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Tracking solar uptake in the Shire – Oct 22.
ZEB Board member, Dr Muriel Watt, updates the uptake of solar PV in Byron Shire. Almost 6 MW of solar PV were installed in the year 2021-22. Total installed capacity is now over 41 MW. When Zero Emissions Byron began in 2015, the installed capacity of solar PV in Byron Shire was less than 10MW….
Seb Crangle – Ocean Shores
Mowing the lawn with an electric mower – charged by the sun I recently joined the fabulous Library of STUFF Mullumbimby, motivated by being able to share useful equipment without us all needing to own it all separately. Of particular interest to me was the electric lawn mower because I wanted to “mow electric”?, rather…
Guidance On Building In Flood Prone Areas – a NSW Report
In June 2006, the Hawkesbury-Nepean Floodplain Management Steering Committee, Parramatta commissioned the production of the Reducing Vulnerability of Buildings to Flood Damage publication below. It is copyright under the Berne Convention. Copying of this booklet is permitted providing that the meaning is unchanged and the source is acknowledged. ISBN 0 7347 5614 3 Illustrations by Greg…
Creating a Zero Emissions Home – resources from ZEB
Did you know that 12% of Australia’s total greenhouse gas emissions come from energy-use in residential homes? Contributing to this are over 8 million homes built before the introduction of building energy standards. Even homes built since the 1990s, often have inadequate thermal performance and inefficient appliances, making them hot in summer, cold in winter and expensive to…
A Day to Celebrate Regeneration – this Saturday!
“An unashamedly optimistic project, it builds on and celebrates the work of many individuals and groups to address climate change and restore degraded ecosystems. The events are taking place on Bundjalung country, and indigenous people are integrally involved in planning. In collaboration with partners, the project was conceived and is coordinated by Dr Ray Moynihan, a…