The Australian PV Market and the Meaning of Grid Parity

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Jun 182012
 

 June AuSES, NSW Branch
6.00 for 6.30 pm, Tuesday, 26 June 2012
University of Technology, Sydney
Haymarket campus, CM05D.01.10

(Note the venue change; this is on the UTS Haymarket campus, close to Chinatown)

Main Speaker:  Muriel Watt (Australian PV Association
The Australian PV Market and the Meaning of Grid Parity

Future Directions Speaker:  Jonathon Dore

To confirm seating, please RSVP by 12 noon Tuesday, 26 June at our online event register: ausesnswjune.eventbrite.com or email nswbranch@auses.org.au

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Big Solar is Coming

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Jun 182012
 

7.00 pm, Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Moonshine Bar, Steyne Hotel, Manly

This is a special event to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Rio Earth Summit and to launch the United Nations International Year of Sustainable Energy for All.

Speakers: Mark Ogge (BZE), Mark Diesendorf (UNSW), Warren Yates (Clean Energy for Eternity)

Free and open to the public, but bookings are essential.

To confirm seating, please RSVP to Manly Environment Centre, (02) 9976 2842 (business hours).
Further information: Jodi Adams 0402 577 690

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BIG SOLAR IS COMING FOR THE FUTURE, Event Wednesday June 20th

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Jun 132012
 

Some say: So solar and other sustainable energy sources will never replace our present coal-reliant energy system, as they will never be able to provide big-scale energy supplies to feed our energy-hungry communities?

Don’t believe it – big solar is coming, and is already operating abroad. So why not in Australia?

To coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Rio Earth Summit, and to launch the United Nation’s International Year of Sustainable Energy for all, a unique event will be taking place in Manly next week.

Three experts in various areas of sustainable energy will be arguing that – despite the hype saying otherwise – sustainable energy can and will ultimately provide a solution to Australia’s energy needs and, at the same time, help rapidly reduce climate change-causing carbon emissions.

The speakers are:

  • Mark Ogge, a director and co-founder of the Beyond Zero Emissions group, who will outline their campaign for changed attitudes, including Repowering Port Augusta, a proposal to replace that SA industrial city’s coal generators with baseload solar thermal supported by solar PV and wind.

 

  • Dr Mark Diesendorf, Associate Professor and Deputy Director of UNSW’s Institute of Environmental Studies. He will present a talk on ‘A Sustainable Electricity Future for Australia’.

 

  • Warren Yates from Clean Energy for Eternity, who will tell the story of how a community on the NSW far South Coast became committed to a plan to cut their energy use by 50%, and have renewable sources to provide 50% of the remaining energy needs by 2020. A key element of the plan was the building of a large community-owned solar farm at Bega.

The event is being hosted by the Friends of the Manly Environment Group (FoMEC), whose co-founder, Jodi Adams, says that “since the 1970s, I have been watching Australia fall further and further behind in the use of sustainable energy, while our experts in the field are increasingly forced to work overseas, where their skills and knowledge are respected and utilised.  This cannot be allowed to continue!”

The launch will take place from 7pm on Wednesday June 20th at the Steyne Hotel’s Moonshine Bar. It is free and open to the public but bookings are essential. To book, ring the Manly Environment Centre on 9976 2842 during business hours.

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Reminder: Sydney Central ATA – Tuesday 12 June – Geoexchange Heating and Cooling Systems

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Jun 112012
 
The Sydney Central ATA group meeting on Tuesday 12 June will be at 6pm (until 8pm) in the Wallaby Room, 11th Floor, Testra Buidling, 320 Pitt St, Sydney.
The topic will be “Geoexchange Heating and Cooling Systems: Review of Local and International Case Studies”, and will be presented by Yale Carden is the Managing Director of GeoExchange Australia.

Yale will present a short overview of geoexchange heating and cooling systems and their various applications. He will include a series of local and international case studies that will range from residential applications through to commercial projects, including office buildings, Councils, universities etc.

Yale Carden has a First Class Honours degree in Environmental Science and a Masters in Environmental Engineering. Yale has been working in the sustainability sector for over fifteen years and has spent the past six years working with geoexchange systems. He is a member and certified installer with the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) and has advised on Geoexchange systems across the Asia Pacific.

Please Register by selecting ATTEND at atasydney.eventbrite.com.au
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This weeks News for Transition Bondi!

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Jun 112012
 

This Week’s News | Films | Markets | Events | Be a Star

Welcome to another edition of the news for Transition Bondi! Our new website is currently taking shape and we need YOU to come and be a star! We’re looking for people who wants to write blogs so if you have a recipe, some enviro tips, want to start a debate, it’s all welcome!

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ATA Geoexchange Heating and Cooling Systems 12th June

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Jun 072012
 
The Sydney Central ATA group meeting on Tuesday 12 June will be at 6pm (until 8pm) in the Wallaby Room, 11th Floor, Testra Buidling, 320 Pitt St, Sydney.
The topic will be “Geoexchange Heating and Cooling Systems: Review of Local and International Case Studies”, and will be presented by Yale Carden is the Managing Director of GeoExchange Australia.

Yale will present a short overview of geoexchange heating and cooling systems and their various applications. He will include a series of local and international case studies that will range from residential applications through to commercial projects, including office buildings, Councils, universities etc.

Yale Carden has a First Class Honours degree in Environmental Science and a Masters in Environmental Engineering. Yale has been working in the sustainability sector for over fifteen years and has spent the past six years working with geoexchange systems. He is a member and certified installer with the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) and has advised on Geoexchange systems across the Asia Pacific.

Please Register by selecting ATTEND at atasydney.eventbrite.com.au
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“Coalition of the Willing” – film night & local organic dinner

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Jun 062012
 

Transition Bondi Tonight

Time:

6 June 2012 – 6:30pm9:00pm

Location:

“Chapel by the Sea” – the Heart & Soul of Bondi

95 Roscoe Street

Bondi Beach NSW 2026

Google Map:
Coalition of the Willing

 

“The Coalition of the Willing”

short movie & talk by Timothy Rayner

&

Local Organic Dinner

Timothy Rayner is a writer and philosopher based in Sydney, Australia. His consultancy, Philosophy for Change, teaches practical philosophical skills for everyday life. Tim has taught philosophy at the University of Sydney and the University of New South Wales, Australia. He recently completed the book “Life Changing: A Philosophical Guide”, a practical philosophy book for people who are engaging in change – perfect for Transitioners!

Tim will introduce the short film “The Coalition of the Willing” and talk about “Hugging the Monster”. Be prepared for some interesting discussions!

Tim will also bring along some copies of his new book to sell on the night.

If you would like to find more about “The Coalition of the Willing”, Tim and his new book, go to:

http://philosophyforchange.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/ready-for-change-your-time-starts-now/

www.timrayner.net

http://coalitionofthewilling.org.uk/

Suggested donation to cover our costs for dinner: $12 for general public, $7 for Transition Sydney members or what you can afford.

If you would like to help us cook, come at 6 pm. We start dinner and the movie at 7 pm.

To pre-order a box of local organic produce to take home, visit www.foodconnect.com.au and order online.

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Speed date a sustainable designer, registrations for sydney open

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Jun 052012
 

 

Sydney

 

When: Saturday 23rd June 2012
Time: 1-3pm
Where: Customs House Library, Circular Quay, Sydney

Sponsored by the City of Sydney
The City of Sydney’s Green Villages program is about coming together as a community and creating a more sustainable city. Read our green tips and latest news, take part in a community garden, apply for a grant, foster our local biodiversity or attend one of our free sustainability workshops. Join us and live, learn and act more sustainably for a greater, greener Sydney. Sign up to the Green Village News and get a monthly dose of great green ideas delivered fresh to your inbox.
www.greenvillages.com.au

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Join the ATA’s free webinar – How it works: building a sustainable house to suit your site

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May 312012
 

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Time: 11am

In conjunction with bankmecu, the Alternative Technology Association (ATA) presents a series of free online presentations to share practical knowledge about energy efficiency, sustainable building and water conservation at home. Webinars are broadcast live for view over your web browser, and will be available for playback on demand afterwards.

The fifth webinar in the series will be held on Friday 15 June, and will focus on the importance of site orientation, location and climate in designing an energy-efficient, sustainable house. It will introduce the sustainable design elements incorporated in an owner-built home on Sydney’s northern beaches, looking in particular at how the site’s location and challenges (including slope, proximity to the sea, and limited solar access) influenced the design.

The webinar will feature a presentation by designer Dick Clarke of Envirotecture, and a conversation with homeowners Barbara Stack and Rodney Reece on their design priorities and what it’s like to live in the finished house. The webinar will finish with a Q&A session.

Click here to register for free for the webinar.

 

If you’re not able to join in live, remember that the webinar will be recorded and you will be able to view it via the ATA website from a couple of days afterwards.

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Sydney World Environment Day Screening – Bimblebox Documentary

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May 292012
 

See the Facebook event here

Presented by Climate Action Network Australia, Beyond Zero Emissions, Greenpeace and Stop Coal Seam Gas Sydney, this event will be the highlight of this year’s World Environment Day celebrations in Sydney.

The documentary, ‘Bimblebox’, exposes the huge expansions planned for Australia’s coal and CSG export industry and the grassroots struggle to save the land, and our rural communities from its overwhelming force.

By the director of the 2005 film Mountaintop Removal, Mike O’Connell, this film has touched the hearts of audiences across the country.

The film features many prominent members of the debate against coal expansion in Australia including Guy Pearse (Global Change Institute), Ove Hoegh-Guldberg (University of Queensland) and Matthew Wright (Beyond Zero Emissions) and the music of Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, The Lurkers and The Horseflies.

Speakers are:
John Hepburn, Greenpeace
Jacinta Green, Stop-CSG Sydney
Geoff Cameron, Beyond Zero Emissions
Larissa Waters, Queensland Greens Senator

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