You might have seen the big headline from the 28th conference of the parties – COP28 for short – in the United Arab Emirates, that Australia has joined more than 100 other countries across the globe in committing to a tripling of renewable energy capacity by the end of the decade. Perhaps the idea was… Read More
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Are you ready for load shedding?
When you think about all the various independent generation types, the millions of kilometres of wires, the sheer size of Australia, the impact of extreme weather events, and the millions of customers switching appliances on at random, it’s amazing the grid works as reliably as it does. That only happens due to a whole bunch… Read More
What if we told you we could get clean energy from thin air?
Pulling clean, unlimited energy from thin air sounds so ridiculous that you’d be excused for thinking it’s some sort of unfunny joke. We heard about it a couple of weeks ago and we’re still shaking our heads. But it is real … and it’s spectacular! The concept relies on harnessing the charge that already exists… Read More
Our Free Lunch Plan is tapping into the abundance of solar in the middle of the day
The Australian Energy Market Operator, AEMO, recently released its Quarterly Energy Dynamics report for the third quarter of 2023, 1 July through 30 September. While it didn’t say anything at all about GloBird Energy’s Free Lunch (that’s not the sort of thing it covers), we’ve taken the liberty of reading between the lines to see… Read More
More energy-saving innovations are on their way
Our homes might be more energy efficient than they once were, but they need to be. The number of appliances and devices that need to be powered or charged is ever-increasing. Right now, most households could probably save more energy by making some simple changes, such as improving insulation and sealing gaps, as well as… Read More
How the weather impacts energy consumption
Depending on where you live, you might be spending quite a bit more to warm your house in winter than to cool it in summer, or it could be the other way around. For example, if you’re a Tasmanian, the breakdown is very clearly skewed toward heating in the cold winter months (as well as… Read More