Fact: Electricity prices have risen most in fossil fuel dominated states Power bill pain is being felt most in fossil fuel dominated states with the least renewable energy growth. The fossil fuel dominated states of Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales have seen the largest… Read More »Fact: Electricity prices have risen most in fossil fuel dominated states
HCoRE has improved the Energy Efficiency of the Badger Creek Hall Healesville CoRE was awarded a grant by Sustainability Victoria, which Healesville CoRE allocated to use to carry out energy efficiency upgrade works at two sites in the Healesville district. One of the sites is the… Read More »Badger Creek Hall Improvements
As sustainability advisor for Healesville CoRE I thought I would take this opportunity to help our community save money and live more comfortable this winter. Most Australian homes were not built to conserve energy. Historically Australia has had low energy cost and mild weather patterns.… Read More »Save money and be comfortable this winter!
How Heat Pumps Work! A Heat Pump Water Heater System heats water by transferring the heat from the surrounding air to the water using a refrigerant. The refrigerant is heated by a heat exchanger that absorbs heat from the surrounding air (Figure 1). This example… Read More »How Heat Pumps Work!
This is just a short reminder of what Healesville CoRE has been doing for our community. Healesville Community Renewable Energy is a not-for-profit organisation run by volunteers since 2017. Our vision is to accelerate the transition of Healesville to a Net Zero Carbon town –… Read More »What CoRE has been doing!
Yarra Ranges Council is collaborating with Monash University on their Active Energy Precincts Project, conducting a feasibility study on using microgrids, or localised electricity grids, in Yarra Junction and Healesville. Monash University is using their microgrid, smart energy, storage and commercial expertise to help these… Read More »Active Energy Precincts Project
The Yarra Valley Community Power Hub (YV-CPHub) was formed as part of Sustainability Victoria’s Community Power Hub initiative and launched in July 2021, finishing in June 2022. Utilising funding from Sustainability Victoria, the YV-CPHub was one of seven hubs formed across the state and were… Read More »Yarra Valley Community Power Hub
Come along on Thursday, 2nd June, 6pm -7pm at the Healesville Library to see the screening of Regenerating Australia a short hybrid documentary by award-winning filmmaker Damon Gameau who is best know for his documentary ‘That Sugar Film’ and ‘2040’ with a Q&A forum afterwards, moderated by Damon… Read More »Regenerating Australia Film Screening
Check out our latest newsletter, Feb 2022!
In some fantastic news to start the year, Healesville Community Renewable Energy Inc is the recipient of the Yarra Ranges Council, Environmental Achiever of the Year Australia Day Awards! Yarra Ranges Council is very proud of the dedication and achievements of our residents who volunteer… Read More »YARRA RANGES COUNCIL – AUSTRALIA DAY CIVIC AWARD RECIPIENT – HEALESVILLE CORE.