Australian homes are so inefficient and so leaky they are described as “glorified tents”. There’s a simple way to cut emissions and power power bills.
Explainer: How electric induction cookers work and why they clear the air
If you aren’t burning gas in your home for space or water heating, there might be one gas user left in your home: the cooktop.
Explainer: Why hot-water heat pumps are great for homes with or without solar PV
A hot-water heat pump can be the cheapest way to heat water at your home or business, with or without rooftop solar.
Explainer: What’s the cheapest way to heat my house if I get off gas?
How do you heat your home cheaply and efficiently if you don’t use gas? There are renewable options.
Gas in eastern Australia – clearly, a declining industry
A look at the numbers shows that in eastern Australia, gas demand is going nowhere – for a whole bunch of reasons, including costs, climate and competition.
Does Victoria really need to find more fossil gas to use as plastics feedstock?
Victoria government would be better advised to encourage plastic industry to recycle waste rather than handing out more subsidies foraging for fossil fuels.
AEMO says we’re running out of gas – again
AEMO is warning of a potential gas shortage, but is basing that call on information from the industry – which wants to drill, frack and extract.
Hydrogen blues: Is this the gas industry version of “clean coal”?
The gas industry needs a new social licence strategy. It’s come up with “blue hydrogen”.
Why AEMO needs to update its 100 per cent renewable energy study
AEMO should publish an updated 100%-renewable energy plan. A lot has changed since it last tackled the issue, with little enthusiasm, in 2013.
Beware fossil-gas suppliers bearing hydrogen gifts
Will the public-relations power of renewable hydrogen be harnessed by fossil-fuel interests only to maintain business-as-usual?
