We had a great turn-out for our Community Renewable Energy Forum with the Legislative Assembly reception room packed out! Members of the community met with their elected representatives and local industry representatives on Thursday to talk all things renewable. To kick off proceedings Mark Spain, the Vice-Chair of SEE-Change, welcomed everyone and gave a brief … Continue reading
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Canberra Clean Energy will be at Canberra’s Harvest Festival!
SEE-Change and the Canberra Clean Energy Connection will be out in force at the SEE-Change stall at this year’s Harvest Festival, on Saturday 31st March, where our theme will be “Harvesting the Sun”. The Harvest Festival is a really fun day out with something for everyone, from food to information sessions, music, and more. Time: … Continue reading
SEE-Change Comments on ACT Government’s “Five Pathways to Carbon Neutrality”
On 28 February 2011, we submitted comment to the ACT Government’s “Weathering the Change, Action Plan 2”: Five Pathways to Carbon Neutrality. Of the five pathways, we suggested that Pathway 2 was our preferred option as a starting point of action due to it’s ability to adapt to emerging opportunities and encourage the uptake of … Continue reading
ACT Government begins integration of electric cars into fleet
On February 23, ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Katy Gallagher announced the arrival of an electric passenger car, the Mitsubishi iMiEV, into the ACT Government fleet. There are expected to be up to 10 iMiEV’s introduced into the ACT Government fleet this year and each will be powered by 100% … Continue reading
Nicholas Engerer appointed as Canberra Clean Energy’s Market Research Assistant
The Canberra Clean Energy Connection welcomes its newest member this week in Nicholas Engerer, our Market Research Assistant. Nick moved to Canberra from the United States in June 2011 and is currently studying to complete a PhD at ANU studying how clouds impact the power generated by rooftop solar arrays. Before heading down under, he … Continue reading