In early March, Yes 2 Renewables visited Melbourne Town Hall to brief city councillors about our campaign for ambitious Victorian Renewable Energy Targets. Melbourne emerged as a hub for the renewable energy sector in the early 2000s. The establishment of the national Renewable Energy … Continue reading City of Melbourne leads with renewable energy ambition
Woodend has entered the race to 100 percent renewable energy with a 30-kilowatt community-owned solar project. The solar system atop the Black Forest Timbre Mill is an initiative of the Macedon Ranges Sustainability Group who are keenly aware of the … Continue reading Woodend enters 100% renewable race with community solar project
On Monday 15 February, Yes 2 Renewables resumed our tour of Victorian communities and businesses that would benefit from growth in the renewable energy sector. We hit the road to Lyndhurst in the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne to visit … Continue reading Vestas Lyndhurst: A hub for wind energy jobs and training
Victorian Planning Minister Richard Wynne has signalled the approval of the Dundonell wind farm in the minister’s assessment report–the final stage in the environmental effects statement process. “Action by the Andrews government has breathed new life into Victoria’s wind energy … Continue reading Approval signalled for Dundonnell wind farm: Vic govt breathes new life into wind sector, gears up for ambitious VRET
Farmers, community and environmental groups from across the Victoria gathered on the steps of Parliament on the first sitting day of 2016 (Tuesday 9 February) to greet the MPs as they prepare to make crucial decisions about the state’s energy … Continue reading Farmers, community and enviro groups rally at Vic Parliament: Call for gasfield ban & renewables ambition
Big energy companies have sought to “open up” Victoria to onshore gas drilling and fracking–putting prime farmland and water resources at risk. Regional communities around the state have said “no” to risky unconventional gas extraction. On the other side of … Continue reading RALLY: Ban Onshore Gas + Grow Renewables!, Feb 9
The Paris Conference has exceeded expectations by achieving universal agreement to limit global warming to 2C, and striving for a stronger target of 1.5C. The increased ambition on the international stage has implications for policymakers in Australia who must now … Continue reading Paris Climate Deal: States in poll position while Feds struggle with climate response
At the weekend, Fairfax media revealed the Turnbull government had lifted the controversial wind farm investment ban imposed on the Clean Energy Finance Corporation under Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Friends of the Earth welcomed the decision to lift the wind … Continue reading Turnbull govt lifts CEFC wind farm ban: Friends of the Earth call for clean energy bank to be retained
Late November, Victorian Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio visited Ararat to turn the first sod on a new wind farm under construction thanks to the ACT’s ambitious Renewable Energy Targets. The following letter to the editor was published on the Ararat Advertiser: … Continue reading Victoria will build its own wind farms with ambitious renewables targets
When thinking of jobs in the renewable energy sector one often thinks of the electricians installing rooftop solar throughout the suburbs; the wind workers fabricating turbine towers in Portland; or the construction jobs that go along with building wind farms in regional Victoria. Yet … Continue reading Ambitious VRET to create jobs in downtown Melbourne
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