Updates
'We did this together'
March 22, 2017
Søren Hermansen, a farmer and community energy expert from a small Danish island, has been travelling around Australia speaking with communities about how to switch...
"Let me show you how to go 100% renewable energy"
March 10, 2017
Originally published in Ecogeneration 10th March 2017 A Danish island has converted to 100% renewable energy thanks to the tenacity and good humour of a...
Doubling down on coal
February 09, 2017
After a week of energy policy talk dominated by the Turnbull government’s outspoken support for new coal power generation for Australia, the independent energy research firm Bloomberg...
Coal-fired power options too risky
February 08, 2017
Originally published in the Newcastle Herald 8th February 2017. Security – it’s the new political buzzword. Our politicians are promising to keep us safe at our...
Hepburn Wind: Community Energy at its best
February 02, 2017
Nestled in the foothills of the Macedon Ranges in Central Victoria is the town of Daylesford. Famous for it’s mineral water, cellar doors and artsy...
Murra Warra Wind Farm ready to blow
December 15, 2016
Check out Australian Wind Alliance National Co-ordinator, Andrew Bray’s Video of his recent trip to the Wimmera Plain and his published Opinion Piece.In Victoria’s dryland farming region south...
More power to communities embracing wind farms
December 14, 2016
An Edited version of this Op Ed was published in The Weekly TimesA hundred metres above the flat, dry grain country of the Wimmera Plains in...
Australia’s "climate wars" a threat to renewables
December 09, 2016
The shambolic government display this week makes it look as if the ‘climate wars’ that have gridlocked Australian politics and hobbled climate action for at...
Victorian Minister speaks to AWA members
November 25, 2016
Victorian Energy Minister Lily D'Ambrosio tells Australian Wind Alliance members about Victoria's plans for renewable energy.
While Turnbull dithers on coal, wind powers on!
October 27, 2016
The PM re-opened the discussion on coal power this week with some pretty bullish comments.While in Brisbane, the PM declared coal will be part of...
Communities must be central to energy revolution
October 16, 2016
Ever thought of building a power plant with your next door neighbours? While people think about large-scale wind farms and household solar, when it comes to...
South Australia's Blackout - The Facts
September 29, 2016
The facts about the South Australian Blackout What happened in South Australia on Wednesday 28th September? A one-in-50 year weather event hit South Australia with severe...