A Goulburn community energy group have taken a "no compromise" position on using equipment made by German multi-national Siemens, due to it's support for the Adani coal mine.
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Vice president of Community Energy for Goulburn (CE4G), Ed Suttle, said it was a matter of principle.
"We couldn't look ourselves in the eye (and indeed the Goulburn community) when we are trying to do something to reduce our emissions, and at the same time be seen to be supporting someone doing the opposite," said Mr Suttle.
Seimens have contracted to supply signalling equipment for the rail line being built from the Adani mine to the Adani owned port facilities in Queensland.
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"There are alternatives," said Mr Suttle.
"So the problem is surmountable, but not ideal.
"Even though Siemens have the right equipment for our particular application, we can't see any point in trying to reduce the Goulburn community's carbon footprint while using equipment from a company which is helping Adani cancel out all our efforts."
He said that while it's impossible to be "pure" when making decisions regarding ethical solutions, in this case they felt they had to draw the line.
"This is such an obvious contradiction that we have decided to say no to Siemens," said Mr Suttle.
"Community energy is an emerging field in Australia, and although it is very strong in Europe, communities here are just beginning to realise that they can own and run their own renewable energy projects and keep the profits in the community rather than in the pockets of large corporations.
"We think Siemens needs to get on side with communities instead of large polluting companies like Adani and use their considerable clout to help us all transition to a clean energy economy."
