In what is thought to be a first in the Australian solar power industry, national solar solutions provider Energy Matters has announced the launch of video and mobile news services, with podcast features also on the way.
According to Energy Matters co-founder Max Sylvester, the new features are to cater to the differing needs of Energy Matters‘ readers.
“Our web site has been incredibly popular, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors a month, and our news section section has been a major drawcard. We’ve covered nearly a thousand solar power and renewable energy related stories so far and the move to video news and a mobile service was just the next logical step.”
The new mobile service, optimised to be compatible with most handsets, is available via energymatters.com.au/mobile.
“Something we were conscious of in developing the mobile site is people’s often limited data plan allowances, so the pages of our mobile service are very lightweight. It’s fast and it’s free – just what mobile users want – and now they can stay up to date with the latest in renewable energy news from just about anywhere.”
The company’s video news feature is available via energymatters.com.au/video
“We’ve just posted our first two episodes and we’re proud to have been able to produce these totally in-house; utilising the skills of the existing Energy Matters team. It’s been an exciting project for everyone involved and we look forward to refining and expanding the service.”
A podcast version of the video news is also in production, expected to be released over the coming days in MP3 format to suit most handheld devices and laptop/desktop computers.
“Now we offer news in text, video, mobile and within the next few days, audio – so there’s an option to suit just about everyone. These free services are a part of our ongoing advocacy for renewable energy in Australia; empowering change in regard to how we approach the vital issue of energy in a carbon constrained world facing a climate change crisis.”
And as for the possibility of Energy Matters news on print and paper?
“We’ll leave that to Mr. Murdoch,” says Mr. Sylvester.
