AGL Energy joins forces with NSW govt on $1m pilot program to install solar on community housing in Sydney – cutting energy costs for tenants by more than $400 a year.
AGL tips $500,000 into solar installations for community housing
Energy Efficiency
City of Sydney powers up rooftop trigen plant in effort to quit coal
After years in the planning, City of Sydney's 1.4MW rooftop trigeneration plant is in full swing, powering, heating and cooling Town Hall and Town Hall House.
Space heating and cooling our homes – time for a rethink?
With space heating beginning to look like a high carbon option, can ‘person’ heating make a comeback? Developments in radiant heating technology suggest it can.
UTS to purchase “chilled energy” from offsite plant
UTS will cool a number of its buildings at its city campus by piping chilled air in from a nearby district cooling system.
I’m just about to install solar. Here’s what I’m looking to get out of it…
I'm on the edge of solarization, and I want to be clear—with myself at least—why I’m doing this. Just what am I hoping to get out of it?
Los Angeles City Council backs planning for 100% renewable energy
The Los Angeles City Council took a major step Friday toward making the city run on clean energy alone.
City of Port Phillip adds 172kW rooftop solar at St Kilda HQ
City of Port Phillip to save $44,000/year on electricity costs with installation of 172kW solar on the roof of St Kilda Town Hall.
Blue Mountains luxury resort adds electric vehicles to the mix
Blue Mountains resort is offering guests use of two BMW electric vehicles, powered by on-site fast charging, as part of the "luxury" experience.
Goldfields museum mines the sun with 75kW solar array
Victorian government launches 75.4kW solar array installed at Gold Museum at iconic Ballarat tourist centre, Sovereign Hill.
United Energy taps solar, storage, software to defer network upgrade
GreenSync to deliver landmark community-based demand response, energy storage project for United Energy to defer need for network upgrades on Mornington Peninsula.
How residential demand tariffs could add $1000s to your bill
As residential demand tariffs are rolled out around Australia, we take a look at what they are, how they works, and why many households should avoid them at all costs.
Millennials want solar, storage, shared energy – and an app for all that
A recent Accenture survey has asked Millennials – Australia's second-largest cohort after Gen X – what they want from their energy providers. The answers are a clarion call to those utilities and retailers who still believe business-as-usual will do.
Top energy rating awarded to Melbourne high-rise office building
Melbourne's 171 Collins St has become the first commercial building in Victoria – and just the second in Australia – to achieve a 6 star NABERS energy rating.
How to make Australia's clean energy transition fair for all
The genie is well and truly out of the bottle on the benefits and possibilities of clean energy, but how do we ensure that all Australians can participate?
Living off-grid in Australia's tropical north: Tips from a long-term Daintree resident
A well designed off-grid solar and battery storage system can supply most households' needs easily, even in Australia's tropical north. But some know-how is needed.
Giant leaps for solar and storage in low income communities
President Obama's announcement of the Clean Energy Savings will bring 1,000 megawatts of solar energy to low- and moderate-income customers, that has thus far struggled to enjoy the benefits of the clean energy revolution.
