Biogas is a renewable fuel that is produced when organic waste such as leftover food and animal waste is broken down by bacteria which can be burned to generate electricity. …
How biogas can be used to generate electricity from organic waste
The carbon markets and Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCU)
If you are steering your business to a net zero emissions path, the carbon markets and Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCU) are two important things you should be paying attention …
Australian Carbon Exchange expected to commence trading in 2023
The successful applicant to operate the Australian Carbon Exchange will be announced in March 2022 after 160 expressions of interest were received by the Clean Energy Regulator. Interested applicants to …
What are Scope emissions and how are they classified?
You will often hear the terms, Scope emissions, Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 when discussing net zero strategies. Net Zero emissions refer to striking a balance between greenhouse …
The business path to net zero
Creating a business path to net-zero is not an easy task and requires a solid plan, strict reporting, reduction of direct and indirect emissions, and carbon offset measures. Net zero …
Understanding the basics of climate change
Climate change used to be associated with vague possibilities in the far distant future, but catastrophic bushfires, biblical floods and other extreme weather events seem to have triggered the world’s …
August 2021 Energy Market Review
The steep price gains of the last few months slowed down in August but showed no signs of reversing. Another month of notable renewable output took the steam out of …
AGL’s Bayswater future in doubt as Australia’s largest energy user announces move to renewable energy
The future of one of Australia’s largest coal-fired power stations – AGL’s Bayswater – has been called into question after its largest customer, aluminium smelter Tomago, announced that it aims …
New paid solar export plans will allow uncapped selling of electricity into the grid
Rooftop solar owners will be able to export some excess solar generation into the grid under new rules issued by the Australian Energy Market Commission but will have to sign …
Natural gas shortage and price spikes loom as Victoria moves to decarbonise fuels
Natural gas shortage and prices spikes are looming with modelling suggesting that gas prices will be unaffordable in Victoria by the end of the decade with shortfalls in supply expected …
