Research and reports

	Alice Springs Hospital Energy Efficiency Project Report The Alice Springs Hospital is the largest electricity consuming facility in Alice Springs, and an energy efficiency project for the Hospital was a core component of Alice Solar City. An energy audit was commissioned, and implementation of over $510,000 of efficiency improvements was undertaken from 2009 to 2012. For details on the projects undertaken and the outcomes, read the final report
	The Sustainable Living House Project Report In 2009 Alice Solar City together with desertSMART COOLmob launched a competition to win the ultimate in energy and water efficiency makeovers. The winning house eventually became the Sustainable Living House, which was opened up to the public on a series of open days over the next two years as a display of best practice energy and water use in the arid region of Alice Springs. Read the final report (4MB) or take the interactive online tour
	Tangentyere housing project final report Alice Solar City supported a project of energy efficiency retrofits in the Alice Springs Town Camps, managed by Tangentyere Council. The project provided upgrades to 61 houses across 12 town camps, and in addition to improving thermal efficiency it provided employment and training opportunities for a group of town camp residents. Read the final report.
	Tangentyere housing project community research report Tangentyere Council Research Hub and Bushlight conducted research into the community response to the housing energy efficiency upgrades retrofitted as part of the Tangentyere housing project. Read the main report and appendices.
	Tangentyere housing project HealthHabitat report (temperature and power monitoring) As part of the Tangentyere housing project, HealthHabitat gathered data on temperature and power performance before and after energy efficiency retrofits on a selection of town camp homes. Read the results in the HealthHabitat report.
	Analysis of a residential rooftop photovoltaic trial in Alice Springs Havas, L., Latz, S., Lawes, M. J., Penna, C., Race, D., 2012 The report, the first prepared through a standing collaboration between Alice Solar City, Charles Darwin University Centre For Renewable Energy and the Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation, was presented at the Solar 2012 Conference, Melbourne,
	A Review of the Alice Solar City Program In early 2012, Charles Darwin University was commissioned to prepare a review of the outcomes from Alice Solar City. The report was completed and released in August 2012. The report includes Appendix 1 (data tables) and Appendix 2 (Tourism Survey).
	Community Survey July 2012 McGregor Tan Research was commissioned by Alice Solar City in May 2012 to undertake community research into awareness and key indicators of the Alice Solar City project. This document is the summary of its findings.
	Literature Review: Household energy consumption, conservation and efficiency In 2010 a literature review was undertaken to enable a comparison of the Alice Solar City (ASC) project and available academic information. You can read the review where the broad topics of the review are summarised within the context of the ASC project. A summary of the review is also available for perusal.
	Case study of increasing levels of PV penetration in the Alice Springs electricity supply system Alice Springs was the first Australian town chosen to go under the microscope in the research conducted by the Australian Photovoltaic (PV) Association. You can read the report here.