#Renewable Energy
Renewable energy continues to break records and drive down costs in the electricity market: report
As technology improves, the cost of renewable energy systems decreases, making it a more affordable option in comparison to traditional fossil fuels. This decrease in costs results in lower electricity prices for both households and businesses.
How solar energy can help SMEs to become net-zero
Swapping to solar energy not only helps save the planet, but can help business owners save money.
Renewables the cheapest new-build power in Australia: CSIRO
A new CSIRO report GenCost 2020-21 has found that solar and wind are the cheapest source of energy in Australia based on integration costs of renewables in electricity generation. “Previous GenCost reports added arbitrary amounts of storage costs, but this year we used a model of the electricity system that optimises the amount of storage […]
Renewable energy sources will offset increased emissions, experts say
Working from home has increased the use of residential energy across Australia, leading experts to call for households to switch to renewable sources. Through April, residential energy in New South Wales increased by 10 per cent, and in Victoria by 12 per cent. Ross Sharman, the founder of EnergyIQ and an integral member of the […]
Renewable energy startup Redback scores $8.9m to enhance its solar technology offering
Solar tech startup Redback Technologies has raised US$7 million in capital from the Clean Energy Innovation Fund and Right Click Capital as part of its Series A-2 funding round. Based in Brisbane, Redback offers an energy management system that uses machine learning to optimise the generation, storage and management of solar energy for households and […]
Peer-to-peer trading: how it could address the rising cost of electricity for small businesses
The opportunity for small to medium sized businesses to make the switch to solar and batteries is stronger than it has ever been. Similar to households, small businesses typically pay high electricity rates and unlike big businesses, possess less negotiating power on energy retail costs. Small businesses also tend to have tighter budgets when it […]
Australia’s first renewable energy start-up accelerator launching in Sydney: apply now
Sydney will host Australia’s first start-up accelerator program focused on developing clean energy technology companies. Founded by Piers Grove and Nick Lake, EnergyLab is a not-for-profit business incubator that will operate out of the Blackfriars School House, UTS in Chippendale. It was the recipient of a $120,000 grant from Jobs for NSW, which the state government […]
Lights out for renewable energy
Earth hour returns on Saturday 23 March at 8.30pm. This year, Earth Hour is asking Australians to switch off for good by switching to renewable energy.
Renewable energy transmission lines planned for Queensland
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) claims it will cost $1 billion to construct transmission lines linking Mount Isa to Townsville, but will create 1,800 jobs in the region.
Export case study: Stephane Thomas on The Fire Company
Here’s a checklist of inspiration for aspiring exporters. Our collection of 50 favourite export case studies shows that there is no magic ingredient to making it to the world stage, but it certainly helps to get the basics right. Stephane Thomas on The Fire Company Exporting since: 2005 Key markets: Europe, US. As co-founder of […]