Chris Cooper, Author at Renew Economy

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Open Utility: How a start-up plans to be the AirBnB for energy trading
Open Utility’s award-winning peer-to-peer software allows customers and generators to upload their energy and choose what type they consume.
Chris Cooper

Dec 10, 2015

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The Innovation Statement: what it means for clean energy
With the much anticipated release of the Innovation Statement yesterday, what implications does it have for Australia’s fledgling clean energy start-up sector?
Chris Cooper

Dec 9, 2015

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2 simple ideas to unlock Australia’s clean energy start-ups
The Innovation Statement is a great first step, but it takes more than that to build a true innovation ecosystem.
Chris Cooper

Dec 9, 2015

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Making energy sexy – The 6 golden rules (pt 1)
I’ve managed to distill good energy communication down to six basic rules, which hopefully can provide our industry with some inspiration to make energy as magical as a hit song.
Chris Cooper

Dec 4, 2015

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Start up profile: UtilityAPI, instant data to quicken solar sales
The founders at UtilityAPI make a delicious beer, but even more delicious is their software.
Chris Cooper

Nov 20, 2015

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A German energy crowd-funding start-up that aims to make community energy easy
CrowdEner.gy aims to make community energy easy. But recent government changes to the feed-in-tariff have made it a difficult market.
Chris Cooper

Oct 29, 2015

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BürgerWerke – retailer linking citizen owned renewable projects with consumers
BürgerWerke is an innovative energy retailer start-up aiming to ‘close-the-loop’ on citizen energy in Germany. Chris Cooper pays them a visit in Heidelberg.
Chris Cooper

Oct 29, 2015

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The Priest who broke the law (for solar), and the village that bought back the grid
Schönau. Village of 2500 inhabitants in the Black Forest. A beautiful remote alpine village that bought back its grid and has been leading the energy revolution.
Chris Cooper

Oct 27, 2015

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The rise of New Power: Who will be the AirBNB of energy?
Internet revolution brought us Google, Facebook, eBay, Wikipedia, YouTube and AirBnB, among others. So who will dominate the energy revolution?
Chris Cooper

Oct 23, 2015

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What the Tesla Powerwall battery means for households
So, what does Tesla’s battery storage offering, the Powerwall, mean for consumers. We include a unique online calculator to help you find out. On average, however, solar only continues to offer best value. But the grid only option comes last.
Chris Cooper

May 7, 2015

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