Allowable ‘offset mechanisms’ for 100% renewable energy and carbon neutral goals

October 3, 2018 at 8:00 am

This blog post has been updated in Dec 19 to reflect the re-branding of NCOS to ‘Climate Active’. In an earlier blog post, we analysed two different targets, carbon neutrality and 100% renewable energy. In this blog post, we answer two customer questions about ways to offset typical emission sources, as well as displaying a … Continue reading Allowable ‘offset mechanisms’ for 100% renewable energy and carbon neutral goals

Bioresources Hub in the Hunter, Sunshine Coast Council Solar Farm and EDQ’s Aldoga Solar Farm

September 26, 2018 at 8:29 am

Last week, Barbara Albert from 100% Renewables proudly chaired the Renewable Energy and Energy Supply stream at the Regional Development Australia Conference in Tweed, NSW. Mayor Katie Milne from Tweed Shire Council kicked off the conference, followed by the Hon. Ben Franklin, Parliamentary Secretary for Renewable Energy and Northern NSW, who talked about the NSW … Continue reading Bioresources Hub in the Hunter, Sunshine Coast Council Solar Farm and EDQ’s Aldoga Solar Farm

Are ‘carbon neutral’ and ‘100% renewable’ the same?

September 19, 2018 at 2:33 pm

It is not always clear what the targets carbon neutrality and 100% renewable energy mean. In this blog, we will define these targets and talk about the difference between your energy and carbon footprint. In one of our next blog posts, we will look at allowable offset mechanisms like RECs/LGCs and carbon offsets. The difference … Continue reading Are ‘carbon neutral’ and ‘100% renewable’ the same?