Renewables done right
A series where rural and regional Australians share their experiences of living alongside renewable energy.
'Renewables done right' series trailer
This is the trailer for 'Renewables done right', a series where rural and regional Australians share their experiences of living alongside renewable...
Community benefits and renewables – David Clark
“The Waubra Wind Farm pays $100,000 a year that the community fund has and spends on projects just within this area. For...
Nature and renewables – Neville Oddie and Kate Redwood
"Anything that has an environmental benefit is something that we're prepared to embrace and engage with, and renewable energy is one of...
Sheep under solar – Tony Inder
"It's showing a 20% increase in the wool cut of the sheep from under the panels, compared to the control flock outside...
Solar and batteries on farms – Sophie Nichols
"Farms are big energy users. In lowering those costs, renewables was the only kind of option. I can't see producing food becoming...
Farming with transmission – Lee Kingma
"We just work round the power lines as we would with any obstacle. They don’t really have a big impact for anything...
Future planning with renewables – Tom Gunthorpe
"We negotiated a decommissioning fund. So it’s just a peace of mind to eliminate any financial exposure to the landholders. Just remember...
Communities and renewables – Sally Hunter
"A sector like renewables in a community can create more flow on benefits. We have these opportunities to control our own power,...
Wind turbines and farming – Lindsay Marriott
"Probably the most unexpected part about it is how easily it has integrated into my farm. Look I’m pretty proud of it,...
How Hay approached renewable energy on their terms
When Alison McLean first heard about the renewable energy projects rumoured to be coming to Hay, a farming town in the western...