AGL expands smart technology portfolio with $13m in US start-up
By Giles Parkinson on 27 July 2017
AGL invests $13 million in smart lock and smart home controls start-up in US, expanding its push into new technologies.
Category: Smart Energy
Innovation, disruption and the utility business model
By Fereidoon Sioshansi on 26 July 2017
The power sector’s rapid transformation has barely started, but implications for incumbents are beginning to be felt and speculated.
Fossil fuels and Australian tools: It’s time to go fully electric
By Sophie Vorrath on 26 July 2017
Sally Perini has four electric cars, a fully electric ride on mower and a suite of electric tools. And for good reason: One two-stroke leaf blower used for one hour can produce as much hydrocarbons as 150 cars over the same time.
The trials, tribulations and absolute joys of electric motorcycling
By Nigel Morris on 26 July 2017
It’s been almost 5 years since I swapped from a petrol engined motorcycle to an all electric Zero. Since then I’ve travelled 32,767km at an average cost of 1.5c per km.
Big Oil just woke up to threat of rising electric car demand
By Bloomberg New Energy Finance on 19 July 2017
The world’s biggest oil producers are starting to take electric vehicles seriously as a long-term threat.
In the absence of national leadership, cities are driving climate policy
By Lesley Hughes on 19 July 2017
Imagine a future in which every one of Australia’s 537 local government areas, achieve net zero greenhouse emissions. It might sound like a pipe dream, but it could be closer than you think.
Is Australia smart enough to be the lucky country?
By Kane Thornton on 18 July 2017
Australia is lucky enough to have some of the best energy resources in the entire world. But despite our natural advantages power prices have more than doubled in a decade.
Porsche installs $900,000 Solar pylon & 1st high-power EV supercharger
By Steve Hanley on 17 July 2017
Porsche’s new corporate banner in its Berlin HQ is made up of 8,000 solar cells that will generate enough to meet energy needs of entire building.
VW’s I.D. to be cheaper than Model 3, plans super-fast charging network
By Steve Hanley on 17 July 2017
While VW pays off fines from diesel cheating scheme, it is also aiming to become the world’s leading electric car producer.
Cutting Edge grid controls could kill need for coal
By Giles Parkinson on 13 July 2017
One of the fiercest defenders of brown coal generators now says they can be replaced with wide adoption of voltage regulation technologies that can make there grid more efficient.
ACT launches second phase of battery test centre, early results in
Early results suggest that lithium-ion out-performs both the advanced and traditional lead-acid battery packs in terms of round-trip efficiency.