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4 days ago · Regulator says “systemic change” needed to cut energy costs, embrace consumer renewables. Australian Energy Regulator says electricity affordability will be an “ongoing challenge” that ...
SwitchedOn - A RenewEconomy Publication
SwitchedOn - A RenewEconomy Publication. We've barely scratched the surface of how energy efficiency can help the energy transition. Amory Lovins, 'the Einstein of energy efficiency,' says energy efficiency is a continuous spectrum that keeps rapidly evolving, and better design is twice as efficient as the gains from just dropping fossil fuels.
Solar saturation: Seven changes to the electricity market needed …
Aug 28, 2024 · In a decentralised energy system, the amount of electricity being traded in the central market is displaced and the amount of electricity needed to be delivered via the transmission network is less.
Finally, a national roadmap for decarbonising homes and …
The National Consumer Energy Resources (CER) Roadmap – Powering Decarbonised Homes and Communities to deliver national reforms for the efficient, effective and fair integration of smaller-scale energy resources was announced following the recent energy ministers’ meeting. “We lead the world in rooftop solar, but we don’t lead the world ...
Rebates for home batteries revealed, the day after a deal to keep a ...
The New South Wales government has announced a home battery rebate that will shave up to $2,400 off the cost of adding storage to existing rooftop solar systems, and reward battery owners for joining virtual power plants. The move to help households further rein in their energy bills comes just one day after the Labor Minns government revealed ...
Eight key critical minerals projects in Australia’s $10bn pipeline
Oct 10, 2022 · The vast majority of Australia’s $100bn annual export of iron ore is haematite of 50-63% iron content. In contrast, the 22Mtpa Iron Bridge targets a 67% iron content, the equal highest premium ...
Explainer: What happens to old wind turbines? - RenewEconomy
Jun 7, 2021 · Wind turbines have a life expectancy of 20-30 years. There are just over 100 wind farms in Australia, with around 15 percent of these being over 15 years old and no utility scale farms have been ...
Works begin on giant Queensland Tesla battery at site of former …
Feb 19, 2024 · The $330 million big battery is being developed by CleanCo in partnership with Tesla and Yurika at the site of the former Swanbank B coal-fired power plant outside Ipswich, as part of the Swanbank ...
70% jump in heat pump installations as Australian homes prepare …
Australia is doing its best to help fulfil International Energy Agency predictions of a global boom in heat pump uptake, with the latest national data showing a 70 per cent jump in installations of the technology that promises a cheaper and more efficient way of heating water and homes.. In its second Quarterly Carbon Market Report (QCMR) for …