Discussion Paper: From social licence to social value in the energy transition
Australia’s energy transition is reshaping technologies, landscapes, communities, and markets at unprecedented speed. Social value has emerged as a critical concept across policy, regulation, and project delivery to ensure that the benefits of the energy transition reach all Australians. This paper explores how social value should be defined, assessed, and applied in Australia’s energy transition, […]
Collaborating for a fair energy shift: A handbook for communities
About Collaborating for a fair energy shift: A handbook for communities is designed to support those that are at the forefront of the clean energy shift. It provides a simple approach for community-led change – where local people collaborate and work together to achieve a shared vision. This involves taking a constructive approach, looking for […]
Haystacks Solar Garden Knowledge Sharing Report
Australian Community Energy Collective Impact Assessment 2023
Download the report Community groups around Australia are taking on the shift to renewable energy, delivering local energy projects with outstanding socioeconomic and environmental benefits, including raising up to $87m to fund their own projects. These are the key findings of our report published today, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Technology […]
Regional Benefit Sharing Discussion Paper
Read our Regional Benefit Sharing Discussion Paper Australia’s changing from fossil fuels to renewable energy isn’t just a technological shift, but also a spatial shift. As states ramp up renewable energy deployment, there has been an influx of infrastructure proposals in regional communities, most notably for those in state-designated ‘renewable energy zones’ (REZs). Community benefit […]
A Plan to Repower Our Schools: New South Wales
100% renewable is 100% doable! Download our Plan to Repower Our Schools: New South Wales Imagine if every schools across Australia was powered with 100% renewable energy. Our generation is fighting for a safe future for everyone – powered by 100% clean energy. We have the power to change our future, so let’s use it. […]
2015 Community Energy Collective Impact Baseline Assessment
