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Stucco student cooperative: Australia’s first community-controlled solar & battery installation for apartments
In this podcast, Beyond Zero radio talks to Sarah King & Dr Bjorn Sturmberg from Stucco cooperative, the first multi-unit residence to achieve a unified solar panel and battery network in Australia. In Newtown, Stucco began as a co-op for low-income students of Sydney University. In 2015, the City of Sydney Council awarded Stucco an "Environmental Performance Innovation Grant" to the value of $80 000. The solar system has 114 panels and 36 batteries, producing 30 kWh with storage capacity for 42.3 kW and is estimated to provide 80% of Stucco's energy usage. The solar project cost $130 000 ($97k for the technical system and $33k in volunteer work and Stucco funds) and is expected to pay for itself in six or seven years. The project was managed by Louis Janse van Rensburg and Bjorn Sturmberg, both former residents of Stucco, with media and publicity handled by Sarah King (2016 President of Stucco).
"STUCCO operates on the basis of some core principles: co-operation, democracy, non-hierarchical member control, respect, equality, responsibility, self-help, autonomy, independence, unity... Stucco has set out to deliver Australia's first community-controlled solar installation for apartment buildings. For far too long, renters have been left out of the surge in residential renewable energy. ” [Photo supplied by Stucco]
BZE Technology Radio Show: 30 June 2017: Podcast
Beyond Zero Emissions talks to Sarah King & Dr Bjorn Sturmberg
BZE Interviewers: Natalie Bucknell, Kay Wennagel, Michael Staindl, Laura Perri
Interview recorded on: 30 June 2017
From Radio 3CR in Melbourne, Australia
Further reading:
The Conversation: Get in on the ground floor: how apartments can join the solar boom
ABC News: Stucco students install one of Australia's first shared solar and battery systems for apartment block
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In this podcast, Beyond Zero radio talks to Sarah King & Dr Bjorn Sturmberg from Stucco cooperative, the first multi-unit residence to achieve a unified solar panel and battery network in Australia. In Newtown, Stucco began as a co-op for low-income students of Sydney University. In 2015, the City of Sydney Council awarded Stucco an "Environmental Performance Innovation Grant" to the value of $80 000. The solar system has 114 panels and 36 batteries, producing 30 kWh with storage capacity for 42.3 kW and is estimated to provide 80% of Stucco's energy usage. The solar project cost $130 000 ($97k for the technical system and $33k in volunteer work and Stucco funds) and is expected to pay for itself in six or seven years. The project was managed by Louis Janse van Rensburg and Bjorn Sturmberg, both former residents of Stucco, with media and publicity handled by Sarah King (2016 President of Stucco).
"STUCCO operates on the basis of some core principles: co-operation, democracy, non-hierarchical member control, respect, equality, responsibility, self-help, autonomy, independence, unity... Stucco has set out to deliver Australia's first community-controlled solar installation for apartment buildings. For far too long, renters have been left out of the surge in residential renewable energy. ” [Photo supplied by Stucco]
BZE Technology Radio Show: 30 June 2017: Podcast
Beyond Zero Emissions talks to Sarah King & Dr Bjorn Sturmberg
BZE Interviewers: Natalie Bucknell, Kay Wennagel, Michael Staindl, Laura Perri
Interview recorded on: 30 June 2017
From Radio 3CR in Melbourne, Australia
Further reading:
The Conversation: Get in on the ground floor: how apartments can join the solar boom
ABC News: Stucco students install one of Australia's first shared solar and battery systems for apartment block