Anne Delaney, Author at Renew Economy

Anne Delaney

Contributor

Anne Delaney is the host of the SwitchedOn podcast and our Electrification Editor. She has had a successful career in journalism (the ABC and SBS), as a documentary film maker, and as an artist and sculptor.

Looming gas supply shortfall could be eradicated by electrification and energy efficiency
New report finds residential gas use could decrease to zero by 2042, and industrial gas use by 63%.
Anne Delaney

Dec 3, 2023

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SwitchedOn Podcast: How a health check for your home can help upgrade its energy efficiency
Home energy efficiency assessor, Lucinda Flynn, explains why your reverse cycle air conditioner feels blowy, how to increase the energy rating on your home, and tips for retrofitting on a budget.
Anne Delaney

Nov 28, 2023

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SwitchedOn Podcast: Why batteries need an end of life plan
Gavin Collis from the CSIRO discusses the future of Australia’s battery recycling industry.
Anne Delaney

Nov 21, 2023

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SwitchedOn Podcast: Bright energy future
Katherine McConnell explains how one company has financed and installed over 100,000 household solar installations, and now provides a one-stop-shop for electrification.
Anne Delaney

Nov 2, 2023

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Victorian Government

Victoria’s new SEC to establish one-stop-shops for household electrification
Victoria’s strategy to electrify the state at scale, and fast, is to revamp the public-owned electricity authority and create one-stop shops for consumers.
Anne Delaney

Oct 31, 2023

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SwitchedOn Podcast: Why choosing an induction stove is a gateway decision for getting rid of gas from our homes
Chef and kitchen consultant Luke Burgess on why induction stoves are so efficient and why he thinks they are unlikely to be superseded any time soon.
Anne Delaney

Oct 9, 2023

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SwitchedOn Podcast: Australia could save $8 billion every year by changing more light globes
Efficient lighting is one of the easiest, ready-to-implement technologies that can help transition to a low carbon economy.
Anne Delaney

Sep 27, 2023

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Seven reasons why using gas appliances in homes is unhealthy
Health professionals want NSW to follow lead of ACT and Victoria and ban new gas connections, citing multiple dangers from pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and benzene.
Anne Delaney

Sep 13, 2023

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What rebates are available to help purchase efficient electric appliances?
Efficient electric appliances like induction stoves, heat pumps and EVs usually cost more than fossil fuel options. But rebates and financial incentives are available.
Anne Delaney

Sep 8, 2023

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SwitchedOn Podcast: The future of energy is local, in our smart all-electric homes
Energy tech companies are envisioning a future where home generate power and trade with the grid. Raghur Belor from Enphase Energy explains how.
Anne Delaney

Sep 4, 2023

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SwitchedOn Podcast: We can’t build cities around cars, even if they’re electric
Professor of Sustainability at Curtin University and lead author on transport for the IPCC, Peter Newman, says electric transport not only provides an opportunity to produce healthier, net zero vehicles, it enables us to rethink and build healthier, better cities.
Anne Delaney

Aug 28, 2023

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SwitchedOn Podcast: How a Republican Mayor in the US uses local government powers to electrify his city
From believing climate change was a Chinese plot, to becoming a local government warrior for net zero, Republican Mayor R. Rex Parris has led the renewable transition of Lancaster in California.
Anne Delaney

Aug 22, 2023

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