Articles tagged: solar power
PHOTO FEATURE: District dairy demo day
Colac district farmers, green energy enthusiasts and State Government officials have attended Peter and Trish Mulheron’s dairy farm at Swan Marsh for the first demonstration day of Phnxx’s solar battery pilot program.
Learn about electric futures
Colac Otway residents can attend information sessions this month in Colac and Apollo Bay to learn about a program to switch their home from gas to electric appliances.
Pilot program a no-brainer
Swan Marsh’s Peter Mulheron says signing up for a green energy pilot program and welcoming engineers Ben Lam and Wei Chi Lee to his dairy farm was a no-brainer.
Cold response to solar plans
Corangamite Shire councillors have expressed their frustrations with a proposed Cobden solar farm, saying energy projects are taking up vital farmland and ignoring community concerns.
Solar savings for sports
Coastal bowlers will be able to go ahead with a big solar upgrade with help from more than $10,000 in Federal Government cash.
Bay’s battery power study
Apollo Bay has signed up for a battery power study that could help the coastal town boost its solar power use and minimise blackouts.
Council pans solar plant
Corangamite Shire Council will again object to a proposed 558-hectare, $280-million solar farm at Bookaar ahead of a State Government decision on the project.
Cobden solar farms waiting for state’s approval
Cobden will get two solar farms if developers get the green light from government authorities.
Birre solar project progressing
A community-led project will see Birregurra Community Health Centre convert to solar power this month, with hopes other businesses and homes in the town will follow suit.
