Japan’s PM Pledges Carbon Neutrality By 2050

A carbon neutral Japan

Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says his country will become carbon-neutral by 2050 – and this has implications for Australia. [Read more…]

SwitchDin Scores Prestigious International Award For Energy Tech

SwitchDin - Start Up Energy Transition (SET) Award

Australian energy management technology company SwitchDin has been announced the winner of a 2020 Start Up Energy Transition (SET) Award. [Read more…]

$500,000 Raised For Goulburn Community Solar Project

Goulburn community solar farm

Community Energy 4 Goulburn (CE4G) is celebrating after a successful investor information event last Wednesday raised more than half a million dollars for a community solar farm project. [Read more…]

Dr. Sam’s Sun Cable Spray

Sun Cable - Australia-ASEAN Power Link (AAPL)

Country Liberal Senator for the Northern Territory Dr. Sam McMahon appears to have channelled Senator Matt Canavan in a reaction to the potential location of a massive solar and storage project- the Australia-ASEAN Power Link (AAPL). [Read more…]

Whittlesea Council Aiming For Net Zero Emissions By 2022

Solar panels - Whittlesea Council

Victoria’s City Of Whittlesea Council has adopted a plan that sets it on a path for net zero emissions by 2022; with solar power continuing to play a significant role. [Read more…]

Margaret River Tesla Powerpack Installation Operational

Tesla Powerpack - Margaret River

The residents of Western Australia’s Margaret River can look forward to better quality power and other benefits after a Tesla Powerpack installation was switched on yesterday. [Read more…]

Australian Mayors Commit To Sustainable COVID Economic Recovery

Sustainable COVID economic recovery

Dozens of mayors and councillors from across Australia have put their names to a joint statement committing to economic recovery solutions that not only create jobs, but also tackle climate change. [Read more…]

More Solar Panels On The Cards For Kempsey Shire Council

Kempsey Shire Council - solar energy

Image: Google Maps

A bunch of solar panels could be appearing at various Kempsey Shire Council sites in the not-too-distant future after Council’s adoption of a Long-term Renewable Energy and Water Strategy. [Read more…]

Totally Renewable Yackandandah Founder Local Hero Nominee

Matthew Charles-Jones - Totally Renewable Yackandandah

The founder of an initiative in Victoria to take a town to 100 per cent renewable energy has been named as a nominee for the 2021 Australian of the Year Awards. [Read more…]

Residential Electricity Consumption In Australia’s NEM Spiked In Q2

Electricity consumption in Australia

An ACCC report indicates while overall electricity consumption in Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) fell during the second quarter of this year, residential consumption jumped. [Read more…]

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