7 July 2023 | Clean energy
Electrify Everything – starting at home The fall in prices for solar panels is good news for those wanting to electrify their home and reduce their power bills. A report by Climate Energy Finance predicts a 10% drop in the cost of panels, helping make solar...
7 July 2023 | Clean energy
The Burning Question We may love a cosy winter fire at home, and enjoy the cheer, warmth, and of course, the pizza, when we fire up the pizza oven at the community garden, but we do need to be aware of best practice when burning and whether our wood comes from a...
30 August 2022 | Clean energy, Sustainable homes |
Sustainable housing – incorporating new technologies In the last two articles on sustainable housing, I have briefly looked at getting the basics of sustainable house design right and some simple ways to improve the energy performance of existing homes. At some...
29 June 2022 | Clean energy, Sustainable homes
What is a Community Battery…and why would you want one? Most people are familiar with home batteries, such as those produced by Tesla. These privately owned batteries usually sit on an exterior wall of the house and are located behind the meter. This means they store...
27 February 2022 | Clean energy
What Banyule Clean Energy Group can do for local organisations Local support centre BANSIC, which provides emergency food relief and other services, has experienced much higher demand for assistance over the past year. As a result, they’ve had to install additional...
10 October 2021 | Clean energy, Sustainable homes
Net Zero Homes Looking around our area, it is surprising, for example, how few homes are oriented to capture winter sun and exclude hot summer sun, or how many homes are connected to gas, which is both a fossil fuel and increasingly expensive. The move to a net zero...
