Zero Emissions Noosa Inc. (ZEN Inc.) Annual Report · ATTACHMENT 1_ZEN Inc. Report on Partnership Alliance Agreement to Council 2024

                        b. Powershare (Powervolt)      By March 2026 (if ARENA      Ewan                    Theme 3: Clean low
                        A concept being                funded)                                              emissions industries
                        developed for potential                                                             3.1& 3.2
                        funding from the ARENA         Did not go head.
                        Solar Scale Up                                                                      Theme 7: Resilient &
                                                       Not Funded
                        Competition to bring the                                                            adaptive communities
                        cost of large scale solar to                                                        &
                        less than 30c/watt                                                                  built environments
                        installed, with a potential                                                         7.1 & 7.2
                        site in Noosa.
                                                                                                            Collaborative and
                                                                                                            connected business
                                                                                                            Ecosystems are
                                                                                                            created

                                                                                                            Relevant and
                                                                                                            impactful
                                                                                                            support provided to
                                                                                                            our businesses

    4. Ensure battery   a.Community Batteries:         Noosa Comm Battery           Anne & Colin & ZEN E    Theme 2: Energy
        initiatives     i.Noosa Community              installed by 30 Jun 2025.    Working Group members   efficiency and
are delivered within    Battery                                                                             renewable energy
agreed timeframes        a. Assist with community      By 30 May, 2024              Anne/Colin              1.2 & 1.3
Community Batteries     consultation in park           In progress but delayed
                                                       due to lengthy
                                                       negotiations with Energex    Anne/Colin              Theme 3: Clean low
                                                                                                            emissions industries
                        b.Advocacy for 100 – 200       Ongoing advocacy to                                  3.1 & 3.2.
                        community batteries in         Energy Qld. through LREZ
                        Noosa LGA                      consultation for more                                Theme 7: Resilient &
                                                       community                                            adaptive communities
                                                       batteries/community energy                           & built environments
                                                       resources. Done & Ongoing                            7.1 & 7.2

                                                       By 30 September, 2024                                Infrastructure
                                                       Done                                                 accelerates
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