Increasing gas prices around the world have led Energy Users Association of Australia chief executive Andrew Richards to warn: “We are seeing storm clouds on the horizon”. Australian manufacturing and industry groups have called for Government intervention. Australian fertiliser giant Incitec Pivot has blamed high gas prices for its decision to shut down its 50-year-old… Read More
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Are battery storage systems the answer to household energy security?
Australians have endured a number of severe weather events and bushfires over recent years. Last month’s single day of extreme winds and storms resulted in thousands of Victorian homes losing power. Many still haven’t been reconnected weeks later. That follows storms and flash flooding in June that saw some areas without power for weeks, impacting… Read More
What is green hydrogen
What is green hydrogen … and a few other things you might like to know Green hydrogen is an energy carrier. But, unlike fossil fuels, it’s becoming cheaper, it will never run out, and we won’t cook the planet.’ That was what Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest said in an address to the National Press Club a… Read More
What can we learn from the UK energy crisis?
You might have heard Barnaby Joyce reference an energy crisis in the United Kingdom last week when warning Australians of the dangers of committing to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. With everything else going on in our world in these COVID times, unless you have relatives in the UK, you could be excused for not… Read More
Why monthly billing works better for most energy users
We know every household is different and different people have different ways they like to do things, including their household budgeting. However, we also know the one thing that upsets people more than almost anything else is bill shock. Not getting a bill for months means energy users are kept in the dark, blissfully unaware… Read More
Something your kids can learn about at home: saving energy
Something your kids can learn about at home: saving energy We know a lot of parents would be happy if they never again heard the term ‘remote learning’! If you are helping your kids learn at home, make sure you don’t put too much pressure on yourself or them. After all, the collective spirit of… Read More