Millions of litres of expired beer that would have ended up being poured down the drain have been used to feed the thirsty bacteria digesters at South Australia Water’s Glenelg …
Questions to ask before commercial solar installation begins
There are many reasons why switching your business to a commercial solar-powered system makes sense. In fact, we cover some of them in our article Go Solar with Leading Edge …
AHA (NSW) and Lion come together in 10-year power purchase agreement (PPA)
Exciting news was announced last week that Lion Brewery, in tandem with the Australian Hotels Association NSW, had partnered up with electricity retailer Engie to procure electricity through a renewable …
We have lost 17% of the Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon rainforest fires in South America have sparked intense debate on the way the world approaches the concept of development. The Amazon rainforest covers 5,500,000 km² and produces roughly …
The duck curve – The biggest challenge facing solar energy generation
What do solar energy and a duck have in common: Curves. And no, that’s not a joke, it’s the correlation between excess solar supply during the day against peak demand …
Lack of distribution infrastructure hampering renewable energy boom
2018 was a record year for renewable energy generation, but the lack of distribution infrastructure to get it onto the grid has led to a situation where falling electricity prices …
Distributed Energy Resources – A Simple Guide
The conventional way of distributing energy is through a centralised grid, where electricity flows from one direction from large coal, gas or hydro generators to the end user. However, with …
Market Wrap November 2018 – Continued drought, very low output from Snowy push futures prices up
Market wrap: Very mild weather conditions across Australia throughout the months of October and November led to reduced demand across the National Energy Market. But other factors were at play …
Labor Energy Policy would allocate $15 billion to boost renewables to 50 percent of the total mix with firming and underwriting safety net
The Labor Energy Policy will revive the National Energy Guarantee, give household battery grants and aim for 50 percent renewables generation by the year 2030 if Bill Shorten becomes Prime …
It’s official – Renewable energy will be cheaper than coal
A recent report by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has established that renewable energy will be cheaper than coal in the near future and that the energy mix – …