Every Rooftop website

Photos of the launch party

After months of hard work learning all about the solar industry in both Australia and overseas, we finally launched our latest program: every rooftop - and boy were we excited!

More than 80 guests accepted our invitation to join us for this momentous occasion on March 27, with the launch celebrated on the Wesley Mission rooftop terrace - overlooking the rooftops of Brisbane City as the sun set. Green Cross Australia CEO Mara Bún, Ingenero CEO Steve McRae and Professor John Bell from QUT each took their turn to express their excitement about this innovative program of solar leasing.

Opening speaker Mara Bún charmed, challenged and entertained the crowd. Mara shared her delight with Green Cross Australia's new partnership with solar industry experts Ingenero, to deliver the every rooftop program.

"This is an innovation for Australia and we're really excited about what this will mean for the future of our energy use," Ms Bún said.

"Every rooftop will make it so easy for Australians to go solar, allowing more people to become aware of just how important solar energy is to our mix.

"We're thrilled to be partnering with trusted solar energy experts Ingenero to deliver solar to more Australian households and businesses."

Steve McRae shared fascinating insights about the future of the residential and SME solar market in Australia and Professor Bell applauded the program as a great initiative to better understand the impact of solar energy on our grid.

The website everyrooftop.org, built by the creative team at Standing By Co and promotional video, produced by design-led motion graphics studio Breeder were a hit with the audience. Every Rooftop hero 'John' reading a 'Playbird' magazine was a crowd favourite, with John shown relaxing with piece of mind that going solar was a piece of cake.

Channel 7 Queensland weather presenter John Schluter's new Community Service Announcement supporting Every Rooftop also brought smiles to faces in the crowd, as the trusted TV personality spreads our message to everyday Australians.

It was great to see so many Brisbane solar enthusiasts celebrate the launch, including guests from Ergon Energy, ARUP, Low Carbon Australia, City Smart, Engineers Australia, Griffith University, University of Queensland, QUT and many more.  Check out our Facebook page for photos of the event.

A special shout out to Rosemary from the Wesley Mission and Jamie from Sage on Ann for providing the gorgeous venue and delicious catering.

What a great night we had. Thanks everybody for coming along and making it so special!

Here are some impressions from our guests:

"What a great program - well done Green Cross, and Ingenero.  If every rooftop in Australia had an average size PV generator, households could provide almost 140% of current residential energy demand.   That's almost one third of the energy generated going into the grid.    Imagine rolling out a serious energy efficiency program on top of that…Wow."
David A Hood AM. National President (2012), Engineers Australia

"An excellent launch of an innovative collaboration by Green Cross."
Kathy Mac Dermott, Executive Director at the Property Council of Australia (Qld Division)

"Collaborative initiatives such as every rooftop are vital if we are to transition to a renewable energy future where ALL members of society have an opportunity to reduce their electricity costs and emissions. In other words, at the moment only those who can afford to put on a system are reaping the benefits of a reduction in electricity costs. This initiative opens it up to those who don't have the financial means. The launch event was great."
Delwyn Langdon, Griffith University EcoCentre Manager