Renewables

Australia is one of the best counties on the plant to collect the energy from the sun and store it. Our country is leading the world in rooftop solar adoption, with around 3 million homes and businesses to capture over 14 GW of rooftop solar capacity. By adding solar panels to the roof, it allows for the capture of energy from the sun, use...

In a significant step towards achieving a more sustainable and environmentally-friendly state, Victorian Minister for Energy & Resources, Climate Action, and the State Electricity Commission, Lily D'Ambrosio, has proudly announced that more than 16,600 homes across Victoria have upgraded their hot water systems to advanced heat pumps. This milestone underscores the state's commitment to reducing carbon emissions and transitioning to greener energy solutions. https://twitter.com/LilyDAmbrosioMP/status/1798982858901786934 Understanding Heat...

As EV adoption grows and charging at home increases, energy companies are taking the opportunity to get creative with energy plans to attract new customers. One example is Origin Energy which has introduced EV Power Up. EV Power Up is currently in trial/beta phase and I was accepted into the program yesterday. EV Power Up is effectively a bolt-on to any existing plan and...

Victoria is spending $1 billion on building 4.5 gigawatts of new renewable energy generation and storage projects. The first project as part of this funding by the SEC is another massive grid-scale battery to help with the transition to renewable energy. This will create another one of the world’s biggest battery projects, known as the Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub (MREH). Minister for Energy & Resources Lily...

The regional Victorian town of Chiltern is this weekend playing host to the Off-Grid Living Festival, a major event for the town. Running since 2018, the event features a wide range of electric vehicles and renewable energy. Having attended the event this morning, I was blown away at the scale, with a massive carpark and large event space, held at the Chiltern Racecourse and...

Tesla has officially started selling the Powerwall 3 in the U.S. The cost of the home battery storage is $5,880, if you include the 30% Federal tax credit), while installation and fees will be on top of this. If we take the US price and pass it through a currency converter, we arrive at $8,630.64. To compare it to the current Powerwall 2 sold...

Today, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has published the Draft 2024 Integrated System Plan (ISP). This is a roadmap for Australia's energy transition to renewable energy over the next 20+ years. The integrated system plan includes an optimal or best-case development path of energy generation, storage and transmission investments necessary to achieve Australia's transition to a net-zero economy by 2050. The plan was created after...

Everything Electric Australia, formerly Fully Charged LIVE, will make a return in 2024 over three days (Fri 9th – Sun 11th February) at a new venue the Sydney Showground at Olympic Park but with the same main sponsor NRMA. Building upon the success of the 2023 Show, Everything Electric Australia has grown both in terms of adding another day and expanded beyond electric vehicles displays...