All Electrification

Budget test: Will Labor back a tax break to deliver cheap hot water to rentals?

Budget test: Will Labor back a tax break to deliver cheap hot water to rentals?

A modest tax tweak could unlock cheaper, cleaner energy for renters – and help them move away from gas – if the government is willing to act.
Aluminium manufacturer wins funds to replace 40 year-old gas furnace with fully electric system

Aluminium manufacturer wins funds to replace 40 year-old gas furnace with fully electric system

Australia’s largest extruder and distributor of aluminium products wins funding to replace ageing gas-fired log furnace with a fully electric system.
SwitchedOn podcast: The tax tweak that could cut renters energy bills

SwitchedOn podcast: The tax tweak that could cut renters energy bills

Renters pay more for energy because landlords won’t act — a simple budget fix could unlock cheaper, cleaner power for millions.
Do Fortescue’s plans to eliminate gas and diesel stack up? The big win comes from electric trucks

Do Fortescue’s plans to eliminate gas and diesel stack up? The big win comes from electric trucks

We crunch the numbers on Fortescue’s plans to eliminate gas and diesel. It’s the transition to electric trucks that deliver the biggest return on investment.
Fortescue accelerates away from oil: doing what Australia should be doing on the fuel crisis

Fortescue accelerates away from oil: doing what Australia should be doing on the fuel crisis

Fortescue is showing the future to the rest of Australia: Batteries and electrification replacing barrels and diesel, backed by firmed renewables rather than gas and oil.
Made in the shade: How electric vehicles could be the perfect partner to rooftop solar in tropical cities

Made in the shade: How electric vehicles could be the perfect partner to rooftop solar in tropical cities

As rooftop solar spreads to all corners of the globe, the problem of managing distributed generation in cities prone to tropical thunderstorms is becoming increasingly acute. What if cars could come to the rescue?
SwitchedOn podcast: The hidden crisis behind rising electricity disconnections

SwitchedOn podcast: The hidden crisis behind rising electricity disconnections

Are the rising number of electricity disconnections the tip of an energy debt iceberg that will increase as we electrify everything?
Australia needs to rapidly electrify as much as possible, as fast as possible

Australia needs to rapidly electrify as much as possible, as fast as possible

The biggest policy question in Australia right now is this: what will the government do to rapidly electrify everything?