town that set up its own solar energy grid.Cam Klose and Ben McGowan are both in their early thirties, and grew up in the small community of Yackandandah, or “Yack”, in Victoria’s north-east. Ben had moved […]
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Community Energy Hub is a new electricity option
NEW IDEAS: Ben McGowan and Cathy McGowan address the Yackandandah meeting on Thursday evening. Source: Border Mail Article |Shana Morgan |Dated: 29 November 2019 The official launch of Indigo Power’s first community energy hub was a moment years in the making. More than 55 per cent of Yackandandah residents already use solar, but by joining the hub, they […]
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Launch of Virtual Power Plant in Yackandandah
Congratulations to Totally Renewable Yackandandah with their completion of 10 solar installations on public buildings. Here’s the beginnings of their virtual power plant which includes 11kW of solar panels, 13 kWh of battery storage and a Mondo Ubi smart energy controller installed at the town’s public hall. The public buildings project has added an additional 74 […]
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Hume Region Renewable Energy Roadmap launched
WORK DONE: Tom Brown has lead the Hume Renewable Energy Roadmap over the last 12 months and has also co-ordinated a social media campaign. Picture: MARK JESSER All of Australia’s clean energy needs could be covered by the Hume region alone if the potential for pumped hydro storage was realised, according to a new report. And it’s […]
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The Good Energy social media campaign telling stories of local leaders and businesses
The Good Energy social media campaign telling stories of local leaders and businessesWilson Transformers is among the North East Victorian “renewable energy leaders” featured in a series of videos being rolled out on social media. The Good Energy campaign is being run by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning as part of the The […]
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Communities around Australia are taking clean energy into their own hands, the Indi win built on that.
Communities around Australia are taking clean energy into their own hands, the Indi win built on that. OPINION Cam KloseBack to back independents have never been elected in Australia, until now The rural electorate of Indi will make history next week when Independent Dr Helen Haines is officially elected to replace fellow independent Cathy McGowan. Part […]
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Totally Renewable Yackandandah solar energy project reaches big landmark
In less than 18 months, Yackandandah homes have generated solar energy that would have been able to run the MCG light towers for almost three years. Totally Renewable Yackandandah and Mondo Energy will hold an event on Friday to celebrate the milestone of reaching one gigawatt hour of energy since the launch of its mini-grid project, which has grown […]
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Environmental impact statements for Glenellen and Jindera solar farm proposals being finalised
PROPOSED: There are plans for two solar farms near Jindera. Above are the project land areas as outlined in preliminary plans put to the NSW government. Panels would not cover the entirety of the properties, which would be leased for 20-30 years.Environmental impact statements are being finalised for proposed solar projects worth a combined $300 […]
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Work starts on solar array
Work has officially started on the next stage of a renewable energy revolution at the Albury Waste Management Centre, with the first sod turned on a new solar power array. The project, which will see the construction of about 4,000 solar panels, is expected to be operating by March 2019. It will form part of the Albury […]
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