Australian-first study at Fairwater shows power saving benefits of geothermal tech

Residents in flagship Frasers Property community in western Sydney reap rewards

• Three-year study of 750 homes at Fairwater community showed 21 per cent reduction in annual electricity consumption
• Findings will inform government policy and be shared with other developers

New insights for geothermal heat pump technology in Australian context

7 September 2021, Sydney –  With approximately six months remaining, the Fairwater Living Laboratory project is returning promising results about the use of ground source geothermal heat pumps in a residential setting.

The Fairwater Living Laboratory project was established in …

Sustainable community becomes a living lab

A vision of how we could live more sustainably into the future is being realised in a quiet pocket of Sydney’s western suburbs.

Opened in 2016, Fairwater was heralded as one of the country’s most progressive, environmentally-friendly community developments: 800 …

Beyond solar: getting to net-zero energy homes in Australia

Australia already has the highest uptake of solar globally, with over 20% of homes fitted with solar PV. But ground-source heat pumps, also known as renewable thermal heat pumps, are far less common.

Ground-source heat pumps take advantage of moderate …

Renewable geothermal heat pumps trialled at Blacktown greenfield estate

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $500,000 in funding to Climate-KIC Australia to lead a three-year longitudinal study into the benefits of geothermal energy in the residential sector and greenfield estates.

The $1.7 million project will study …