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
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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
How Australia is moving toward a renewable energy future
If you’re thinking about a career change or wondering what field your kids could go into to be assured of employment for the next 30 years, the energy industry is calling. It’s estimated that the energy industry workforce needs to double to around 200,000 by 2030 but then could need to be as large as… Read More
Are electric vehicles taking the next step?
For the past 10 years or so, electric vehicles have been a topic of occasional conversation. Here in Australia, there are numerous reasons EVs have struggled to gain significant traction – not least how expensive they are and how few and far between charging stations have been. Are we on the cusp of seeing that… Read More