Pages tagged "Northern Territory"
Building the clean energy workforce of the future
A new pilot training program aimed at introducing First Nations communities to the clean energy industry is underway. A small team of First Nations workers learned the basics of solar installation by powering a series of tiny homes with panels and batteries in an intensive five-day renewable energy program held earlier this month in Mataranka, Northern Territory.
Read moreKey learnings from the Northern Territory roundtable
The second of many roundtables feeding into the co-design of the Federal government’s First Nations Clean Energy Strategy was held on 16-17 May 2023 in Alice Springs with nearly 100 people in attendance. The first was held in March 2023 in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
Read moreCosmos: Calls for extension of solar power to more Indigenous communities
In Tennant Creek, the sun shines about 300 days of the year but for many in the Indigenous community, that energy isn’t being put to good use in the home.
Read moreChoice: Remote Aboriginal communities left behind in Australia's rooftop solar boom
Despite the potential benefits, getting rooftop solar projects up and running hasn't been easy.
Read moreABC: Clean energy transition strategy could keep the lights on in Australia's Indigenous communities
The reality of remote living, with a lack of reliable power and water supply, sits in stark contrast to the billions of dollars being poured into mining projects across Australia each year.
Read moreNorthern Territory hosts two-day roundtable to unearth big ideas for ensuring First Nation leadership in energy transition
Ensuring First Nations people and communities participate in and benefit from the clean energy transition is the focus of a community roundtable in Alice Springs on 16-17 May 2023.
Read moreNorthern Territory policy overview highlights current environment for First Nations and clean energy
The Northern Territory has some of the strongest solar radiation in the world and there is clearly much potential to develop clean energy projects on First Nations titled lands.
Read moreNorthern Territory Policy Overview: First Nations and Clean Energy
This paper was prepared to support conversations at the Mparntwe (Alice Springs) roundtable for the First Nations Clean Energy Strategy.
The Northern Territory has some of the strongest solar radiation in the world and there is clearly much potential to develop clean energy projects on First Nations titled lands.
Special thanks to Christian Bass for use of the photo.
Northern Territory roundtable planned to assist in development of First Nations Clean Energy Strategy
The second roundtable to discuss the barriers and opportunities for First Nations people in Australia's clean energy transition is being held in Alice Springs on 16 - 17 May 2023.
Read moreInquiry into Northern Australia Workforce Development - December 2022
In Northern Australia, almost all land, and also waters, are covered by some form of legally recognised and enforceable First Nations title. Australiaʼs rapid transition to renewable energy will require access to vast areas of land and waters, including for thousands of kilometres of new transmission infrastructure. Enabling and empowering First Nations to play a key and central role in Australiaʼs renewable energy transition goes beyond just social licence issues - it presents a unique opportunity for Australia to design an economic system for renewable energy infrastructure developments (and upstream and downstream supply chains) that is fair and just and which can also positively impact and result in other social and economic benefits for First Nations.