How Indigenous Australians are leading the way in sustainability
In early 2018, Horan and Bird provided Solar to Girudala, a community organisation that supports education, sustainability, health, housing and employment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Whitsunday region. Over the past 30 years Girudala’s housing program has become one of the largest in North Queensland with a portfolio of 55 homes and […]
Where are we now?
In the past three years, Horan and Bird have grown rapidly across Queensland expanding their reach from Atherton to the Gold Coast. In recent months, Horan and Bird have crossed the border venturing into South Australia and Western Australia. In August this year Horan and Bird employed their first two Energy Specialists in Adelaide to […]
Then vs Now: Installing a Solar System
With 2018 backed to be Australia’s biggest year of solar installations yet, it’s the solar power boom and advances in technology which remain as the key driving forces. Australia added a massive 1.3 GW of solar in 2017 and is on track to well exceed that again in 2018. Rising power costs seen across Australia […]
A look at Australia’s Solar Performance
Over the course of the past 12 months, Australia has seen a dramatic increase in the installation of Solar Systems across the country. For the first time last year Australia exceeded utilising 1 gigawatts of rooftop solar panels. What does 1 Gigawatt of power look like? Think about it this way, that’s equal to around […]
