Solar News, September 2004 ~ Australian And New Zealand Solar Energy Society - South Australian Branch

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Australian And New Zealand Solar Energy Society (SA Branch)

SOLAR NEWS SAFormerly the ANZSES CHATTER

www.anzses.org September 2004

CONTENTSWELCOMEDIARY DATESPRINTING THISNEWSLETTERSOLAR HOUSE DAYTOUR SOME OF SASMOST ENERGY EFFICIENTHOMES.....PROJECT ADELAIDE:PARTNERSHIPS TOWARDSA SUSTAINABLE REGION`URGENT' CAL L FORCLIMATE CHANGE ACTIONSOLAR 2004: LIFE, THEUNIVERSE ANDRENEWABLESSOLAR CITIES WORKSHOPWHAT IS 3 ?SOLAR PROGRESSENERGYSA TRAILERTHE BUSINESS OFENERGY EFFICIENCY 2004WEC LUNCHTIMEPRESENTATIONALTERNATIVETECHNOLOGYASSOCIATIONOTHER LINKS OFINTEREST:AUSTRALIAN & NEWZEALAND SOLAR ENERGYSOCIETY SA BRANCHBRANCH COMMITTEE2004:FUTURE MATERIAL FORSOLAR NEWS SA

WELCOME

to this months edition of Solar News SA.! A special welcome to all new members we hope thisnewsletter/email gives some idea of whats happening locally!

DIARY DATES

11 - 12 Sept Solar House Day13th 14th September The Business of Energy Efficiency 2004 Sydney30 Sept - 2 Oct CANA Conference22 Oct Cairns And Far North Qld Environment Centre Climate Change Conference31 Oct - 4 Nov 3rd World Wind Energy Conference www.wwindea.org8 - 10 Nov Australia and New Zealand Climate Forumwww.bom.gov.au/events/anzcf200415 Nov International Climate Change Task Force (Blair, Carr et al) meets in Sydney1 - 3 December SOLAR 2004: LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND RENEWABLES6 - 17 Dec COP10 Buenos Aires

PRINTING THIS NEWSLETTER

If you want to print this newsletter off, a PDF copy is available from

www.35s.com.au/anzses/Solar News SA sept04.pdf

SOLAR HOUSE DAY

Guided tours of many passive solar homes

Capital Cities and Regional Centres around Aust and NZWe gratefully acknowledge the ongoing support of the Federal Government throughthe Australian Greenhouse Office www.greenhouse.gov.au

On September 11th & 12thbetween 11am and 4pm, houses featuring passive and active solar designelements will open their doors in all capital cities and many regions across Australia and New Zealand,during the third Solar House Day.

At each house, visitors will receive a fact sheet and directions for a self guided tour around the outsideof the property and will then join an expert guide for an informative tour through the inside.More details of the featured houses in South Australia will be available online at the Solar House Daywebsite - www.solarhouseday.com , call Monica Oliphant 0404 898 277or call - 1300 302 962

Every visitor will be in the running to win a solar hot water system provided by Solahart. .


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A visitor feedback form is in your kit, please complete and return to the address given or place in thecollection box at the last house you visit.

Solar House Day is organised by dedicated members of the Australian and New Zealand Solar EnergySociety (ANZSES) and the Alternative Technology Association (ATA), in conjunction with theAustralian Greenhouse Office (AGO).ANZSES SA Coordinators: Monica Oliphant & Ann Marie Creighton

LOST? NEED MORE INFORMATION ON THE DAYS?Ring Stewart Martin on0401 397 658 Monica Oliphant on 0404 898277 or John Held 0417 840337

The following houses are open on Saturday 11th. Tours will be conduc ted on the halfhour commencing at 11am with the last tour at 3.30pm.

SA01 THE BROOKMAN RESIDENCE, (Open Saturday only) THE FOOD FOREST

Clifford Rd, Hill ier (Just West of Gawler) UBD Ref. 23 C16 Web:www.users.bigpond.com/brookman

This 164 year old heritage listed homestead is one of the oldest buildings in the district. The passive

solar extension (kitchen, living and dining areas) was constructed in 2000, combining straw bale,stone, hollow concrete block, and well insulated galvanised iron walls with an oxide coloured slabfloor. Construction incorporates recycled doors, windows and rock, ventilation through passive Condorvents, solar/wetback hot water system, Clerestory window and thin film amorphous silicon photovoltaicpanels. Reticulation of roof water and reed bed treatment of grey and black water. Extensive gardensmodify microclimate as well as providing food. Energy and self sufficiency are important to thispermaculture home.

SA02 THE ANDREWS' HOUSE (Open Saturday only)

21 McLauchlan Rd, Windsor Gardens, 5087 UBD ref 107 H3

This house was designed by the owners, with the help of the architect Heinz Martens, and built in1997 with Hebel Power Panels. These panels combined with a double insulated ceiling and insulatedwalls give excellent thermal performance. A 1.5 kW roof-mounted PV system produces more power

than is used in summer. The house has several rainwater tanks and is self sufficient in water for atleast 6 months of the year. The house is surrounded by a permaculture garden, which provides theowners with most of their fruit, and veg needs plus a surplus to trade through the LETS (LocalExchange Trading System). The owners coordinate N. East LETS and information on the scheme canbe obtained at the house.

SA03 THE MYLIUS HOUSE (Open Saturday only)

7 Battams Road Royston Park 5070. UBD Ref. 107 A13

Semi-detached 3-BR 145 sq m completed August 2002. North orientation; polished concrete floor;walls concrete block, fibre cement and zincalume. Large windows; retractable horizontal blind overnorth patio; reticulated rainwater; electric boosted solar hot water system; grid-connected 1500 Wphotovoltaic system. Fully wheel-chair accessible with no-step thresholds and appropriate interiordimensions. Low water-use garden.

SA04 THE PHILLIPS RESIDENCE (Open Saturday on ly)44 Devonshire Street, Hawthorn 5062 UBD Ref. 130 G 14

This award winning architecturally designed contemporary residence is located in the inner suburb ofHawthorn and was constructed in 2001. The residence is for a young family and draws inspirationfrom Japanese influences and ecologically sustainable principles. Three individual pavilions are linkedvia a glazed walkway allowing the creation of courtyards. These pavilions are surrounded by waterand gardens features and as a result the outdoor/indoor spaces become one. The residence is setback from the street frontage to allow the formation of a more formal garden arrangement as well asprovide a transition from the Jacaranda lined streetscape. The residence has a strong and uniquepresence within the streetscape. This residence clearly demonstrates the advantages of passiveenergy in a contemporary manner.

SA05 AMANDE BED AND BREAKFAST (Open Saturday only)

Lot 13 California Rd., McLaren Vale, SA 5171. (Between Malpas &Communication)WWW.AmandeBnB.COM.


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UBD Ref. 216 K 10This property is a heritage listed homestead built in 1890, nestled among the vineyards of McLarenVale. It had been allowed to deteriorate to almost a ruin when the current owners bought it in 2002.They have been sympathetically restoring it and building in energy and water efficiencies as they go.A key consideration has been to maintain the heritage nature of the house.On display will be an adjustable tilt 1.5KW PV array with data logger, solar hot water system, highefficiency gas heating, eco septic with recycled grey and black water, recycled roof timbers which arenow stunning architraves in the newly constructed BnB cottages and some commentary aboutbehaviours (good and bad!).

SA06 DISPAIN HOUSE (Open Saturday only)

5 Lomandra Walk, Ald inga Ar ts Eco Vil lage, 173 Port Road, Aldinga, 5173 UBD Ref.223 P 3

This new residence built in 2003, is a reverse brick veneer Townhouse with both passive and activeenergy producing features. The surrounding Aldinga Arts Eco Village is a state of the art developmentaddressing house block orientation, recycling including wastewater, rain water catchments, stormwater ponding, reticulated gas, electricity and communications, abundance of common land includinga farm, and importantly pooling people with an interest in the land, sustainability, accountability andthe arts.On display will be several prototypes, including a new heating and cooling concept. Also see

a prototype pedal-powered water pump, and a novel idea on how to cycle to the beach with yourkayak or ski in tow.

SA07 KAIRL & THOMAS HOME (Open Saturday only)

Williams Rd., Currency Creek. Just off Mt. Compass/Goolwa Rd. (See map over)

On 10 acres near Currency Creek, Lance, Gae and their daughter have built a 2 storey straw balehome which is passive solar and incorporates the extensive use of recycled materials. It is lived in butnot fully complete. The home is self sufficient in power, water and treatment of all waste water. It is agood example of what can be done with hard work, time and a realistic budget.

The following houses are open on Sunday 12th. Tours will be conducted on the halfhour commencing at 11am with the last tour at 3.30pm.

SA08 MARLOW (Open Sunday only)

19 Thomas Street, Croydon, 5008 UBD Ref. 105 H14Built in 1901, this unusual inner-suburb cottage was never designed with energy efficiency in mind.The present owner plans to renovate one day, but after installing a solar electricity system andreplacing old appliances, it will have to wait. Instead, she and her flatmates have made behaviouralchanges like recycling the washing water onto the garden, putting up curtains, fitting a flow-limiter tothe shower rose and turning the old futon into garden mulch. This house is open to remind and inspireother city-dwellers that there are still plenty of changes we can make around the home, which don'tcost a fortune and still make a difference..... even if you are living in a single-glazed, uninsulated,west-facing fibro shack. Come and get some ideas, or share your own.

SA09, SA10, CHRISTIE WALK (Open Sunday only)

Entry f rom 63 Russell Street Adelaide 5000 UBD Ref. 3 G14

Inner City Adelaide ESD project which when complete will comprise a diverse mix of 27 dwellings -

apartments, cottages and townhouses with community facilities and gardens - including SouthAustralia's first true roof garden. Two houses are on display - a free-standing 3-story straw balecottage and a 3-storey townhouse constructed from autoclaved aerated concrete. The Christie WalkProject is unique in Australia and will eventually address all aspects of ecological design anddevelopment with passive solar design, high levels of insulation, use of thermal mass, double glazing,non-toxic construction, solar hot water, photovoltaics, productive landscape, low car use, stormwatercollection and sewage mining.

SA11 THE STIRLING ECO HOUSE (Open Sunday only)

11Gould Rd. Stirling 5152 UBD Ref.145 G14

Park in Stirling Medical Centre 104 Mt Barker Rd, opposite Gould Rd. Walk 150mThe house was designed by its owner-builders as a small, simple, modern cottage using timber that ismostly reclaimed, recycled or plantation, within walking distance of work, public transport and services.

North facing with internal mass of rammed earth walls and concrete floors the windows are double-glazed and insulation is R6 in ceilings & R3.5 in walls. Fittings were chosen to minimise out-gassing


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and finishes are non-toxic. There is minimum use of PVC. The house has solar hot water heating and1.5 kW photovoltaic panels, and uses only collected rainwater.

SA12 LOT 100 Ironbank (Open Sunday only )

Lot 100 Ironbank , Ironbank Road near the Cherry Gardens Rd and Ironbank RdIntersection.

Look out for the Solar House Day signs. About half way between Stirling and Blackwood (10 minutedrive from both). Please park on the side of the road or near the sports oval and walk down thedriveway to Lot 100.This straw-bale walled, passive solar design, sustainable house was converted from a steel frameshed over a period of about 2 years by owner-builders. The house and landscape feature manyecologically sustainable initiatives such as grey water recycling via a reed-bed system and irrigationarea (fruit orchard), composting toilet, salvaged building materials, energy generation (photovoltaiccells), solar hot water, super insulated walls (straw-bale), double glazed windows, cool cupboard forfood storage (under development), wood oven linked to in-slab floor heating, rainwater tanks and non-toxic surface finishes.

SA13 THE TELFER LOW ENERGY HOME (Open Sunday only)

29 Parsons St., Marion UBD Ref. 141 D15

A renovated, 70's house next to a reserve & Sturt Linear Park , this almost completed move towardsself sufficiency shows what can be done without starting from scratch. Windows have been re-orientedto catch the northern sun and rooflines adjusted to carry the solar hot-water & PV's as well as divertingrainwater to an underground tank. Inside, the new angles on many of the rooms have createdfascinating corners that make the house feel 'thoroughly modern' & allow for new activities such ascomputing and craft. Winner of 2003 Institute of Architects (SA Chapter) award for SustainableDesign.

SA14 Easterbrook House (Open Sunday only)

Peters Creek Road, Kuitpo Forest (See map over) 5201 UBD Ref. 323 J14

The property comprises about 11 hectares of the last remanent native bushland in the Kuitpo locality.For 10 years, land care, weed eradication and bushfire mitigation work has been carried out on theland. The house has a steel frame with aerated autoclave concrete infill and insulated steel roof,

decks and concrete floors. There is a small upper loft and subsidence tower in the spiral stair tower.There is a conservatory, and within the house is distributed by ceiling fan and a heat shifter in theceiling space with outlets in each bedroom. A 1.5 KW wind generator provides electricity and a solarwater heater with wood and gas back up is used for water heating. Compared with normal compliantenergy efficient houses using about 22KW hours per day this house uses 4.2 KW hours per day andexports excess on site renewable energy to mains as green power.

SA15 THE MUNDULLA HOUSE (Open Sunday only)

Curlew Lane Mundul la (10 km SW of Bordertown) 5270

This passively designed home is constructed of Hebel blocks and steel. Roof water is collected for in-house potable use and waste water is sent via a treatment tank to disposal in soil and vegetation.Cross ventilation is a feature. It has a conservatory, clerestory windows, passive clothes dryingcupboard and ventilated pantry in the kitchen. There is grid-connected PV on the roof and a solar-gas

water heater.SA 16 KI Delights (Open Sunday only)

Lot 53, Pennington Bay Rd, Pennington Bay Kangaroo Island. http://www.kangaroo-island-au.com/ki_delights/

This owner-designed house has no mains supply of electricity, gas, or water and is almost totally self-sufficient. Electricity is supplied by a PV system mounted in the garden connected to an inverter andbattery storage in the house.The house is built of colorbond with insulation in the roof and walls and has north facing windows tocatch winter sun. The interior walls are plasterboard backed with insulation and plywood.The minimal cooling required in summer is supplied by using the natural gully breezes controlled bystrategically designed window openings. Additional warmth is provided in winter by a wood burningstove. Some bottled gas is used for hot water and cooking.The house is set in Pennington Bay with magnificent views of the sea and the occasional migratingwhale.


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GREAT PRIZE!

Buy a ticket in Solar House Day 2004 and go in the DRAW to WIN a brand new solar hot water systemfor your home - supplied by Solahart and installed by an accredited installer.To enter complete thedetails on the back of your ticket, post to the address shown or place in the collection box at the last

house you visit.


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TOUR SOME OF SAS MOST ENERGY EFFICIENT HOMES.....

BY BIODIESEL BUS!

Never been in a vehicle run on veggie oil?Here's your chance for a fun day out, and at the same time reducing greenhouse gas emissions.....As part of national Solar House Day, the Alternative Technology Association (ATA) and Australianand New Zealand Solar Energy Society (ANZSES) will be conducting tours of 8 of SA's most energyefficient homes - by buses run on biodiesel fuel.

And YOU are invited. Talk to the owners, feel the comfort and see how energy costs can be reduced.

On Saturday 11th

September, visit these houses: Phillips Residence, Hawthorn Amande Bed and Breakfast, McLaren Vale Lunch at Willunga Markets or BYO Dispain House, Aldinga Kairl and Thomas Home, Currency CreekOn Sunday 12th September, visit these:

Marlow, Croydon Christie Walk, Adelaide Lunch at Stirling or BYO Stirling Eco House, Stirling Lot 100, Ironbank

Come on one day, or come for both! For more information about each of the houses see below

Visitors will be taken on a guided tour of each house & will receive tour notes for the property. Theywill see working, lived-in examples of energy efficiency, thermal mass, heat storage and release,summer ventilation control & overall design-for-comfort.When: Sat 11th and Sun 12th Sept 2004, 9.30am 5.00pm.Cost: House entry - Solar House Day weekend ticket $20/person or $30/family (free for SHDvolunteers and ATA/ANZSES members) Bus tour - $5 each dayA Solar House Day weekend ticket entitles visitors to unlimited entry to the 16 houses open over theweekend PLUSthe chance to win a Solarhart solar hot water system for their home worth $5,000.How: Complete the attached registration form & send with payment to Sarah Dugdale, 19 Thomas StCroydon, 5008 or via email [email protected]

No. seats available: Places are VERY, VERY limited and are filling fast! Book now - less than 20places remaining for each day.For info: Sarah Dugdale, 0409 640 841 or 8346 0603 orwww.solarhouseday.com

PROJECT ADELAIDE: PARTNERSHIPS TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE REGION


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Initiatives (ICLEI), City of Adelaide, Capital City Committee Adelaideand theSouth Australian Office ofSustainability to develop and implement Project Adelaide. As part of the project, a new staff positionhas been established at the City of Adelaide to assist in furthering sustainability activities in the cityand the wider metropolitan region.

Project Adelaide aims to:

Deliver specific projects including the development of the Sustainable Business DirectorySA and the Local Greenhouse Action (South Australian Councils Participating in the Citiesfor Climate Protection Campaign) Report.

Scope additional projects, such as a SA Leaders Managing for Sustainability initiative Identify opportunities for Adelaide and the metropolitan region to participate in ICLEI

activities Promote Adelaide's achievements within Australia and internationally Facilitate Local Government involvement in green purchasing approaches

o For information on the ICLEI Green Purchasing Pilot Project click here

For further information regarding Project Adelaide, please contact the ICLEI Project AdelaideCoordinator Tanya Roe - telephone 08 8203 7204 or email [email protected]

`URGENT' CALL FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION

By State Political Reporter GREG KELTON (Advertiser 27aug04)AN urgent meeting of federal and state leaders has been proposed by Premier Mike Rann to tacklegreenhouse gas emissions.Mr Rann wants both Prime Minister John Howard and Opposition Leader Mark Latham to committhemselves to a special Council of Australian Governments' meeting within three months of the federalelection.On the eve of a national energy ministers' meeting in Adelaide, he said yesterday that the greenhousethreat to Australia was worse than terrorism."This is a call to arms," Mr Rann said. "It's time for action, not words.

Mr Rann said the COAG meeting should determine the strategy and set hard targets and timelines onemission reductions."It is becoming increasingly clear that climate change will strike Australia earlier, and more severely,than other developed nations," he said."This is because of the marginal nature of much of our rainfall, our variable climate and our greaterbiodiversity."We stand at an historic crossroads. We cannot absolve ourselves of responsibility because most ofthe important decisions about climate change will need to be made over the next 10 years."Mr Rann said the current national policy on energy and greenhouse issues did nothing to encourageinvestment.He said to attract investment in renewable energy, Australia needed to provide financial incentives forelectricity generators to move away from dirty coal-fired electricity to alternatives such as biomass,solar, wind energy and hot rocks."A renewable energy industry could be worth billions of dollars, create thousands of jobs in regionalareas, and put Australia at the forefront of renewable energy in the Asia-Pacific region," he said.Australian Conservation Foundation executive director Don Henry said he strongly supported MrRann's call for a COAG meeting."We'd also be urging the Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader to release comprehensive climatechange policies before the election," Mr Henry said."It's going to have a large impact in South Australia, so it's important to know who is going to do what."

SOLAR 2004: LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND RENEWABLES

1 - 3 December 2004to be held at Murdoch University Perth, Western Australia

The theme for the 42nd Annual Conference of ANZSES makes use of the number 42 from Douglas


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Adams most famous work The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, where Arthur Dent proposes that theoriginal question was "what is the answer to life, the universe and everything?". We hope that thisreference to science fiction provides and inspiration for our industryand the possibilities for the future.Katrina LyonWA Branch PresidentANZSES

Murdoch UniversityMurdoch WA 6150Ph +61 8 9360 2865 Fax +61 89360 6624http://energy.murdoch.edu.au/Solar2004

SOLAR CITIES WORKSHOP

Wasim Saman was amongst ANZSES members who recently attended a workshop aboutthe proposed Solar Cities program. The local ANZSES committee discussed someimplications of how a sum of $20 000000 (plus some matching funding from State and localgovernments and Industry) could have a meaningful impact in reducing greenhouse gasemission for the whole of Adelaide, but also whether such a program had a negative effecton other policy initiatives such as the Mandated Renewable Energy Targets (MRET).

Wasim suggested that if such a plan did go ahead, features could include:

1. Setting different levels of measures for reducing conventional energy use in residentialand commercial buildings starting with demand side management and energy efficiencymeasures, then solar hot water then solar PV. Individual households and businesses can optfor a certain level of measures.2. Establishing a Revolving Credit Fund for funding the initial costs of energy audits andpaying for implementing the selected measures which can be paid back to the Fund through

subsequent energy savings. The Fund can be used for "solarising" Adelaide suburb bysuburb by rolling out the scheme within a specified timeline.3. This will go hand in hand with a plan for introducing regulations which will graduallyfacilitate and mandate more energy efficiency measures and using sustainable energy forbuildings and appliances.

Wasim would be interested in your thoughts on these ideas and particularly the likely hurdlesand arguments against the scheme. You can contact him on 8302 3008 or fax 8302 3380 orEmail: [email protected]

To give some background to the program, the following i s extracted from the AGOpresentation to the Workshop:

What is Solar Cities?

An opportunity to: Showcase Australias potential to deliver sustainable energy outcomes; Measure economic and environmental impacts of integrating solar, energy efficiency and meteringtechnologies with cost reflective pricing and planning in large scale trials; and Understand and address impediments to commercial application of the Solar Cities concept.

What are the objectives?

To determine the impact a combination of cost reflective pricing, clustered solar, energy efficiencyand smart metering technologies and planning has on electricity supply and demand profiles and theneed for electricity infrastructure in trial regions; and To identify options for addressing barriers to distributed solar generation and demand sideparticipation for grid connected urban areas.Why is Solar Cities necessary?

Current electricity market arrangements do not factor in the benefits of solar technologies or otherdemand side action such as energy efficiency measures.


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No price signals to reflect potential benefit of PV in offsetting peak demand;delaying networkaugmentation; providing ancillary services;Risk and expenditure profile for PV fully borne by owners other generators share costs and risksofmaintenance and failure with the market;No price signals to households/businesses to effectivelymanage their energy use.

What is the process? Prepare Statement of Opportunities & ChallengesUse this as a basis for targeted stakeholder consultation

Appoint an independent panelTo assist in program design & assess applications. Includes AGO & ITR representativeSupported by technical experts

Develop analytic tools for assessment process Identify monitoring and reporting requirements Finalise program design Call for Expressions of InterestOutline concept, consortia, support & commitmentsGuidelines on key selection criteria, information requirements and methodology made available

Invite Tenders for best proposalsFeasibility study to quantify anticipated costs & benefits$ may be available to assistDemonstrate business commitments at advanced stage

Appoint an independent monitoring agencyRegular public reporting throughout trial period

Successful Solar City sites announcedMinisters for Environment & Heritage and Industry, Tourism and Resources make final decision

Negotiate contracts and implement trials Communicate successes and lessons learnt (ongoing) Conduct mid term program evaluation Conduct program reviewWhat is the timeframe?

July 04: Implementation of Solar City program commencesSep 04: Release Statement of Challenges & OpportunitiesDec 04: Call for Expressions of InterestMar 05: Tenders invitedJun 05: Successful sites announcedJul 05: Implementation phase commencesJul 08: Solar City sites roll out finalised & mid term program evaluation

Jul 07/13: Monitoring and reportingFeb 13: Program review

Where will the Solar Cities be?

Urban grid connected areas Focus on existing sites, without ruling out greenfield proposals

What is the money for?

$75.3 million initiative over nine years $ available for:administration, tender preparation, independent panel, installation of equipment in trial sites

monitoring, reporting and publishing outcomes


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WHAT IS 3 ?

3 is brought to you by the Green City Program an initiative of the Capital City Committee3is a friendly, informal opportunity to meet with and connect with other people who are doinginteresting things in and for Adelaide. People who are working to improve our citys capacity to be

sustainable - environmentally, socially and economically.We meet from 4.45pm til around 6.30pm-ish once a month, usually on the second Wednesday of themonth - an informal, networking sort of get together.Finger foods and some brain food are provided. You buy a drink and talk with people.3 aims to enhance and extend the existing informal networks of professionals, practitioners, policymakers and the community who work and/or contribute in some form towards making Adelaide asustainable city.To get onto the invitation list for 3 events send me your name, email contact, phone number and alittle information about your job/business.If you know someone who would also be interested tell them about 3 Degrees or just bring them along but please let me know if you are coming so I can make enough cucumber sandwiches.

Bring your ideas, thoughts, passion and contribute to making Adelaide a sustainable city.

Want to find out more?call John Mercer on ph (08) 82072322 or email me at [email protected]

SOLAR PROGRESS

Thank you to those of you who have provided some very interesting articles for September'Solar Progress'.If you have not yet sent in your material may I urge you to do this in the next few weeks.Perhaps the most important issue affecting the development of energy sustainabilityis the publication of The Australian Prime Minister's White paper: "Securing Australia'sEnergy Future".The BCSE called it "The delivery of a bleak future" -

What is ANZSES position? What is the trickle down effect in R&D and basic research? What will the effect of not changing MRET have? Is the Solar Cities initiative enough?

The deadline for submissions is September 10th.I look forward to your thoughts.Dr Bill Parker Editor "Solar Progress" The ANZSES JournalBox 322 Mount Lawley WA 6929Phone 08 9371 6373 0403 583 676email: [email protected]

ENERGYSA TRAILER

At last EnergySA have secured $15,000 funding to convert an old display trailer into a wizz-bangalternative energy education workshop. Volunteers are sought to work with the ATA and EnergySAon planning and developing the concept. Interested people should contact Kaylee on [email protected] or 8226 5534.

THE BUSINESS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY 2004

The second national Business of Energy Efficiency conference is fast approaching andBCSE members receive a discount off the full registration price.Last year s inaugural Business of Energy Efficiency conference was a great success, andgenerated immense interest. This year, the Business of Energy Efficiency 2004 will build onlast year s event, and provide an opportunity for information sharing, networking and skill


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building. It is a great chance to contribute to industry knowledge of current and emergentdirections in energy efficiency policy, practices and programs.The Business of Energy Efficiency 2004 is being held in Sydney from 13th 14th September2004, at the Westin Sydney, with site visits on 15th September. The program is exciting andrelevant, with a broad range of local and international speakers that cover all aspects of

energy efficiency and its direction in Australia and overseas.If you would like further information, contact Emily on 03 9349 3077 [email protected] orvisit the BCSE web site www.bcse.org.au.

WEC LUNCHTIME PRESENTATION

Tuesday 7th September 1.00pm to 1.30pm Auditorium 2, Level 2, Sydney Convention Centre (thatsa long way away, but we TRY to keep you informed!!!)

The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnersh ip: REEEP

The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) is a coalition of progressivegovernments, businesses and organisations committed to accelerating the development of renewableand energy efficiency systems (REES).Initiated at the Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in August 2002 bythe UK Government, the REEEP provides an open and flexible framework within which governmentswork together to meet their own sustainable energy objectives according to their own timetables. Themost recent partners to join the REEEP include the United States and Australia.The International Secretariat for REEEP is now established in Vienna and a significant number ofspecific projects are being funded within the two core sectors of interest, policy and regulation andfinancing.Under the chairmanship of the Hon Peter Rae (Chair of the Australian Renewable and SustainableEnergy Roundtable) Harold Bamsey (Chief Executive of the Australian Greenhouse Office) willdescribe some of the AGO's projects, both domestic andinternational, which support renewable energy and energy efficiency. Dr Gill Owen (Associate Fellowat Warwick University Business School) and Dr Mike Allen (REEEP Financing Consultant) will makebrief presentations on REEEPs core activities and future programmes.For further information please visit www.reeep.org or the Australian Renewable and SustainableEnergy Roundtable stand in the Exhibition Centre

ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION

For further information on upcoming events go to www.ata.org.au

ATA South Australian Branch Meetings

The ATA South Australian Branch holds monthly meetings in Adelaide todiscuss Alternative technology and associated projects that are being carriedout in the state. The meetings consist generally of three sessions, a formal meeting for the first halfhour, then a presentation often by an invited speaker and then closing with general informationexchange and "Whats On" update.

The meetings are held at the Tower Hotel, Magill Road, Magill usually on the second Tuesday night ofeach month. Please feel free to join us for a meal before hand in the Hotel Bistro, usually around6:30pm.The next meeting will be held on September 14th, October 12th, November 9th & December 14th7:30pm at the Tower Hotel, Magill.

Contact for ATA: Hugh Grundy: [email protected] for Beth and Ray Mylius is: email [email protected] Phone: 8363 2295

OTHER LINKS OF INTEREST:

Hawke Centre Uni SA http://www.hawkecentre.unisa.edu.au/calendar2004.htmCSIRO, sustainability network Newsletters. Each newsletter has a list of national conferences.http://www.bml.csiro.au/SNnewsletters.htm

Uni SA Division of IT, Engineering and the Environment http://www.unisa.edu.au/iee/Lectures.htmConservation Council of SA http://www.ccsa.asn.au/events2004.htm


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Urban Ecology http://www.urbanecology.org.au/whatsnew/Energy SA http://www.energy.sa.gov.au/pages/global/events.htmDepartment of Environment and Heritage http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/events.pl Capital City Committee, Green City Project http://www.capcity.adelaide.sa.gov.au/html/Events.html Social Entrepreneurs Network http://www.sen.org.au/pport/web/Classification/2/2.3.4Australian Institute of Energy http://www.aie.org.au/Centre for Innovation, Business and ManufacturingLinks to business related events: http://www.cibm.sa.gov.au/calendar/events.htmClean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand.Monthly lectures targeted at professionals. http://www.casanz.org.au/sant.htmAdelaide City Council http://www.adelaidecitycouncil.com/apps/events/default.asp Environment Australia http://www.ea.gov.au/events/index.htmlWater Watch SA http://www.sa.waterwatch.org.au/events.htmMt. Lofty Ranges Catchment Program: a comprehensive list of land management and environmenteventshttp://www.mlrcp.sa.gov.au/land%20man/WebEventsJune03.docCSIRO Land and Water Adelaide Laboratory seminar serieshttp://www.clw.csiro.au/division/adelaide/seminars/index.htmlOffice of the Renewable Energy Regulator: www.orer.gov.au . (02) 6274 1196.Australian Greenhouse Office: www.greenhouse.gov.auEssential Services Commision of S.A. www.escosa.com.au (08) 8463 4444 - incorporates aConsumer Advisory Committee and an Energy Consumer Council.

AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY SA BRANCHBRANCH COMMITTEE 2004:

President: Stewart MartinSchool of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of SA, Mawson Lakes 5095Ph 8302 3048 (w) 8261 4630 (h) fax 8302 3389 email: [email protected]

Vice-President: Chris SelwoodPh 8322 2990(h) 8463 4690(w) fax 8305 0175email: [email protected]

Treasurer: Sandy PulsfordPh 8359 1900 (w) 8363 7538 (h) 0429 619 470 (m) fax 8359 1901 email: [email protected]

Solar News SA Editor: Joh n HeldPh 8271 4555 (w) 8272 6608(h) [email protected]

Publicity Officer:Margaret Dingle ph 8362 7007 email [email protected]

Solar House Tours Coordinator:Monica Oliphant 8277 3357 (h) 0404 898277(Mob) email: [email protected]

Committee: Wasim Saman (National Committee Contact)Sustainable Energy Centre, School of AME, University of SA, Mawson Lakes 5095 Ph 8302 3008 (w) 8251 4619(h) fax 8302 3380 email: [email protected]

Albert Thompson ph 08 8339 5869 [email protected]

Beth and Ray Mylius [email protected]

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Solar News, September 2004 ~ Australian And New Zealand Solar Energy Society - South Australian Branch

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