Matthew Wright, Author at Renew Economy

Matthew Wright

Email

Policy & Planning

Victoria needs to get on electric bus if it’s serious about emissions and health
Victoria is talking up its efforts on renewable energy, but it should really be leading in the shift to electric buses too.
Matthew Wright

Sep 30, 2019

7
Solar

Why the network push to limit rooftop solar exports should be resisted
The push by the network lobby to limit exports from rooftop solar is more about defending their investment in gas pipelines. It must be resisted.
Matthew Wright

Mar 20, 2019

0
Commentary

Solar unlimited: How to use inverters to get past export limits
Solar panel system owners are becoming more and more ambitious about what they want from their PV systems, and are now installing 10kW + PV arrays and over-sizing their inverters.
Matthew Wright

Dec 5, 2017

19
LEDs could slash street light energy usage by 97%
LED streetlights could achieve efficiencies of 97% by 2020 – much higher than domestic or commercial lamps. But are our governments enlightened enough?
Matthew Wright

Jul 29, 2014

23
LEDs will slash energy use for lighting by 95%
LEDs will slash energy use for lighting by 95%, delivering huge savings to consumers but adding another ingredient to the death spiral for utilities.
Matthew Wright

Jul 21, 2014

13
Corporate cannibals: Electricity sector may have to kill gas to save itself
The best opportunity for electricity sector growth and security is to cannibalise the gas networks.
Matthew Wright

Jul 15, 2014

15
Saudi solar robot cleans desert PV panels – water free
Saudi University developed NO-water Mechanical Automated Dusting Device can clean solar panels in the desert daily, using no water at all.
Matthew Wright

Jul 9, 2014

2
Grattan capacity tariff idea still prices electricity unfairly
A slight improvement on the current model, the Grattan Institute’s proposed electricity capacity tariff would still fail most consumers.
Matthew Wright

Jul 8, 2014

8
Solar’s new weapon – knowing the weather forecast
Soon, all hybrid inverters will be able to process weather data, allowing solar households to get power at the cheapest price possible at all times.
Matthew Wright

Jul 3, 2014

8
Lousy weather won’t save Victorian networks
Victorian’s can live without their grid if they’re forced to through unfair pricing. Even with that state’s fickle weather.
Matthew Wright

Jun 27, 2014

28
Commentary

Frugal households subsidise rich and profligate energy users
Households are being forced by incumbent energy monopolies to pay electricity supply charges for grid capacity that they don’t actually need.
Matthew Wright

Jun 24, 2014

5
PCM hot water storage: the next energy efficiency super star?
For hot water storage, phase change materials should rank as the most important household energy efficiency product after insulation, heat pumps and solar.
Matthew Wright

Jun 18, 2014

17