Businesses across the Noosa Shire are joining the quest for energy efficient solutions that can save money, reduce carbon emissions, and attract the environmentally aware tourist.
To learn more about how your business can be part of this success, come along to the Electrify Everything Workshop on Thursday 21 November at 10.30am.
The workshop, being co-hosted by Noosa Tourism and ZEN Inc. and held at the RACV Resort, will promote ideas on how electrifying everything is good for the bottom line.
A panel of industry leaders will talk about their experiences installing solar, batteries, EV chargers, and other energy and money saving hacks.
Ian Wright, the Principal Consultant with The Solar Revenue Co will be at the event to answer all your questions about which solar solution is right for your business.
In 2020, as Secretary of the Noosa Lakes Resort Body Corporate, Ian led the project to install a 550kW strata solar revenue system at the resort. The project was a finalist in the Noosa Biosphere Awards in 2022 and won national and international Strata Community Association awards in 2023. It raised over $300,000 in solar revenue in its first three years.
To share the knowledge gained and to encourage other Body Corporates Ian set up The Solar Revenue Company and has been advising Body Corporates throughout Queensland. With a contract from Zero Emissions Noosa Inc, Ian created an online manual outlining the steps for successful Solar for Strata solutions.
The event will also look at solutions beyond solar. For instance, Darren McClenaghan, the general manager of RACV Resort has led the way on sustainable resort management. Over many years, Darren has been instrumental in creating an award winning and environmentally sustainable resort that provides great experiences for guests and workers alike. Over the past five years, RACV Noosa Resort has prevented tens of thousands of single-use plastic items from entering landfill by removing them from the resort and installing filtered water stations. They have also reduced the resort’s power usage by up to 50 per cent with many initiatives around power savings, resulting in savings of up to $100,000 each year.
Darren believes it’s important we all play our part and protect the environment, but from a business perspective. “It just makes sense, and you can save a bucket load.”
Another speaker will be Mark Purcell from Zero Emissions Noosa. Mark is an electrical engineer, and a fervent proponent of sustainable energy and climate change mitigation. He’ll provide up-to-date information on how best to save money by integrating market-linked electricity pricing, automating energy systems, and installing energy-efficient technologies to minimise business expenses.
Having effectively implemented sustainable energy measures in his own Noosa residence, Mark exemplifies the pragmatic advantages of adopting eco-friendly energy practices. As Chair of the Zen Inc. Energy Working Group, Mark leads on ZEN Inc’s. Rewiring Noosa project.
There will also be industry experts on hand to answer your questions on how to finance equipment upgrades, how to install EV charging stations appropriate to your business’ needs and budget, and how to work with owners on your body corporate. Lively discussions will be followed by a light lunch.
Go to visitnoosa.com.au/members/events-training to book your spot at this important event which is open to both members and guests of Tourism Noosa. Tickets are limited.
If you are interested in finding out more, visit ZEN Inc. website at zeroemissionsnoosa.com/rewiring-noosa. For any queries, please contact us at info@zeroemissionsnoosa.com.
