Efficiency and renewables

5 steps towards an EV future

12 June, 2024

What needs to happen before Australia can realistically make the transition to EVs?


Floating solar panels: coming to a lake near you?

10 June, 2024

New research shows that floating solar panels could meet some countries' entire electricity needs.


Govt launches National Battery Strategy

28 May, 2024

With global demand for batteries likely to quadruple by 2030, the strategy maps out the ways Australia can take advantage of this growth.


Electric school buses: healthier and more cost-effective?

22 May, 2024

In the US, where many school buses are older diesel models, policymakers can be unwilling to switch to electric school buses given their expense.


Siemens to support Gippsland's energy transition

21 May, 2024 | Supplied by: Siemens Ltd

Siemens has signed a memorandum of understanding with Marathon Group, a long-term renewable energy developer in Victoria's Gippsland region.


$3.6 million in shared solar for ACT apartments

15 May, 2024

The Australian and ACT Governments have announced an initiative that will enable more than 2100 Canberra apartment residents to receive shared solar.


Wall of solar for German factory

14 May, 2024 | Supplied by: Fischerwerke GmbH & Co. KG

When a German manufacturer was looking for a sustainable energy solution, it decided against rooftop solar, instead opting for a streamlined solar facade.


SA announces smart residential energy trial

07 May, 2024

500 South Australian households will take part in the $13.8 million project, which will explore the use of consumer energy resources in a real-world setting.


Schneider Electric 'BESS' battery energy storage system

02 May, 2024 | Supplied by: Schneider Electric

BESS is the foundation for a fully integrated microgrid solution driven by Schneider Electric's controls, optimisation, electrical distribution, and digital and field services.


Virtual power plants installed at regional schools

30 April, 2024

The WA Government's project to install virtual power plants (VPPs) at regional schools has reached the halfway mark.


Shell Cove battery launched on NSW South Coast

24 April, 2024 | Supplied by: Endeavour Energy

The NSW South Coast has gained its first community battery thanks to Endeavour Energy.


EV future for Monash Uni

24 April, 2024

Monash University will soon be the location of a network of EV charging stations, accessible to university staff, students and the general public.


Million-dollar rooftop solar for Kimberley hospital

23 April, 2024

Derby Regional Hospital, in WA's Kimberley region, has gained a large-scale rooftop solar system funded by a $1.4m investment from the state government.


What Australia thinks about the energy transition

16 April, 2024

A CSIRO survey has canvassed more than 6700 people in all states and territories, across capital cities and regional areas.


NZ has reached the 'electrification tipping point' — where to now?

09 April, 2024

New Zealand is one the of the first countries in the world where electric appliances and vehicles are more affordable than their fossil fuel equivalents over the lifetime of the machine.


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