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70% jump in heat pump installations as Australian homes prepare …
WEBAustralia is doing its best to help fulfil International Energy Agency predictions of a global boom in heat pump uptake, with the latest national data showing a 70 per cent jump in installations of the technology that promises a cheaper and more efficient way of heating water and homes.. In its second Quarterly Carbon Market Report (QCMR) for 2023, the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) reports ...
SwitchedOn - A RenewEconomy Publication
WEBEnergy Efficiency. Minimum energy standards urgently needed for space heaters, hot water systems and cooktops. Australians are installing inefficient gas and electric appliances that will lock in $3.4 billion every year of unnecessary energy costs. New legislation is needed so Australians can make informed decisions about buying new appliances.
Australia lays ground for reaching 100 pct renewables with new ...
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Australia lays ground for reaching 100 pct renewables with new engineering roadmap. At 1.30pm on December 31 last year, distributed solar – mostly PV mounted on rooftops – achieved a ...
Low-cost iron-air technology to feature in world's biggest battery ...
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Form Energy gets funds for groundbreaking 8.5 GWh iron-air battery, which will be capable of up to 100 hours of storage and will be the world’s biggest battery.
Renewable hydrogen plans backed by 32GW of solar and wind get …
WEBAug 13, 2024 · The more than $53 billion project proposes to produce around 1.6 million tonnes of green hydrogen or 9 million tonnes of green ammonia a year from up to 26GW of wind and solar farms that would be ...
Radical change needed to upgrade system to handle tidal effect of ...
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Australia’s 20th century energy system needs to transform to handle the rapidly changing demands being made of it. “There is no silver bullet. What we need is silver buckshot.”
"We need to think differently about storage:" How big batteries …
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Alex Wonhas, the former head of engineering and system design at AMEO, says a rethink of the way we use big batteries could help get the energy transition back on track.
Sun Cable: Plibersek approves first stage of world's biggest solar …
WEBUpdated: Federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek gives approval for first stage of Sun Cable, with enough solar and battery storage to provide 4 GW of continuous power to Darwin.
Origin cancels two solar projects due to rising costs and …
WEBAug 20, 2024. 0. Renewables. Origin Energy has quietly revealed that it has cancelled two of its small number of potential solar project developments, citing increased costs and “unfavourable ...