Energy Matters A Port Phillip Business Excellence Awards Finalist

 

Melbourne-based national solar energy company Energy Matters has been announced a finalist in the Citipower Port Phillip Business Excellence Awards for environmental sustainability.
 
Open to all businesses located in the City of Port Phillip,  the Awards recognise, reward and celebrate the achievements of local business and their contribution to the Port Phillip community.
 
Energy Matters co-founder Max Sylvester says the company is honoured to make it this far in the Awards process. 
  
"Hard on the heels of our Melbourne Awards win, being a finalist in the Citipower Port Phillip Business Excellence Awards is an added cause for celebration at Energy Matters." 
 
"All our team have worked incredibly hard in growing the company since our humble beginnings after a kitchen table discussion in Armadale just 5 years ago. We not only aim to be Australia's leading solar power supply and install business, but to make our mark in renewable energy advocacy and ensuring we maintain a close eye on our own environmental footprint too."
  
Energy Matters is a finalist in two categories of the Environmental Sustainability section:
 
- Environmental Impact: Businesses demonstrating sustainable measures and minimisation of environmental footprint.
 
- Products & Services: Businesses with outstanding products and/or services that reduce environmental impact from a lifecycle perspective.
 
The latter category is in relation to the company's revolutionary Sunlock solar panel mounting system, designed and manufactured in Australia, which is increasingly appearing on rooftops around Australia.
 
The awards gala presentation evening will be on the 21st October at the St Kilda Town Hall.
  

Victoria To Create Office Of Solar Energy

 

Victoria will become Australia’s solar state, with the creation of an Office of Solar Energy and a government investment of $30 million into renewable energy technology, Premier John Brumby announced yesterday.
  
With a state election looming in November, Mr Brumby said the new Office would be the first point of contact for industry and educational agencies seeking information about government initiatives in solar power and would help ensure Victoria becomes part of the worldwide clean energy economy.
 
"The Office is another important step in positioning Victoria as a global player in solar development. It will be particularly important for assisting potential investors to access information about our comprehensive range of support programs for solar energy."
 
Energy and Resources Minister Peter Batchelor cited a potential boom in international investment for Victoria.
 
“International interest in Government-supported programs, intense competition for the $100 million Victorian Large Scale Solar Program tender and companies investigating opportunities in regional Victoria, demonstrates huge interest in our solar potential,” Mr Batchelor said.
 
“Work underway in Victoria includes mapping of the best locations for solar plants and grant programs to encourage solar energy development. We need to champion these efforts under one banner and that will be the Office of Solar Energy.”
 
The $30 million funding boost would be targeted at renewable energy projects aimed at cutting Victoria’s carbon emissions by 20 percent by 2020.
 
"The results delivered from these grants will help us produce and operate the technologies we need to make renewable energy sources commercially viable," Mr Brumby said.
 
Max Sylvester, co-founder of Victoria-based national solar energy company, Energy Matters, welcomed the government’s announcement.
 
"I think Victoria is a great example to the rest of the Australia, and to the world, of progressive renewable energy policy. Solar energy has vast economic potential as an effective alternative energy source. The creation of an Office of Solar Energy is an important step forward in the growth of the renewable energy sector and in the fight against climate change." 
 

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