All Electrification

An all-electric, off-grid luxury lodge, powered entirely by solar, wind and a battery

An all-electric, off-grid luxury lodge, powered entirely by solar, wind and a battery

Our off-grid luxury lodge combines a whole of system approach with renewables and storage, and a backup genset triggered only by indiscrete EV charging.
“We don’t doubt ourselves:” Fortescue’s race to real zero – and the radical rethink behind it

“We don’t doubt ourselves:” Fortescue’s race to real zero – and the radical rethink behind it

Iron ore giant Fortescue has just four years left to meet its real zero emissions by 2030 target, a mammoth task that will require it to fundamentally change how it operates. So can it be done?
Australia’s home battery boom risks locking households into closed ecosystems

Australia’s home battery boom risks locking households into closed ecosystems

Many households only realise after installation they’ve bought a battery system that is locked to a single manufacturer’s software.
Fortescue launches its first electric locomotives – with batteries the size of more than 200 Tesla EVs

Fortescue launches its first electric locomotives – with batteries the size of more than 200 Tesla EVs

Fortescue has launched the first of its massive battery trains, which it says the hardest part of its goal to eliminate fossil fuels by 2030.
Energy regulator bans another company over doctored photos, false claims

Energy regulator bans another company over doctored photos, false claims

Regulator bans a second company in as many weeks for allegedly using doctored photos to claim completion of energy efficiency projects.
SwitchedOn podcast: The home battery lock-in no one warns you about

SwitchedOn podcast: The home battery lock-in no one warns you about

Simon Hackett says government subsidies should only support home batteries that let consumers choose their software and energy services freely. Currently they don’t.
Balcony solar is powering apartments from Berlin to Barcelona. So why not in Australia?

Balcony solar is powering apartments from Berlin to Barcelona. So why not in Australia?

Small, plug-in PV systems are populating balconies across Europe and the US, but many Australian apartment dwellers are locked out of the new solar boom.
Australia’s high speed rail ambitions could be funded through an aviation fuel excise

Australia’s high speed rail ambitions could be funded through an aviation fuel excise

High speed rail is synonymous with the kind of high capital cost infrastructure which seems to paralyse governments in Australia. Here’s a solution.