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We think we’ve got a pretty good grasp on solar energy here in Australia, given we have the world’s highest penetration of rooftop photovoltaic arrays across households. We’ve also been using the power of water for a long time, with the original Snowy Hydro Scheme being a world leader – and about to get a… Read More

About 26 years ago, German building physicist Wolfgang Feist conceived and built the world’s first Passive House building in Darmstadt, when four private homeowners decided to back his philosophy. Since then, hundreds of buildings of all sizes and types have been constructed to passive house specifications, particularly in Germany and Austria, where the concept has… Read More

We started GloBird Energy with three fairly basic aims:   1. to offer more affordable deals than most that were already out there in the market; 2. to simplify the entire process of dealing with an energy retailer; and 3. to put together a locally-based customer service team that understands what Victorians need and what… Read More

In our last post, looking forward to things we expect to happen in 2018, we suggested that technology will play a greater role in energy management, particularly on a personal level. So we thought we’d take a quick look at some of the energy monitoring apps that are already out there and that might be… Read More

In our last post, we looked back at some of the things that had a major impact on the Australian energy market in 2017. This time, we’re looking forward. We think we have a reasonable idea about some of the things we can expect to see in 2018 … but for others, we’ve had to… Read More

As far as the Australian energy market is concerned, last year was more tumultuous than anyone could have predicted. No-one – from governments to consumers, and from regulatory bodies to retailers – could have been happy with some of the things that transpired. It was certainly less than ideal that the topics of energy supply… Read More