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AGL tips $500,000 into solar installations for community housing
Sophie Vorrath1 Nov 20160 comments

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.

Energy Efficiency, Other Renewables
City of Sydney powers up rooftop trigen plant in effort to quit coal
Sophie Vorrath27 Oct 20160 comments

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.

Energy Efficiency
Space heating and cooling our homes – time for a rethink?
Dave Southgate11 Oct 20160 comments

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.

Energy Efficiency
UTS to purchase “chilled energy” from offsite plant
Jonathan Gifford5 Oct 20160 comments

UTS will cool a number of its buildings at its city campus by piping chilled air in from a nearby district cooling system.

Energy Efficiency, Solar
I’m just about to install solar. Here’s what I’m looking to get out of it…
John Rogers21 Sep 20160 comments

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?

Energy Efficiency, Policy, Solar
Los Angeles City Council backs planning for 100% renewable energy
Samantha Page20 Sep 20160 comments

The Los Angeles City Council took a major step Friday toward making the city run on clean energy alone.

Energy Efficiency, Solar
City of Port Phillip adds 172kW rooftop solar at St Kilda HQ
Sophie Vorrath16 Sep 20160 comments

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.

Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency
Blue Mountains luxury resort adds electric vehicles to the mix
Sophie Vorrath13 Sep 20160 comments

Blue Mountains resort is offering guests use of two BMW electric vehicles, powered by on-site fast charging, as part of the "luxury" experience.

Energy Efficiency, Solar
Goldfields museum mines the sun with 75kW solar array
Sophie Vorrath6 Sep 20160 comments

Victorian government launches 75.4kW solar array installed at Gold Museum at iconic Ballarat tourist centre, Sovereign Hill.

Battery/Storage, Energy Efficiency, Software/Gadgets, Solar
United Energy taps solar, storage, software to defer network upgrade
Sophie Vorrath18 Aug 20160 comments

GreenSync to deliver landmark community-based demand response, energy storage project for United Energy to defer need for network upgrades on Mornington Peninsula.

Energy Efficiency, Other Renewables, Podcasts, Tariffs
How residential demand tariffs could add $1000s to your bill
Ronald Brakels17 Aug 20160 comments

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.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Millennials want solar, storage, shared energy – and an app for all that
Sophie Vorrath17 Aug 20160 comments

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.

Energy Efficiency
Top energy rating awarded to Melbourne high-rise office building
Sophie Vorrath16 Aug 20160 comments

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.

Energy Efficiency, Other Renewables, Solar
How to make Australia's clean energy transition fair for all
Franziska Mey15 Aug 20160 comments

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?

Battery/Storage, Energy Efficiency, Podcasts, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Living off-grid in Australia's tropical north: Tips from a long-term Daintree resident
Hugh Spencer9 Aug 20160 comments

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.

Energy Efficiency, Other Renewables
Giant leaps for solar and storage in low income communities
David Labrador and Kendall Ernst3 Aug 20160 comments

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.

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