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New tools for lenders to assess the climate risks of 11 million homes
Marion Rae28 Jun 20240 comments

A data-rich tool will gauge the energy efficiency and climate profile of the nation's 11 million homes, with some already too risky for mortgage lenders.

News, Electrification, Energy Efficiency
Switch to electric heat pump heating and avoid freezing with gas
Tim Forcey28 Jun 20240 comments

Rather than freezing through a gas shortage, we can get our homes off gas, be safer, healthier and more comfortable, and ease our cost of living.

Energy Efficiency, Electrification
New York high-rise uses heat pumps and waste heat to cut fossil fuels
Alison F. Takemura28 Jun 20240 comments

The cutting-edge, state-backed project could be a model for other big buildings sprinting to comply with the city’s building decarbonisation law.

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Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Solar
“Resilient” renewable microgrid to power bushfire-threatened town for up to five days
Sophie Vorrath27 Jun 20240 comments

Work starts on solar and battery based microgrid to help power one of the Victorian towns hardest hit by the 2019-2020 Black Summer of bushfires.

Solar
Winemaker completes largest solar farm by an Australian beverage producer
Joshua S Hill26 Jun 20240 comments

One of Australia’s leading winemakers has inaugurated a solar farm in New South Wales that will power almost a third of the winery's operations.

Energy Efficiency, Electrification, Policy, Solar
Governments tip $63 million into electrification, efficiency for thousands in social housing
Joshua S Hill25 Jun 20240 comments

Federal and state governments announce $63.2 million partnership designed to provide energy upgrades for remote and regional social housing properties. 

Solar
Longi sets new record for silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell efficiency
Joshua S Hill25 Jun 20240 comments

Chinese solar manufacturer sets new world record efficiency of 30.1 per cent for commercial size wafer-level silicon-perovskite tandem solar cells.

Battery/Storage, Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Featured
How ‘a suburban dad’ made his house carbon negative and even displaces other people’s fossil fuels
Anne Delaney24 Jun 20240 comments

Motivated by wanting to show what householders can achieve, Brody Kenrick upgraded his house to generate clean energy for the grid, reduce emissions and make money for his family.

Battery/Storage, Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Podcasts
SwitchedOn podcast: The fully electric home that makes money and cuts emissions
Anne Delaney24 Jun 20240 comments

Brody Kenrick's house is an inspiring example of what can be achieved when it can produce and store energy.

rooftop solar western australia
Battery/Storage, Featured, Policy, Solar, Tariffs
Groundbreaking trial shows how VPPs can pay for home batteries, slash costs on the grid
Sophie Vorrath21 Jun 20240 comments

Two-year trial underscores "huge potential" for virtual power plants to solve some of the grid's thorniest problems, as long as they can reward customers, too.

Solar
Rooftop solar: How can there be record volumes when everyone’s feeling so much pain?
Warwick Johnston20 Jun 20240 comments

We’re hearing solar retailers are in a world of pain, but the market is setting records. What can explain that contradiction?

Battery/Storage, News, Policy, Solar
Powerwalls for parity: Australia’s biggest VPP opens up to community housing
Sophie Vorrath18 Jun 20240 comments

Pioneering virtual power plant designed and developed by Tesla will bring community housing into the fold, giving them access to cheap renewable energy.

Podcasts, Solar
Solar Insiders Podcast: How millions of batteries can deliver billions in savings
Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson18 Jun 20240 comments

Clean Energy Council's Con Hristodoulidis on the huge, universal value of home battery storage – and why education will be crucial to unlocking it. Plus: Rooftop solar has a big month, with a small twist.

Solar
Rooftop solar certificate trading platform “permanently suspended” by regulator
Sophie Vorrath17 Jun 20240 comments

Online platform for trading certificates generated through the federal rooftop solar rebate has been suspended from the scheme after allegedly failing to meet its regulated requirements.

News, Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Electrification
How batteries on wheels and bidirectional EV charging could kill VPPs
Anne Delaney17 Jun 20240 comments

The energy market is relying on consumers signing up to virtual power plants. What if they're wrong?

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Electrification, Podcasts
SwitchedOn Podcast: How electricity can be free
Anne Delaney17 Jun 20240 comments

Jetcharge cofounder Tim Washington on how bidirectional electric vehicle charging will change the energy game for consumers – and maybe even make electricity free.

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