The key reforms required to unlock Australia’s renewable potential
Despite the impacts of COVID-19 in 2020, it was a massive year for renewable energy in Australia, with record numbers of solar and wind installations. There is a range of new reforms coming in 2021 that will assist Australia push even further with renewable electricity sources. Here we outline the biggest and most significant ones […]
Renewables make up 30 per cent of Aussie electricity.
While COVID-19 might have slowed down or stopped many industries in 2020, it was a bumper year for solar installations in Australia, which has seen our renewable energy use surge. The Clean Energy Council’s recent Clean Energy Australia Report 2021 showed a record 378,451 home solar installations in 2020, providing 3GW of renewable energy to […]
Climate change will render parts of Australia “uninsurable”
Experts warn that increased flooding events in Australia caused by climate change could make insurance premiums too expensive for the average resident to afford. We already see the impacts of climate change in our country, and data shows that Australia is flooding more than ever because of it. This is because our atmosphere now holds […]
Solar-powered helicopter to give us a new perspective on Mars
NASA’s first solar-powered helicopter drone has landed on Mars, and it is hoped that it will be able to provide us with never-before-seen images and video of the Red Planet. The helicopter is called Ingenuity, and it was deployed by mother ship Perseverance on Saturday, April 4. It is expected to make its first flight […]
COVID-19 and traffic emissions: Before, during and what we can expect in the future
The world changed in March 2020. COVID-19 became a global pandemic, and industries, school and entire countries worldwide were forced into lockdown to contain the spread and protect our most vulnerable people. Since that time, we have learned to live with the coronavirus, manage its spread and find ways to continue to work, play and […]
FIMER makes it easier for solar customers to meet evolving Australian regulatory requirements
In late 2020 South Australia introduced its mandatory Remote Disconnection and Reconnection requirement under its Smarter Homes initiative. FIMER has been working with leading technology providers to offer a future-proof solution that ensures installers and customers can comply with this and other incoming requirements on the network, state or national levels, as well as the […]
How Australia’s electricity grid must prepare for a life without coal
We have used coal to generate electricity since the 1880s. The tide is rapidly shifting towards renewable energy sources like wind and solar – so is the existing National Electricity Market (NEM) ready to handle that? This current network includes around 40,000km of transmission lines and cables, and supplies around 200 terawatt-hours of electricity to […]
Soil may not absorb as much carbon as we first thought
It has been a long-held belief that soil can absorb enormous amounts of carbon. This has been praised as one of our greatest weapons in the fight against climate change. The process is achieved through sequestration, where CO2 is naturally absorbed in large volumes from the atmosphere through biological, chemical and physical processes. Many attempts […]
Aussie states lead the way with renewable energy, while Federal Government lags behind
Back in 2017, Prime Minister Scott Morrison (then Treasurer) infamously smuggled a chunk of coal into the Federal House of Representatives. With the Labor opposition pushing for more investment into sustainable power solutions, Mr Morrison taunted their policies and said, “This is coal, don’t be afraid” as his colleagues chuckled around him. Fast-forward to 2021, […]
Why Australia is flooding more than ever, due to climate change
One of the significant counter-arguments against global warming is that extreme weather events have always been a thing in Australia. You only have to look through the history books to see instances of floods, fire, cyclones, and more that have devastated large cities, regional areas, and rural communities. While our country has always been subject […]
