South Australia’s Malinauskas Government is reportedly poised to ditch two Marshall-era renewable energy initiatives – the Home Battery Scheme and Switch for Solar. [Read more…]
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To Electrify Road Transport Australia Will Need 46% More Generation
Australia has more than 20 million vehicles, including 2 million heavy trucks. To electrify them all would require an increase in on-grid electricity generation of approximately 46%.
This size of this increase raises the question: Is it possible for Australia to generate enough electricity to enable a rapid transition to electric road transport? [Read more…]
WA Electric Vehicle Rebate Launched, EV Tax On The Horizon
Western Australia’s McGowan Government is earmarking close to $60 million to boost uptake of electric cars and other zero emission vehicles, but will lump EV drivers with a tax further along the road. [Read more…]
Norway Has So Many EVs Their Battery Capacity Averages 13 kWh Per Household
Norway has more electric cars per capita than any other nation. They have over half a million EVs, one for every 11 people. The combined capacity of all those rolling batteries is a whopping 34 gigawatt-hours. [Read more…]
Federal Election ’22: Clean Energy Scorecard, The Good, The Meh, & The Ugly
The federal election is only four weeks away, so I decided to make an in depth study of the environmental policies of all major political parties and rank them from best to worst:
- Greens
- Labor
- Coalition
That didn’t take long. [Read more…]
Good News! Rare Earth Elements Are Not Rare
Powerful permanent magnets made from Rare Earth Elements (REEs) give us cheaper, lighter and more efficient generators and motors for wind turbines and electric cars. [Read more…]
IPCC: Humanity At A Crossroads On Emissions
Without immediate and deep emissions reductions across the board, limiting global warming to 1.5°C will be beyond humanity’s reach says a new IPCC report. [Read more…]
Bowen’s Battery Bonanza Bandwagon Rolls On
Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen is continuing his community battery pledging spree. [Read more…]
A New Premier For SA: What Now For Renewables?
Peter Malinauskas will be sworn in as South Australia’s new Premier this morning – so, what does the future hold for renewable energy in SA under a Labor government? [Read more…]
Daintree Solar Microgrid Funding Signed Off
A solar power based microgrid for the Daintree community in Far North Queensland is all set to proceed, supported by an $18.75 million Federal Government grant. [Read more…]
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