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SwitchedOn podcast: Once an afterthought, apartments are now leaders in solar and battery innovation

SwitchedOn podcast: Once an afterthought, apartments are now leaders in solar and battery innovation

Allume co-founder and CEO Cameron Knox explains the barriers that have kept apartment residents locked out of clean energy, and the innovations now helping to overcome them.
Electrifying Australia: Nine key problems facing homes and businesses, and where to from here

Electrifying Australia: Nine key problems facing homes and businesses, and where to from here

What are the biggest hurdles to electrifying Australia? We ask the people who are building, regulating, studying and living the transition.
“Electro-tech super-levers:” How solar, batteries and EVs are beating out gas and oil across Asia

“Electro-tech super-levers:” How solar, batteries and EVs are beating out gas and oil across Asia

A new report shows how firmed solar now undercuts most of the new gas power capacity Asia is planning to build and that electrifying road transport could save more than $US300 billion a year in oil imports.
We’re targeting 35 pct electrification in less than 10 years – but 35 pct of what?

We’re targeting 35 pct electrification in less than 10 years – but 35 pct of what?

The COP31 co-presidents had the idea right on global electrification targets. They got the measurement wrong.
SwitchedOn podcast: The hidden energy guzzler in Australian backyards – and how it could help the grid

SwitchedOn podcast: The hidden energy guzzler in Australian backyards – and how it could help the grid

Australia’s backyard pools could help support a cleaner and more flexible electricity grid and save households hundreds of dollars a year.
Zero interest loans launched to help lower income homes get off gas with solar, batteries, insulation

Zero interest loans launched to help lower income homes get off gas with solar, batteries, insulation

State government launches Home Energy Saver program offering zero-interest loans of up to $15,000 to help pay for upgrades including rooftop solar, batteries, electric appliances and insulation.
Fortescue to lease electric haul trucks as part of land deal with traditional owners

Fortescue to lease electric haul trucks as part of land deal with traditional owners

A new land access agreement between Traditional Owners of the Pilbara region and iron ore giant Fortescue will see the two parties collaborate on decarbonisation of mining operations on Country.
How to ditch gas for induction cooktops without frying your apartment building’s electrics

How to ditch gas for induction cooktops without frying your apartment building’s electrics

A recurring misconception about electrifying apartments is that the building can’t support induction cooktops. But the switch is more straightforward than most expect.