27 April 2025 | Clean energy, Climate change, Sustainable homes
Storage is now the issue, not generation of energy Energy storage is the new frontier for the achievement of energy independence in Australia. With 4 million households and businesses sporting rooftop solar, and 4 million more projected to do soin the next few years,...
27 April 2025 | Clean energy, Climate change
The Banyule community battery launch! I was thrilled to attend the launch of a 400kW community battery on 24 April. The battery was launched by Shaun Readon, CEO of Jemena, Kate Thwaites, MP for Jagajaga and Felicity Gordon, local artist. Banyule-Jemena-Federal...
24 March 2025 | Clean energy, Sustainable homes
How can your solar panels be remotely turned off? In last month’s clean energy article, I explored the impact a nuclear energy industry would have on homeowners’ rooftop solar. This month I follow on with an explanation of exactly what the mechanism would...
4 March 2025 | Clean energy
What would nuclear policy mean for your solar panels? What would nuclear policy mean for your solar panels? Have you considered what the introduction of nuclear energy would mean for your solar panels? You have, no doubt, installed solar or are considering doing so,...
4 March 2025 | Clean energy
Electrifying my home with Goodbye Gas It’s been an interesting journey to make my 25-year-old home more sustainable. Originally, I installed a 1 kW solar system, and solar boost for my original gas hot water system. I added a thermal assessment of my home, draught...
30 November 2024 | Clean energy
Batteries on wheels, when cities become power plants A key question for those who have solar panels installed is how to make the best use of the power they generate. The typical household uses most power later in the day, when the sun is lower (or set), and less (or...
