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HomeBuilder misses a chance to make our homes perform better for us and the planet
by Trivess Moore, Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University, and Tony Matthews, Senior Lecturer in Urban and Environmental Planning, Griffith University. This article was originally published…
Morrison’s $25,000 grant could deliver full energy retrofit for social housing
The federal Morrison government’s $688 million home building and renovation stimulus has unleashed a torrent of suggestions for how the money could be much more meaningfully spent, with the same “jobs for tradies” outcome Scomo seems…
A fern in its cap, NZ reforms Emissions Trading Scheme
With key decisions to be made about the economic recovery from the impacts of Covid-19, New Zealand is taking the high road. The New Zealand Government made significant reforms to its Emissions Trading Scheme, providing a long overdue cap…
Solar costs have fallen 82% since 2010
The levelized cost of energy generated by large scale solar plants is around $0.068/kWh, compared to $0.378 ten years ago and the price fell 13.1% between 2018 and last year alone, according to figures released by the International…
CEC publishes first ever national study of renewable energy workforce
The Clean Energy Council (CEC) has released its “Clean Energy At Work” report (Report) detailing the widespread job opportunities in Australia’s renewable energy industry. Moreover, the Report emphasises the nation’s almost unique…
New rules pave the way for off-grid renewables to replace poles and wires
In a major reform of the energy rules, distribution businesses across Australia will be allowed to service remote areas with stand-alone power systems and avoid costly network upgrades. May 29, 2020Marija Maisch
Homes and businesses at…
Renewable energy in the US surpassed coal for first time in more than a century
A long time ago, back in 2019, energy from renewable sources exceeded coal consumption in the United States — for the first time in any current human’s lifetime.
EIA’s earliest energy estimates start in 1635.
Not since 1885, when…
Malaysia launches 1 GW solar tender
Malaysia’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has announced the fourth round of the nation’s Large Scale Solar (LSS) procurement scheme will open on Sunday.
The ministry tweeted, the maximum size of projects eligible has been…
Really Australia, it’s not that hard: 10 reasons why renewable energy is the future
by Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University. This article was originally published in The Conversation. Click here to read original article
Solar leads Australia’s energy transition as renewables set new record
In 2019, renewables continued to undermine the dominance of coal on the Australian grid and surged on the back of a massive 46% year-on-year jump in solar power, according to the latest data from the federal Energy Department. May 27,…