Episode 13 – Sharing solar PV energy across multiple strata dwellings
Solshare by Allume Energy is an option for sharing solar energy at strata groups. What are the planning and technical considerations?
Episode 12 – Multi-vehicle EV charging in strata groups and office carparks
Tesla option for EV charging, with solar power supplied by the Strata Corporation, but billed to individual users.
Public Tour of Christie Walk
2023 tours now open for booking The city can save the planet. – Dr Paul Downton – architect and co-founder of Christie Walk eco village According to UN Habitat, cities consume 78 per cent of the world’s energy and produce … Continued
Episode 11 – Innovative solar, storage and sharing
Solutions for apartments There’s a problem for people living in medium and high density apartments as they lift ambition for climate action: Apartment blocks have limited roof space per apartment for solar PV and limited options for sharing stored energy … Continued
Building sustainable communities
An online event – Sat 3rd Dec 2022 If you missed the event, you can watch the video here. Speakers from three different South Australian eco-villages: Aldinga Arts eco-village, Christie Walk in inner Adelaide and Millers Corner, Mt. Barker will … Continued
Episode 10 – Time-shifting energy usage
Out of the blue, our electricity retailer replaced our electricity meter with a smart digital meter, enabling billing based on time-of-day usage. So would our Tesla Powerwalls enable us to optimise, to benefit both our billing and the grid?
Vale Effie Best
Vale Dr Effie Deland Best (1931-2022) A scientist, ecologist, and a supporter of the Peace Foundation, Effie was born in 1931 in Adelaide, South Australia. In 1954 she was awarded a Bachelor of Science with Honours and went on to … Continued
Ambassador – Carbon Neutral Adelaide
At tonight’s Carbon Neutral Adelaide Awards event, Christie Walk was made a Carbon Neutral Adelaide Ambassador, an honour given so far to only 3 others of the 200 Carbon Neutral Adelaide Partners. It was given in recognition of 3 decades … Continued
Come and visit Christie Walk
On Sustainable House Day – Sunday October 17th 2021, 10am to 4pm – come and visit Christie Walk. This unique urban community of 27 dwellings includes apartments, standalone strawbale houses, and townhouses. Sustainable design features include: passive solar design photovoltaic … Continued
Episode 9 – Battery storage – adding a second Tesla PowerWall
2021 – Battery options modelling In September 2020 we installed our first battery at Sturt Apartments, Christie Walk. You can read the story of our modelling, battery choices and lessons learned in Episode 7 – Battery storage – Tesla PowerWall 2 … Continued