Having worked with Aboriginal Homelands for almost two decades, and leveraging our parent company’s (The Centre for Appropriate Technology Limited (CfAT)) more than 40 years of heritage supporting indigenous people to live and thrive on country, we know that coordinated and outcomes-focused investment is key to improving the reliability of energy services in Homelands – and are thrilled with Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)'s support for this important project. 🎉 🎉 With this support, we are looking to tackle the many long-standing inefficiencies in Homeland service delivery through the development of a least cost, highest value governance and delivery model in collaboration with Commonwealth and Territory Governments, and NT Land Councils. The project will draw on learnings from the Bushlight program, widely recognised as a best practice example for the coordinated programmatic delivery of Homeland energy services, and provide a replicable model for investment in Homelands. The project is already underway and we are keen to keep working and partnering with our stakeholders to deliver this exciting project. #Homelands #Bushlight #TranslateCreateDeliver
ARENA is providing $14.4 million to support two projects that aim to deliver cleaner, more reliable and affordable electricity to remote First Nations communities in South Australia and the Northern Territory. Funded under the First Nations Community Microgrids Stream of ARENA’s Regional Microgrids Program, both projects support local energy solutions that respond to the unique needs and aspirations of First Nations communities, while strengthening community participation and leadership in the energy transition. $13m granted to the Remote Area Energy Supply (RAES) First Nations Community Microgrids Project, led by the Department for Energy and Mining, South Australia to deliver renewable energy microgrids to the remote communities in SA. $1.4m will support Ekistica to lead a co-designed, scalable and culturally-appropriate energy service model, tailored for First Nations Homeland Communities in the NT. Both projects demonstrate the potential for First Nations communities to shape and lead their own energy futures. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gF_hwgPa #Microgrids #RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy
Doug Hogarth UHK
3mo
Impressive work
Ethical engineer focused on sustainable renewable energy outcomes | Power Systems Grid Specialist | NPEEPY 2020 | FIEAust, CPEng, NER, APEC Engineer, Int PE (Aus), RPEV
3moCongrats! 🎉that's an exciting project!!