Media releases

05Jul

Keeping Cool on a Larger Scale
A unique training opportunity will soon be available for managers, maintenance and service contractors of airconditioning, heating and refrigeration systems of large scale public facilities in Alice Springs.
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03Jun

Winter Heats Up For Next Sustainable Living House Open Day
The Alice Springs Sustainable Living House is once again open to the public this Saturday, 5 June 2010.
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09Apr

Alice Solar City Seeks PhD Student To Explore Community Behaviour And Attitudes
A nationwide search has begun for a post graduate research student to look into the behaviour and attitudes of Alice Springs residents towards energy efficiency and solar technology.

Alice Solar City is seeking a PhD student to undertake the research as part of their Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (MER) plan in partnership with Charles Darwin University.
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29Mar

TEN PERCENT OF ALICE ROOFS TO GO SOLAR BY END OF 2010
Alice Springs could become the first town of its size in Australia to have ten percent of its roofs with solar panels.

Brian Elmer, the General Manager of Alice Solar City made the prediction today as he launched the 1000 Roofs in 1000 Days campaign, together with Mayor Damien Ryan.

“In December, it will be 1000 days since Alice Springs became a Solar City, so we are issuing the community with a challenge to have 1000 solar systems installed by then – equivalent to about 10% of roofs.”, said Brian Elmer.
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15Mar

SOLAR BULK PURCHASE SCHEME A FIRST FOR CENTRAL AUSTRALIA
Central Australia’s first ever bulk purchase scheme for rooftop solar technology has been launched in Alice Springs, giving the town’s home and business owners access to exclusive solar deals.

After a nationwide search for solar suppliers, Alice Solar City announced the scheme in response to an outpouring of interest from around 600 residents to install solar, after an end to its rooftop solar funding late last year.

General Manager of Alice Solar City Brian Elmer says that the interest from residents was strong enough to warrant looking into such a scheme.
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12Feb

11 FEBRUARY 2010 SUSTAINABLE LIVING HOUSE OPEN TO PUBLIC THIS SATURDAY
The owner of the Alice Springs Sustainable Living House, Kristelle Sherwood is only using just over half the energy she produces via her rooftop solar system.

A public Open Day is being held at the house this Saturday so other homeowners can see how Kristelle is achieving such a great result, and to find out more about all the energy and water saving measures that are helping to keep her living costs down.
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12Feb

10 February 2010 - GREEN LOANS ASSESSOR COMING TO ALICE SPRINGS
Alice Springs residents can access interest free loans of up to $10,000 to install solar, water saving, and energy efficient products when a Green Loans assessor visits Alice Springs later this month.

To take advantage of the Australian Government program homeowners must book a free home sustainability assessment with the Green Loans assessor, who will be here from 17 February to 10 March.
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07Jan

7 JANUARY 2010 - ALICE BUSINESSES LEADING THE WAY IN SOLAR INITIATIVES

More than 100 tonnes of greenhouse gases a year will be saved in Alice Springs in 2010 thanks to the latest local businesses to sign up for a roof top solar power system.
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15Dec

14 December 2009 - Hot Air Runs Hotel Water System
One of the largest hotels in Central Australia is using hot air to supply hot water to its guests after installing 32 innovative heat pumps, entirely reducing its reliance on gas for water heating.
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14Dec

14 December 2009 - HOT AIR RUNS HOTEL WATER SYSTEM
One of the largest hotels in Central Australia is using hot air to supply hot water to its guests after installing 32 innovative heat pumps, entirely reducing its reliance on gas for water heating.
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