It was a plot that would fit the MO of a James Bond villain. But Energy Minister Angus Taylor’s shocking plan to change the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) into an agency that funded fossil fuel projects was no work of fiction: it was reality. The Minister tried to pass changes in the Federal Senate […]

This is one of the most common questions that we’re asked. It is entirely understandable – people want to know how much they’ll have to invest in getting solar power, and they want to crunch the numbers. There are a few things to consider when calculating how many panels you will need, which we will […]

The tiny town of Onslow is achieving big things, becoming the first town in Australia to be fully powered by solar energy. The Pilbara town in WA was powered by a combination of large and small-scale solar and battery storage solutions for a total of 80 minutes recently. While there are less than 1000 people […]

Scores of Zimbabwe residents have been forced to learn the hard way that cheap, imported panels are too good to be true. Opportunistic Chinese e-businesses have preyed on Zimbabwe, flooding the country with dodgy panels that often fail before they even generate any power. It has come after a period of extreme drought in the […]

The Hunter region of New South Wales has long been associated with coal. Now, a soon to be de-commissioned coal-fired power plant will be used to construct a brand new solar-hydro hybrid plant. The Liddell coal-fired station site in the NSW Upper Hunter is reaching its end of life, and energy provider AGL has announced […]

Australia faces a “landfill nightmare” unless a solid plan to recycle end of life solar panels is put in place right now. That was the message from Federal Minister for the Environment Sussan Ley in an address to the National Press Club this week, in which she blasted the lack of action to date. “I […]

The recent Group of Seven (G7) summit in Cornwall in the United Kingdom has released a statement, promising to accelerate renewables deployment and phase out coal generation. G7 is an inter-governmental political forum consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. This year representatives from the European Union and […]

A Queensland consortium has come together to create a disaster-resilient house that will stand up to storms, bushfires and floods caused by climate change. One House is the brainchild of major Queensland insurers Suncorp, who have partnered with James Cook University’s Cyclone Testing Station, CSIRO, and Room11 Architects to design and test the home. It […]

Flexible work arrangements, remote workforces, working from home – whatever you choose to call this practice, it is on the rise. COVID-19 accelerated the volume of people working from home, and businesses shifted in the face of long-term closures and restrictions being put in place. Working from home offers many benefits, including the freedom to […]

Brisbane City Council has launched its first 100 per cent solar-powered bus into the public transport system, and there are plans for more to join it in the capital soon. The jacaranda-coloured bus has been rolled out on Brisbane’s free City Loop service and comes equipped with a suite of luxury features, including USB charging […]