Making communities more sustainable and reducing the carbon footprint of council, local business and householders is high on the agenda of most local government in Australia.  Ingenero has developed unique community models specifically for councils to help them achieve their objectives through transforming the uptake of solar energy and hot water.

Ingenero's approach has three key features:

• We remove the major barriers to the uptake of solar by householders and business by removingthe upfront cost: we make solar affordable.
• We help councils demonstrate environmental leadership by installing solar without the need for capital expenditure. This model, which offers zero technical and commercial risk to the council, is widespread practice in the US, and Ingenero is the first to introduce it to Australia. (See Barcoo Shire Case Study)
• We help build a sustainable and vibrant solar business in council regions, bringing associated economic benefits.  Ingenero works with local tradespeople and helps them grow their businesses.

If you would like to discuss how Ingenero can tailor a program to meet the needs of your community please complete the following form (insert link to form with key messages).

CitySmart

Ingenero has partnered with CitySmart, an initiative of Brisbane City Council designed to make Brisbane a world leader in environmental management and sustainability. Together we are encouraging the uptake of solar in Brisbane homes.

Lake Macquarie City Council

In November of 2009 Ingenero became the preferred supplier of solar hot water systems to the Lake Macquarie City Council, for their community bulk buying program, Hot Water Cool Price.