Backroad Connections provides consultancy and services on the planning and implementation of new technologies with a particular emphasis on community renewable energy.

Now based in Hobart and working on:

• Microgrid assessment project for Tasman Peninsula Power
• Tasmanian Renewable Energy Alliance: representing the solar industry in Tasmania and other distributed renewable energy projects.

Previous Tasmanian projects:

• The Tastex community solar project in conjunction with the Corena Fund
• A national project on feed-in tariff methodology
• Valley Community Power: an investigation into the feasibility of urban based renewable energy projects based on the Waterworks Valley in Hobart.
• Save Solar Tasmania: working with Solar Citizens to advocate for fair treatment and reasonable feed-in tariff for solar PV in Tasmania.

Previous projects and activities are described in the archive section.

Jack conducting site tour at Hepburn Wind launch

Completion of Hepburn Wind turbines 21 March 2011