Help map the growing capabilities of the “climate change adaptation” sector to inform a reference guide of the offerings within the sector.

  

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Learn how to install more rooftop solar in your community

• Are you interested in creating community-owned renewable energy, where anyone can invest, not just homeowners?
• Do you want to learn how to get energy projects off the ground?
• Do you want to know more about the financial component of energy projects?

This Frontier Impact Group workshop will give you:

• tools to help community renewable projects to get off the ground more quickly with sound economic and environmental outcomes
• an in-depth understanding of the Community Renewable Energy Toolkit to guide you in developing a community solar project.

You will learn how to:

• identify key challenges in securing funding for community energy projects and how to overcome them
• recognise the steps required to develop large and small-scale “behind the meter” solar PV projects
• manage risks associated with the development of solar PV Projects
• use and apply the financial model template for “behind the meter” Solar PV projects

You will also complete the planning and financial assessment of a real project – your own or one that we recently supported.

About the Community Renewable Energy Toolkit

It was developed by the ARENA funded Frontier Impact Group, with project partner Community for Clean Energy (C4CE, represented by Embark and Community Power Agency) to help foster more community-owned renewable projects. The toolkit is set up in modules and includes a series of guidebooks. Learn more at: frontierimpact.com.au/toolkit 

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Single tickets $40  (or included in overall symposium cost)

The South Australian Wine Industry Association presents a panel discussion specifically tailored for wineries, vineyards and the food industries.

Experts including brokers, resource efficiency consultants, network operators, will explain some of the main questions and challenges in how you consume electricity and water.

• How is the changing climate impacting energy and water costs?
• Why are SA electricity prices so high? What are the causes?
• How are water and energy linked?
• How to understand your electricity bill?
• Network tariff changes: how are they structured and how can I minimise my costs?
• How can I reduce my energy and water consumption?
• How can I better manage my demand for energy and water?
• What are my storage options for energy and water?
• How can I get a better price for my energy and water supplies?
• What’s the government doing to help?

Designed for

Anyone with responsibility for purchasing electricity and managing production including:

• owner/operators
• site managers
• production supervisors
• purchasing and financial officers

Featuring

• Mark Gishen, The South Australian Wine Industry Association
• Damian Edwards, CQ Partners
• Darren Egel, SA Power Networks
• Nick Palousis, 2XE
• Rohan Wighton, Glaciem Cooling Technologies
• Sam Crafter, Department of Premier and Cabinet, Energy Implementation Team
• Jacob Mahoney, Flowpower
• Andrew Nance, The Energy Project