Northern Territory gears up to be emissions-free by 2050
Australian states and territories are leading the way when it comes to climate policy, with the Northern Territory becoming the latest to outline a target for zero emissions. While countries around the world have been setting climate policies and targets to achieve by 2050, there has been a vacuum of national policy in Australia with […]
Gearing Up for Clean Energy Open Day 2019
Whether you’re there for a good old snag on bread or a healthy dish of renewable energy knowledge, the Clean Energy Open Day is sure to provide a glimpse into the ever-changing landscape of clean energy. The Clean Energy Council (CEC) is hosting its inaugural event across 15 locations around Australia on Sunday 27th of […]
Stockland Baringa Shopping Centre launches with a full solar system installed
A purpose-built suburb on the Sunshine Coast has welcomed the opening of a new shopping precinct that includes full solar power and other green initiatives. Stockland Aura is a master-planned community located at Caloundra West on the southern end of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. Baringa is the first suburb of this project and the Stockland […]
Australia poised to export solar energy to Singapore
Australia could soon become a world-leader in exporting renewable energy with plans to transport solar power to Singapore. Sun Cable is the company behind the bold move, which aims to farm the power at a 15,000-hectare site at Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory. It will then send the energy to Singapore via an underwater […]
Google practices what it preaches, with massive renewable energy purchase
As Australians gathered together in protest for the global movement, known as #climatestrike, Google announced it’s most recent purchase: the largest corporate purchase of renewables in history. Comprised mostly of solar-related projects, it includes a whopping 1,600-megawatt (MW) of renewables. Once these projects are complete, it will increase Google’s total portfolio to 5,500 MW and […]
Over half of Vic’s battery rebates remain
On 1 July, 2019, Solar Victoria launched the new round of State Rebates, and the news was good for those looking to add solar and/or batteries onto their properties. Even renters could benefit from the new scheme. For eligible solar consumers ready to take the plunge into the field, they could get as much $2225 […]
Victorian rebates to triple in September 2019
Victorian households and the industry are rejoicing at the news of a massive boost to the number of solar panels rebates that will be made available starting next month. The Victorian Government announced yesterday a tripling in the number of rebates for September and a total of 23,000 extra rebates for the financial year under […]
Responses to climate deniers
Climate Action Network is a community based initiative to fight climate change. It has grassroots groups with distributed leadership throughout Australia. Its mission is to bring focus to climate change and climate action from Australians. Energy Matters attended a local community Climate Action seminar in Burwood, NSW, in the suburbs of Sydney on Monday April […]
Hydrogen cars: a renewable alternative to electric cars? Tesla beware!
In June in Sydney, Energy Matters went to the Australian Energy Storage conference and spoke to Ian McLachlan who is Senior Low Emission Site Specialist at Toyota, and learned a lot about Hydrogen cars! It’s really fascinating. What is a Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicle (HFCV)? Both EVs and HFCVs run from electric motors. It is […]
How do I find out if my solar power system is performing? Part 2
One of the things that the keen solar power system owner is going to do is to compare what their system says it is generating and what the electricity retailer is paying you for the power you feed in to the grid. If you choose right, then you will have a system that gives you […]
