Hunter Wetlands Solar
Latest News: The panels are installed!
The Hunter Wetlands Centre now has 90 solar panels installed on the roof of the Spoonbill Café veranda. This is expected to reduce their electricity costs by approximately $7000 per annum. Congratulations to all that have donated to the Hunter Wetlands Solar project, with $19,500 fund-raised and a further $19,000 of matched funding as part of the 2015 Newcastle Stronger Community Grants. This grant doubled the size of the solar panel array, allowed the investment in some priority energy efficiency retrofits and an electric vehicle charge station. Go #SolarDucks !
The Hunter Wetlands Centre Spoonbill Café showing the original 48 PV Panels installed
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SunTech solar panels installed
The Enphase microinverters installed
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A snapshot of the electricity generated from the 90 PV panels (a sunny day)
To access the solar energy production in real time click on the button below
Details of the Hunter Wetlands Solar project campaign run in 2015 are below:
Hunter Wetlands SOLAR
Individual/Community Sponsorship
BE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER
The Hunter Wetlands Centre (HWC) is going solar and we are excited to invite you to be part of this forward-looking initiative!
As a community owned, not-for-profit local charity serving and caring for the Hunter, the HWC has achieved a lot of good over the last 30 years.
Now we want to show how much we care again by generating 100% renewable energy at the HWC to power our Centre!
In Stage 1 of the Hunter Wetlands SOLAR campaign we’re installing 48 solar panels on the roof of the Spoonbill Café veranda which will generate up to 20% of our daily power use as averaged over the year.
This will cut our annual power bills by at least $4,000 each year, which will enable us to spend more money on wetlands conservation and environmental education.
You can be part of that initiative! Join us in caring for our HWC and the environment:
BECOME A SPONSOR AND BUY ONE SOLAR PANEL FOR Hunter Wetlands SOLAR
Sponsoring the Hunter Wetlands SOLAR project is a great way of showing that we all care about our environment.
Your sponsorship will make a difference and will help to create a new energy future!
Your sponsorship will make a difference and will help to create a new energy future!
Hunter Wetlands Centre / CLEANaS
HUNTER WETLANDS CENTRE
In partnership with community renewable energy group CLEANaS we aim to raise $20,000 so we can install the panels this July.
The panels will be installed by ACS Solar and will be high quality SunTech panels with new-generation, highly efficient microinverter systems so we can make as much power as possible. If we can raise enough additional funds we aim to install battery storage to increase how much solar power we use.
We’re also switching our energy utility so we only buy electricity generated from only renewable sources, which will also save us an estimated $1,000 each year on power bills.
So, with your support, we can save over $4,000 each year on power bills and reduce our carbon emissions from electricity to zero. We also intend to install a display panel in the HWC which will show the amount of electricity being produced by the solar panels and a list of community sponsors.
As a member-based organisation we need to respond to the needs and concerns of our community. Going solar and cutting our carbon emissions means we will steward our scarce funds wisely and demonstrate that a small local charity can do its fair share in protecting our climate.
Just as coastal freshwater wetlands around the world are under threat from rising sea levels, so our much loved freshwater and brackish wetlands risk being converted into a mangrove forest this century if dangerous climate change is allowed to happen.
By going solar we will be helping protect our own freshwater wetlands to make sure the amazing HWC remains a valued community owned wetlands asset in the Lower Hunter for many decades to come.
We’d love to work with you to achieve this on behalf of our community! Just as we have partnered over the decades with governments, industry and the community to build the HWC into what it is today, we seek your support to make this exciting project happen.
CLEANaS
The fundamental goal of CLEANaS is to increase the use of renewable energy in Australia. That‘s why we are very excited to team up with such an iconic organisation as the HWC to make more renewable energy happen here in Newcastle.
Over the first years of its existence, CLEANaS have developed a toolkit that can be used to develop community based renewable energy projects. CLEANaS are now carrying out feasibility studies for actual projects in the Lower Hunter.
The Hunter Wetlands SOLAR fundraising project to make the installation of a 12 kwh solar system at HWC possible, is entirely compatible with CLEANaS objectives. CLEANaS will work in partnership with HWC to encourage members of the community and businesses to donate to this great cause.
CLEANaS recognise that the Hunter Wetlands SOLAR project will reduce green gas emissions, thus contributing to action on climate change, and enhance both HWC and CLEANaS’ relationship with the community.
This connection with the community, business and individuals alike, will improve CLEANaS prospect of reaching its goal of increased renewable energy use by giving the organisation the experience of running a project, increased membership and better resources.
In partnership with community renewable energy group CLEANaS we aim to raise $20,000 so we can install the panels this July.
The panels will be installed by ACS Solar and will be high quality SunTech panels with new-generation, highly efficient microinverter systems so we can make as much power as possible. If we can raise enough additional funds we aim to install battery storage to increase how much solar power we use.
We’re also switching our energy utility so we only buy electricity generated from only renewable sources, which will also save us an estimated $1,000 each year on power bills.
So, with your support, we can save over $4,000 each year on power bills and reduce our carbon emissions from electricity to zero. We also intend to install a display panel in the HWC which will show the amount of electricity being produced by the solar panels and a list of community sponsors.
As a member-based organisation we need to respond to the needs and concerns of our community. Going solar and cutting our carbon emissions means we will steward our scarce funds wisely and demonstrate that a small local charity can do its fair share in protecting our climate.
Just as coastal freshwater wetlands around the world are under threat from rising sea levels, so our much loved freshwater and brackish wetlands risk being converted into a mangrove forest this century if dangerous climate change is allowed to happen.
By going solar we will be helping protect our own freshwater wetlands to make sure the amazing HWC remains a valued community owned wetlands asset in the Lower Hunter for many decades to come.
We’d love to work with you to achieve this on behalf of our community! Just as we have partnered over the decades with governments, industry and the community to build the HWC into what it is today, we seek your support to make this exciting project happen.
CLEANaS
The fundamental goal of CLEANaS is to increase the use of renewable energy in Australia. That‘s why we are very excited to team up with such an iconic organisation as the HWC to make more renewable energy happen here in Newcastle.
Over the first years of its existence, CLEANaS have developed a toolkit that can be used to develop community based renewable energy projects. CLEANaS are now carrying out feasibility studies for actual projects in the Lower Hunter.
The Hunter Wetlands SOLAR fundraising project to make the installation of a 12 kwh solar system at HWC possible, is entirely compatible with CLEANaS objectives. CLEANaS will work in partnership with HWC to encourage members of the community and businesses to donate to this great cause.
CLEANaS recognise that the Hunter Wetlands SOLAR project will reduce green gas emissions, thus contributing to action on climate change, and enhance both HWC and CLEANaS’ relationship with the community.
This connection with the community, business and individuals alike, will improve CLEANaS prospect of reaching its goal of increased renewable energy use by giving the organisation the experience of running a project, increased membership and better resources.
Sponsorship Opportunity
BE THE CHANGE
The Hunter Wetlands SOLAR sponsorship campaign involves members of the community sponsoring the installation of 48 solar panels on the roof of the Spoonbill Café veranda at a cost of $500 per panel. The campaign will close with a SwitchON event for all sponsors and the public at the HWC in September 2015.
After the end of the financial year everyone involved as well as the public will be informed about the - no doubt - successful outcome of the Hunter Wetlands SOLAR campaign.
Throughout the whole campaign we will tell the world about Hunter Wetlands Solar by:
• A media campaign involving print, radio and TV
• Dedicated Facebook campaign
• eNewsletter and print newsletter campaign to members of the Hunter Wetlands Centre and CLEANaS and anyone who registers for a newsletter through the website
• Including fundraising information and call for sponsorship in publications of the local councils and other community organisations
All sponsorship contributions are tax deductible.
The Hunter Wetlands SOLAR sponsorship campaign involves members of the community sponsoring the installation of 48 solar panels on the roof of the Spoonbill Café veranda at a cost of $500 per panel. The campaign will close with a SwitchON event for all sponsors and the public at the HWC in September 2015.
After the end of the financial year everyone involved as well as the public will be informed about the - no doubt - successful outcome of the Hunter Wetlands SOLAR campaign.
Throughout the whole campaign we will tell the world about Hunter Wetlands Solar by:
• A media campaign involving print, radio and TV
• Dedicated Facebook campaign
• eNewsletter and print newsletter campaign to members of the Hunter Wetlands Centre and CLEANaS and anyone who registers for a newsletter through the website
• Including fundraising information and call for sponsorship in publications of the local councils and other community organisations
All sponsorship contributions are tax deductible.
Sponsorship Details
As a Hunter Wetlands SOLAR TRUE BELIEVER you will receive the following benefits:
Your donation of $500 will purchase one solar panel for the Hunter Wetlands Centre.
Naming (if you wish):
• Your name will appear on the campaign website
• Your name will appear on the display panel which shows the amount of solar energy produced at the HWC
Facebook post:
• If you wish you can get a dedicated post on Facebook during the campaign
Other Benefits:
• 1 campaign Polo Shirt
• Chance to buy more campaign Polo Shirts at cost price
Total Investment: $500
Contact Details
CONTACT
Hunter Wetlands Centre
Stuart Blanch - CEO
Ph: 02 4951 6466 Mob: 0403 209 805
Email: [email protected]
PO Box 66 Shortland NSW 2307
PAYMENT INFORMATION
Sponsorship $500 per panel
Donations: All donations gratefully received
You can use the following methods for transferring your sponsorship to the HWC.
Please remember to let us know your address (for the tax deductible receipt) , the name you want to appear on the web and on the panel showing the amount of electricity produced and your size for the polo shirt.
Bank Transfer
Name: Hunter Wetlands Centre - Solar
Bank: Westpac Bank
BSB: 032509 Acc No: 231617
Please identify your deposit with your name as the reference and send an email with your reference, and details as requested above to: [email protected]
Cheque
Please make cheques payable to: Hunter Wetlands Centre – Solar
Credit Card
We accept Credit Card Payments over the phone.
Please call: 02 4951 6466
Hunter Wetlands Centre
Stuart Blanch - CEO
Ph: 02 4951 6466 Mob: 0403 209 805
Email: [email protected]
PO Box 66 Shortland NSW 2307
PAYMENT INFORMATION
Sponsorship $500 per panel
Donations: All donations gratefully received
You can use the following methods for transferring your sponsorship to the HWC.
Please remember to let us know your address (for the tax deductible receipt) , the name you want to appear on the web and on the panel showing the amount of electricity produced and your size for the polo shirt.
Bank Transfer
Name: Hunter Wetlands Centre - Solar
Bank: Westpac Bank
BSB: 032509 Acc No: 231617
Please identify your deposit with your name as the reference and send an email with your reference, and details as requested above to: [email protected]
Cheque
Please make cheques payable to: Hunter Wetlands Centre – Solar
Credit Card
We accept Credit Card Payments over the phone.
Please call: 02 4951 6466