renewable energy

Pace of renewables shift leaves city planners struggling to keep up

Responding to climate change, networks of decision-makers, such as the C40 collective of major cities, have begun adopting strategies to…

August 17, 2017

Saint Lucia’s journey to a renewable future

St Lucia’s 180,000 residents and tourism-driven economy depend heavily on reliable electricity. Over the past year action has started to…

August 16, 2017

Arsenal Football Club goes 100% renewable with solar deal

English Premier League club’s Emirates Stadium now runs on 100% renewable energy following solar offtake deal with Octopus Energy.

August 9, 2017

Solar plants are taking root on farms

Solar installations are cropping up on farms across the US, and not just to cut power costs. In some cases,…

August 8, 2017

JPMorgan Chase goes all in on renewable energy

The financial services giant plans to source renewables for 100% of its global energy needs by 2020, and to facilitate…

August 2, 2017

No small beer: Foster's, VB to go 100% renewable by 2025

Some of Australia's most iconic beers are set to be brewed using solar and wind after Foster's Group and CUB…

August 2, 2017

How much will a Tesla Model 3 cost in Australia?

The best way to estimate the prices is to use Tesla’s own configuration prices for the USA/Aus Model S and…

August 1, 2017

Catholic schools go big in rooftop solar and battery storage

A massive solar and storage rollout has begun for schools in Central Queensland, contracting for rooftop PV totalling more than…

July 25, 2017

Sonnen’s ‘free’ / flat-rate electricity plan looks great. Is it worth it?

How does Sonnenflat stacks up against the alternatives, like doing nothing; going solar, or; going with another solar & battery…

July 7, 2017

Should "invisible" rooftop PV be discouraged?

The boom of solar in Australia is great, but traditional PV systems are essentially invisible to our networks and our…

July 5, 2017