You drive your electric car into the garage and plug it in to charge. Or, depending on the energy needs of your home, the house might even draw power from your car. On the roof are the latest ultra-efficient solar panels converting the sun’s energy to electricity and storing itContinue Reading
They might seem fairly mundane, but two products recently caught my eye: a portable airconditioning unit and a portable fridge-freezer. So what about them made me stop in my tracks? Well, both these products are from a brand called EcoFlow, which is producing some really innovative products in the portableContinue Reading
Discount supermarket giant Aldi is officially Australia’s first grocery retailer to go fully renewable, after receiving the stamp of approval from the Federal Government’s Clean Energy Regulator. In 2020, Aldi announced it would transition its stores, warehouses and offices to 100 per cent clean energy by the end of 2021Continue Reading
China this week blocked exports of two vital minerals used in computer chips and hi-tech products – triggering a global rush to source alternate supplies. And Australia’s already positioning itself to secure a slice of the resulting “friend-shoring” market. A leading Communist Party trade official declared the restrictions on galliumContinue Reading
Discount supermarket giant Aldi is officially Australia’s first grocery retailer to go fully renewable, after receiving the stamp of approval from the Federal Government’s Clean Energy Regulator. In 2020, Aldi announced it would transition its stores, warehouses and offices to 100 per cent clean energy by the end of 2021Continue Reading
A mother-of-two has found a way to save almost $30,000 on her electricity bills as cost-of-living issues force families to make a change. One million Australians will see their energy bills go up by 24 per cent next month, the Australian Energy Regulator has flagged. Ashleigh Notley plans to installContinue Reading
Households across the nation are bracing for a rude shock as temperatures plummet and energy bills soar even higher – here’s how to keep your costs as low as possible. Energy expert and Solar Analytics chief executive Stefan Jarnason says his company has seen a huge increase in customers desperateContinue Reading
Firefighters are battling a blaze on a solar panel farm in central NSW. Crews from both NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) and Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) are on the scene at a grass fire burning inside the Beryl Solar Farm, 5km west of Gulgong. It’s unknown what causedContinue Reading
The spy balloon that flew over the United States last week was part of a “surveillance fleet” deployed by the Chinese military that has targeted more than 40 countries across five continents, a US official said on Thursday. Detailed images taken by high-altitude U2 spy planes showed the balloon’s payloadContinue Reading
The cost of converting to solar energy in Australia has become more achievable in the past decade thanks to various rebates and incentives – but the federal subsidy will be reduced at the end of the year. With electricity prices soaring, heaping further cost of living pressures on families, manyContinue Reading