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 […]
A solution to corporate sustainability is possible and begins with smart technology, writes Nick Martyniuk, CEO at WePower. Digital advancements in the energy industry are helping smaller businesses match the sustainability efforts of the big end of town by reducing carbon emissions and energy expenditure. Giant organisations like Amazon, Facebook and Google are investing heavily […]
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 […]
The brains behind Sydney-based startup Energy Bill Doctor are on a mission to provide consumers with a more complete picture of their energy costs and usage, via data analytics, while also driving the uptake of energy efficient solutions. Founded by Tim Wolfenden and Andrew Long, Energy Bill Doctor is a free online energy comparison tool that enables […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
Australian businesses spent $75.4 billion on energy during 2008-09, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
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.
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 […]
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