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Australia has become a rooftop solar powerhouse, but millions of renters are still missing out on the technologies helping homeowners slash their energy bills — a gap which a new report says could be closed through mandatory minimum energy-efficiency standards for rental properties. The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) estimates most rental […]

Getting off gas is a multi-year process for many households – replacing hot water, heating and cooking appliances can be an expensive initial outlay to get done all at once. But as I found with my first gas bill after getting a hot water heat pump, even getting just one appliance upgraded can make a […]

Solar has a bit of a waste issue presently. With extraordinary growth in both installations and system size, millions of panels are set to come off the roof in the next few years. So, can we solve the problem? Yes, with just one word, pricing. Word is that a lot of solar panels are languishing […]

Australia’s vehicle-to-grid rollout has been significantly expanded, with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) committing an additional $13.6 million to scale Amber Electric’s V2G trial from 50 households to 1,000 EV-enabled homes. The project is the largest real-world test in Australia of whether electric vehicles can operate as both transport and energy storage — cha...

My first proper job was at a nuclear power station. If you wanted to change anything you started with a drawing. You marked the change up in red. An engineer reviewed it. The drawing office turned the red ink into real drawings. The work was done to that drawing. Someone checked the install against the […]