Our colleagues in the Latrobe Valley reported on this new energy storage system and we thought that we would pass it on. GridEdge Energy Storage Systems GridEdge supply an alternative to lithium-ion batteries, a non-toxic sodium-nickel chloride battery otherwise known as a molten salt battery. These SoNick battery systems are made by Swiss battery powerhouse FIAMM. [...]
The community has had a number of meetings and workshops since February this year to determine what is their vision for community renewable energy, the types of applications and potential ownership structures. A committee has been appointed by the community which is investigating concepts of energy efficiency and green power purchase, energy assessments and retrofits, [...]
Coghills Creek Community Hall Community Power Hub Ballarat has completed the feasibility study for the Coghills Creek Community Hall for a 6.5kW PV system. The Coghills Creek Progress Association are now seeking funding for its implementation.
Ballan Community Centre The Ballan Community Centre Solar Power installation has completed its feasibility study and business case and installation of a 6.6kW PV system with some energy efficiency measures will be funded by Hepburn Wind and Powershop at a cost of $8,250. Expect to see media reports of its commissioning in coming weeks!
Ballarat General Cemeteries Ballarat General Cemeteries is a not for profit organisation providing the care of Ballarat’s extensive Cemetery, Chapel, Crematorium and historic gardens. Its electricity and gas supply charges are significant operating expenses. The property has its own water catchment dams used for irrigation of the lawns, garden beds and ornamental water features. Much [...]
McCallum Linen Combined Solar and Wood Waste Power McCallum Linen currently supplies a large number of accommodation facilities in the Ballarat Region with laundered bedding and towels. This social enterprise, which provides people with special needs with employment and training opportunities, is facing ever increasing costs for its gas and electricity. The CPH Ballarat has [...]
When we feel passionate as many of us do about something as fundamental as energy and how we get it, store it and use it, it can be hard to understand why there are still people in the community who don't feel as we do. This 2017 report on attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of residents in [...]
Ballarat Community Power Hub is very proud to be involved in the very important initiative written about in The Courier - Waste to Energy. “The last thing we want to see is a politician make an announcement in the years to come without an understanding of what a waste to energy facility will really be,” Ian Rossiter, [...]
Australian product comparison site Mozo reports that when it comes to home improvements and renovations, home owners are going for green upgrades over the more aesthetic change. They say that ‘green’ upgrades accounted for 37% of all home improvement renovations undertaken by borrowers, followed by painting and decorating (35%) and outdoor upgrades (20%). In terms of [...]
This American article includes a couple of short videos from the film Reinventing Power that aim to address the fear associated with new ideas such as renewable energy. It is worth watching and asking your friends who are not so sure about renewable energy projects to watch for a better understanding of both the community [...]
