Links

Solar Cities

Australian Government Solar Cities Home Page

  • incorporates links to the other 6 Australian Solar Cities 

Residential Energy Efficiency

Guides to energy efficiency

Living Greener  "Explore Living Greener and find government information and assistance to help you live more sustainably."

Desert Smart COOLmob  Serving Central Australia  desertSMART COOLmob is a network of over 500 households in Alice Springs committed to DesertSMART living.

Power and Water Corporation Green Guide simple ideas you and your family can use to help save money as well as electricity, water and the environment.

Your Home Technical Manual  Australia's guide to environmentally sustainable homes

Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Find out what you need to know about living and working sustainably.

Energy Rating website  Includes information on energy efficiency and star ratings of various appliances

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The Office of the Clean Energy Regulator  is a statutory authority established to oversee the implementation of the Large-scale Renewable Energy Target and the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme.

 Power and Water Renewable Energy Scheme Read about small scale energy certificates and  download a Solar Hot Water Small-Scale Renewable Energy Application Form

Energy Smart Rebate Scheme  The Northern Territory Government is providing households with a rebate of 50% (up to $200) off the purchase and/or installation price of selected energy saving devices.

Commercial Energy Efficiency

YourBuilding.org "a portal to the best advice on greening the performance of commercial property."

NT Government's ecoBiz NT program

Tourism NT's Going Green website

Energy Efficiency Exchange

The ABC's 'Green Your Work' site

Energy Star "an international standard for energy efficient office equipment"

 

Solar Power

Visit Power and Water Corporation's (PWC) Solar Power page for information on grid connected solar power in the NT

Learn about PWC's processes for purchasing Renewable Energy Certificates

Clean Energy Council for names of accredited suppliers and a consumer guide to installing PV inlcuding what to do if an installer goes into liquidation

Want to know what's happening in the world of renewable energy? Visit the renewables global status report

 

Solar Facts and Figures

Bureau of Meteorology climate maps

Bureau of Meterology Alice Springs observations

Geoscience Australia - useful geographic and solar information

 

National Bodies

Green Building Council of Australia

National Australian Built Environment Rating System (incorporates the former Australian Building Greenhouse Rating Scheme)

Clean Energy Council

Good Environmental Choice Australia

 

Consortium Members

Alice Springs Town Council

Northern Territory Government

Power and Water Corporation

Arid Lands Environment Centre

Tangentyere Council

NT Chamber of Commerce

 

Other Relevant Organisations

Desert Knowledge Australia Solar Centre

Imparja

BP Solar

Solahart

Bendigo Bank

Alice Springs Airport

Araluen Arts Centre

 

Other Relevant Bodies

desertSMART COOLmob

Centre for Appropriate Technology

Desert Knowledge Australia

Watersmart NT