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Category: Energy

Posted inEnergy

Energy storage trends, from micro to macro

by Willow Aliento 24 October 201924 October 2019
Posted inSpinifex

As Bass Strait winds down, is this an opportunity to get off gas?

by Tim Forcey, My Efficient Electric Home 22 October 20196 October 2020
Posted inEnergy

Nuclear industry must address community concerns

by Mike Brown 17 September 2019
RedGrid team
Posted inEnergy

RedGrid sets sights on residential demand response market

by Poppy Johnston 15 August 201916 August 2019
Posted inEnergy

Nuclear: Here we go again with toxic ideas that just won’t die

by Poppy Johnston 8 August 2019
Posted inEnergy

Should the Victorian solar rebate be abolished?

by Jeff Sykes, Solar Choice 1 August 20192 August 2019
Posted inEnergy

Gas: your end is near

by Poppy Johnston 18 July 201926 November 2019
Posted inEnergy

Gas in the firing line: here comes WA’s Adani fight

by Willow Aliento 18 July 201918 July 2019
Posted inEnergy

Is Western Australia ready to make up for lost time on its renewables transition?

by Brad Pettitt, City of Fremantle and Mark Taylor, JBA 18 July 201918 July 2019
Synergy’s Krystal Skinner: A lot has changed in Western Australia in the last 12 months
Posted inArticles

Synergy’s Krystal Skinner: A lot has changed in Western Australia in the last 12 months

by Poppy Johnston 11 July 2019
Posted inEnergy

The real price of energy and its cost to us

by Dr Alexey Voinov and Ravindra Bagia, University of Technology Sydney 3 July 20193 July 2019
Posted inEnergy

Solar gardens can make energy transition more equitable when 40 per cent of households are locked out

by Poppy Johnston 18 June 201920 June 2019
microgrid
Posted inEnergy

Thinking about starting a microgrid? They’re not all the same

by David Thorpe 9 April 201915 April 2019
WA opens door for sustainability retrofits under new strata law reforms
Posted inEnergy

WA opens door for sustainability retrofits under new strata law reforms

by Poppy Johnston 14 March 201921 February 2022
Knutsford electricity
Posted inEnergy

Trading electricity across the grid using blockchain comes to Fremantle with water to follow

by Poppy Johnston and Damian Clarke 7 March 201911 March 2019
New IEA web portal reveals gaps and solutions in buildings efficiency
Posted inRating tools

New IEA web portal reveals gaps and solutions in buildings efficiency

by David Thorpe 26 February 2019
How cool is cool when it’s natural? National Energy Efficiency Conference 2018
Posted inEnergy, Sponsored

How cool is cool when it’s natural? National Energy Efficiency Council

by Sponsored: National Energy Efficiency Conference 2018 10 January 201930 January 2019
Enliten: a formula for an energy transition for Australia
Posted inSpinifex

Enliten: a formula for an energy transition for Australia

by Jonathan Jutsen, A2EP 27 November 201812 December 2018
Posted inEnergy

Blame the failure to decommission coal for renewables’ sluggish growth

by David Thorpe 27 November 201829 November 2018
Making the invisible visible: the energy efficiency story
Posted inSpinifex

Making the invisible visible: the energy efficiency story

by Professor Tony Arnel, Energy Efficiency Council 22 November 201822 November 2018
sodium-ion battery
Posted inEnergy

Lithium-ion and new frontiers in energy battery storage

by Poppy Johnston 9 October 201810 October 2018
neon city illustration hydrogen
Posted inEnergy

Hydrogen heating for homes could be on the horizon

by Poppy Johnston 23 August 2018
big solar
Posted inEnergy

What’s wrong with big solar in cities? Nothing, if it’s done right

by Jason Byrne, University of Tasmania 31 July 20182 August 2018
sewage powered airplane
Posted inEnergy

Poo-powered planes could be the future of aviation

by Poppy Johnston 26 July 20187 November 2018
Victorian renters have joined a campaign pushing for minimum energy efficiency standards to be set, ahead of a tight state election
Posted inEnergy

Victorians call for better energy standards for rental property as some people choose between heat and food

by Cameron Jewell 24 July 20182 August 2018
ACCC NEG energy
Posted inEnergy

ACCC supports the NEG, with strings attached

by Poppy Johnston 12 July 201820 July 2018
energy, Queensland
Posted inEnergy

Australian lagging badly in international stakes on energy efficiency

by Willow Aliento 28 June 201829 June 2018
solar gardens
Posted inEnergy

ARENA pumps funds into “solar garden” trial

by Julia Grove 17 May 2018
Posted inEnergy

Grass could be greener with budding new industry for energy efficiency

by Cameron Jewell 24 April 201824 April 2018
tesla unit for solar
Posted inEnergy, Housing

Are renewables the new stone benchtops for volume builders?

by Willow Aliento 16 April 201814 May 2018

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