Teams

To move towards our goals requires significant effort which the committee and presently involved cannot provide on their own. As such we would like to invite those of you that may be interested in contributing to the work carried out by the Technical/Economics Team, the Marketing Team or the Fundraising Team to get involved. The accomplishments, work to be done and skills needed for each team are summarised below.

Technical / Economics Team

Accomplishments to date:

  • Researched and documented renewable energies and technologies.
  • Liaised with industry to better understand the performance of renewable technologies.
  • Discussed challenges of matching renewable energy generation to energy demand.
  • Supported SEN submissions to State and Federal Government enquiries, available here.
  • Developed SEN presentations for various audiences, available here.
  • Developed SEN's conceptual renewable energy computer simulation, available here.

Work to be done:

  • Engineer/cost a renewable energy scenario in detail.
  • Develop the simulation to use actual meteorological and SWIS demand data.
  • Have the simulation verified.
  • Liaise with industry for technical/economic data sharing, verification, etc.
  • Provide technical information/writing to the committee and other teams.
  • Make SEN presentations to interested parties.

Skills needed:

  • Renewable energy technical understanding and/or engineering.
  • Economics analysis.
  • Computer programming.
  • Technical report and submission support writing.
  • Technical research and collation/documentation.
  • Project management and other tasks.

Marketing Team

Accomplishments to date:

  • Created this website in collaboration with other SEN teams.
  • Created the SEN stand, banners and posters for display at public events.
  • Written letters to politicians, newspapers and public figures.
  • Created opportunities for meetings and presentations.
  • Presented the SEN stand at several events.
  • Organised the launch of SEN's concept computer simulation at Scitech.
  • Created the SEN leaflet outlining our key messages, available here.
  • Helped organise the Perth Launch of Beyond Zero Emissions' Stationary Energy Plan at Perth Town Hall with over 400 attendees.

Work to be done:

  • Develop an education resource pack for a new year 12 science course.
  • Update the SEN stand materials to be more engaging and current.
  • Work on member services, such as a monthly newsletter and meeting coordination.
  • The ongoing maintenance of the SEN website.
  • Other small tasks as they come up, such as writing letters to newspapers.

Skills needed:

  • Marketing
  • Writing / editing
  • Graphic design
  • Web design and/or development
  • Education industry experience
  • Audiovisual production and/or editing
  • Organisation and administration
  • Creativity and enthusiasm!

Fundraising Team

Accomplishments to date:

  • New team, although there are some existing grant applications and letters to work from.

Work to be done:

  • Seek funds for developing the simulation.
  • Seek funds or partners for verifying the simulation.
  • Seek funds for developing an educational DVD.

Skills needed:

  • Fundraising and grant application experience
  • Writing / editing
  • Ideas
  • Contacts within industry or potential funding bodies

 

We hope that the above presents an interesting challenge and that you might be able to help. If you would like to join one or more of the teams please contact us and let us know which team(s) you are interested in. You will then be added to the team email list(s). These lists are used by members of each team to convey information, ideas, news but most importantly to collaborate with documents and arrange team meetings when required. Being added to the mailing lists does not obligate you to help or respond to emails, but will give you a chance to see what we are doing and put your hand up if and when something comes up that you feel you may be able to contribute.

It would be great to have you join one or more of our teams and even the smallest contribution is gratefully received. Feel free to contact us if you have any queries.