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Batteries in the burbs: exploring the potential
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Batteries & Storage, Distributed Generation, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Features, Renewables, Smart Energy, Software, Solar, Sustainability, Wind, 0A team at the Australian National University has undertaken a significant project to explore the potential benefits of community...
Federal budget misses a trick, but states pick up the slack
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , COVID-19, Energy Networks, Features, Industry insight, Policy, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, 0by Kane Thornton, Chief Executive, Clean Energy Council With the COVID-19 pandemic plunging Australia into its first recession in...
Harnessing the power of biosolids to make hydrogen
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Electricity, Features, Hydrogen, Projects, Renewables, Sustainability, Technical, Waste-to-Energy, 0Hydrogen is being hailed as having the power to accelerate the global transition to renewable energy. In an exciting...
Australia’s renewables journey: moving from fossil fuels to clean energy powerhouse
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Batteries & Storage, Emissions reduction, Energy Efficiency, Energy Networks, Features, Future Fuels, Gas, Hydro, Hydrogen, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, Waste-to-Energy, Wave, Wind, 0by Imogen Hartmann, Assistant Editor, Energy Magazine Renewables are a hot topic in the Australian energy industry as the...
Structured plan to help flatten aviation’s CO2 curve
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Asset Management, Emissions reduction, Energy Efficiency, Features, Hydrogen, Projects, Renewables, Sustainability, 0As COVID-19-related border closures have curtailed commercial aviation activity globally, the sector continues to deal with another, longer-term challenge...
Electric vehicle subscriptions: the model for the future?
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Customer, Electric Vehicles, Emissions reduction, Features, Smart Energy, Sustainability, 0In Australia, ownership of electric vehicles is yet to take off like it has in other parts of the...
Australia’s first electric-powered cherry picker hits the streets
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Asset Management, Electric Vehicles, Emissions reduction, Energy Efficiency, Features, Inspection, Sustainability, 0Jemena and Zinfra expanded their Victorian fleet in August with the unveiling of an Australian-first electric-powered elevated work platform...
What the victorian default offer means for the future of embedded networks
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Embedded Networks, Energy Networks, Features, Microgrids, Technical, 0With many Victorians doing it tough this year, cheaper prices for utilities is always welcome news. In July 2020,...
Why aren’t more australians driving EVs?
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Electric Vehicles, Emissions reduction, Features, Smart Energy, Sustainability, 0International interest in electric vehicles (EVs) is constantly increasing, with over three million EVs on the roads internationally and...
Co-locating renewables and batteries: assessing the operational implications
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Batteries & Storage, Features, Renewables, Smart Energy, Solar, Sustainability, 0Edify Energy recently published a knowledge sharing report covering the first 12 months of operations for the Gannawarra Energy...
Queensland’s electric super highway takes shape
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Electric Vehicles, Emissions reduction, Features, Projects, Smart Energy, Sustainability, 0Electric vehicles offer a range of benefits to consumers, and yet the uptake of these vehicles in Australia remains...
Maximising solar by rethinking pv panel orientation
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Distributed Generation, Electricity, Features, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, 0Traditionally, solar PV panels have been orientated in a northerly direction, towards the equator. But new research from the...
The development approvals process: positioning your project for success
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Asset Management, Features, Projects, 0by Natasha Reifschneider, Director, ESA2 Environment and Planning Before any new energy development can begin, there is months of...
Setting the standard for the renewable transition
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Batteries & Storage, Features, Hydro, Hydrogen, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Standards, Sustainability, Technical, Wave, 0The growing role of renewable energy in Australia’s energy market, and managing the transition, is a critical area of...
Are we still in agreement?
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Energy Networks, Features, Industry insight, Policy, Standards, Sustainability, 0by Chris Gilbert, Senior Economic Advisor, Energy Networks Australia The Australian Energy Market Agreement was enacted in 2004, but...
A mindful approach to supporting staff wellbeing during covid-19
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Ask an Expert, COVID-19, Features, Sustainability, 0by Associate Professor Erin Smith, Edith Cowan University As we enter our sixth month of managing and mitigating the...
Unlocking microgrid opportunities in regional and remote Australia
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Energy Networks, Features, Microgrids, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, Wave, Wind, 0Regional and Indigenous communities will benefit from more secure, affordable and reliable energy with the Federal Government supporting feasibility...
The rising power of wind in Australia
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Features, Renewables, Sustainability, Wind, 0With eight wind farms commissioned in 2019, adding 837MW of new generating capacity, for the first time in Australia...
The macro impacts of Australian microgrids
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Energy Networks, Features, Hydro, Microgrids, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, Wave, Wind, 0By Imogen Hartmann, Assistant Editor, Energy magazine With Australia’s relatively small population being spread across large, remote geographical areas,...
Bringing high-tech drones to Queensland
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Asset Management, Drones, Features, Inspection, 0The Queensland Government is building a $14.5 million commercial drone flight testing facility at Cloncurry Airport in the state’s...
Nuclear energy: still a dangerous distraction
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Features, Future Fuels, Nuclear, Opinion, Renewables, Sustainability, 0by Josh Wilson MP, Shadow Assistant Minister for the Environment Despite our abundant renewable energy resources, the nuclear debate...
Bowen basin pipeline: leading the energy recovery charge
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Features, Gas, Pipelines, Projects, Sustainability, 0The Australian Energy Market Operator says that unless more supply sources are developed, or a pipeline is established to...
The power of community batteries: bringing renewables to the masses
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Batteries & Storage, Community Engagement, Features, Projects, Renewables, Sustainability, 0Community batteries are being trialled extensively around the country as a solution to the expensive costs of solar and...
Western Australia launches roadmap for DER integration
Kim Ho, , Batteries & Storage, Customer, Distributed Generation, Electric Vehicles, Electricity, Energy Networks, Features, Microgrids, Policy, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, 1Rooftop solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles and microgrids are transforming Western Australia’s electricity system. These small-scale devices, known as...
How to build an electrolyser
Kim Ho, , Construction, Electricity, Features, Future Fuels, Gas, Green Gas, Hydrogen, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Hydrogen’s potential, both domestically and on the international export market, is well documented, however there has been little focus...
Signs of hope as Arrow sanctions Surat Gas Project
Kim Ho, , Company news, Construction, COVID-19, Features, Future Fuels, Gas, Green Gas, Pipelines, Projects, Sustainability, 0In a welcome boost for the industry, Arrow Energy has sanctioned commencement of the first phase of its Surat...
Slashing emissions and setting examples
Kim Ho, , Community Engagement, Electricity, Emissions reduction, Features, Policy, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, 0The City of Onkaparinga in South Australia has taken a leadership position when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions,...
Inclusive energy: supporting customers with disabilities
Kim Ho, , Company news, Features, Industry insight, Mobility, People & Appointments, Professional Services, Retail, 0By Eliza Booth, Journalist, Energy magazine With one in five Australians estimated to be living with a disability, it’s...
Global oil market crash: the implications for energy around the world
Kim Ho, , COVID-19, Disaster Management, Features, Industry insight, Interviews, Managing Disruption with AioT and predictive analytics, Retail, 0There have been many economic victims to COVID-19 around the world, and arguably one of the biggest has been...
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