Find out how you can save money for your business at our Electrify Everything workshop for members – with information from rooftop solar to EV chargers (and everything in between).
Presented by Zero Emissions Noosa (ZEN) and Tourism Noosa.
DATE: Thursday 21 November, 10.30am to 1pm
WHERE: RACV Resort, 94 Noosa Drive, Noosa Heads.
COST: $25 (includes light lunch).
RSVPs ARE NOW CLOSED
10.30am: Welcome to event, Anthony Wynne-Hoelscher, Manager, Industry Development, Tourism Noosa
10.40am: Mark Purcell - Electrify Everything and SAVE$$
11am: Ian Wright - Solar for Strata, Which model can work for your resort or business?
11.20am: Darren McClenaghan – the RACV experience – efficiency, guest experience, options and EV chargers
11.40am: Who are you going to call? Tips from the pros:
* EV charger dealer
* Solar installer
* Equipment finance
* Body Corps – getting the owners on side
12pm: Panel discussion
12.30pm: Lunch
1pm: Close
ABOUT THE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Ian Wright, Principal Consultant, The Solar Revenue Co.
Ian has had a diverse career starting out as a solicitor in England before emigrating to Australia. Once here, he bought a river boat and created the top-rated Noosa Cruiser Restaurant and Bar.
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.
Mark Purcell, Deputy Chair, Zero Emissions Noosa Inc.
Mark Purcell, is an electrical engineer, and a fervent proponent of sustainable energy and climate change mitigation, Mark emphasises the integration of market-linked electricity pricing, automation of energy systems, and energy-efficient technologies to minimise household and business expenses and ecological footprint.
Having effectively implemented sustainable energy measures in his own Noosa residence, he 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.
Darren McClenaghan, General Manager, RACV Noosa Resort
Over many years, Darren has been instrumental creating an award-winning and environmentally sustainable resort that provides great experiences for guests and workers alike.
Over the past 5 years, RACV Noosa Resort has prevented tens of thousands 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!
