Abstract
This chapter discusses the contribution to renewable energy and sustainable development by environmental technology centers. Environmental Technology Centers (ETCs) have a key role to play in the development and the diffusion of renewable energy technology into the wider community. In the Metropolitan region of Perth, Western Australia, there are a number of community education centers that provide active demonstrations of renewable energy systems as well as energy efficient principles. The Murdoch University ETC is a regional leader in this area with a number of innovative integrated energy technologies on display. Environmental Technology Centers and community education centers can enable the diffusion of renewable energy and energy efficient technologies at a range of levels within the community. This can increase the awareness and the understanding of these issues as well as play a significant part in the innovation cycle, and demonstrating applications of environmental technologies to members of the public, schools, and community groups. Some of these systems also have valuable lessons for the members of the industry and the professional renewable energy community.