Renewable Energy

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

Barbara Albert September 26, 2018

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,

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

Barbara Albert September 19, 2018

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

Financing options for sustainability projects for councils

Barbara Albert September 12, 2018

Last week, 100% Renewables was asked to present at a webinar run by the Sustainability Advantage Program from the Office of Environment and Heritage about financing options for councils. Topics covered were why you need a funding strategy, how to align it with broader organisational strategies and plans, a detailed

Financing your solar panels through an onsite power purchase agreement (Solar PPA)

Barbara Albert September 5, 2018

If you are considering the installation of solar PV panels on your premises, an outright purchase will return the greatest financial benefit. However, if you don’t have the capital, one of the financing options available is an onsite solar PPA. What is a solar PPA and how does it work?

Does the typical carbon management hierarchy apply to your business?

Barbara Albert August 29, 2018

Clients sometimes ask us in what order they should deliver carbon reduction actions, often in the context of their carbon neutral/zero net emissions goal. Ordinarily, we suggest the ‘typical’ carbon management hierarchy such as that shown in Figure 1. Typical carbon management hierarchy The typical hierarchy suggests that a priority

How USC developed their Carbon Management plan

Barbara Albert August 15, 2018

This blog post has been updated in Dec 19 to reflect the re-branding of NCOS to ‘Climate Active’. This week, Barbara presented at a webinar run by TEFMA to Universities around Australia and New Zealand. The topic of the presentation was the Carbon Management Plan for the University of the