energy efficiency Archives - Page 16 of 18 - Renew Economy

Community renewables a clear winner in Solar Cities trial: report
Solar Cities trial finds ‘significant appetite’ for community-owned renewable energy power plants, including medium-scale solar, in regional Victoria.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 20, 2013

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How to create a net-zero energy home
New report from America’s National Institute of Standards and Technology offers a guide to creating houses that generate as much energy as they use.
CleanTechnica

May 23, 2013

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Graph of the Day: Did efficiency drive 75% of US CO2 cuts in 2012?
Natural gas is touted as the driving force behind America’s declining emissions. But a new study concludes efficiency is the primary reason.
Sophie Vorrath

May 7, 2013

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Australian companies could double energy savings, save billions
Report finds Australia’s most energy-intensive companies have potential to more than double energy savings, cutting emissions by 15m tonnes a year.
Sophie Vorrath

May 3, 2013

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US power grid could rely on majority renewables by 2050: study
Study finds US grid could quit coal, close a quarter of its nuclear plants and rely on renewables for the bulk of its electricity generation.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 18, 2013

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Revealed: technology to make us healthy, cut bills, lift profits, save planet
We have a “hidden” technology to cut energy use by half, lift profits, make us healthier, and combat global warming. So why not use it?
Giles Parkinson

Feb 28, 2013

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Mixed Greens: 55kW solar array for Kangaroo Island
55kW solar array for Kangaroo Island, Bond issue for community solar farm, Japan banks fight over solar market, Brisbane gets biggest street lighting retrofit.
Staff Reporter

Feb 8, 2013

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Little black boxes for big green motors could save billions
A modest-looking black box from US company AC Kinetics could lead to the next generation of energy efficient electric motors.
Tina Casey

Feb 7, 2013

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Chu says big solar soon to be cheaper than coal and gas
US energy secretary Stephen Chu says big solar will be cheaper than coal and gas before most people realise. He says the combination of solar and battery technologies, pushed forward by electric vehicles, will turn the energy industry upside down – unless, of course, if politicians fail to seize the moment.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 4, 2013

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$40m in funding to help low-income households get energy smart
Eleven consortia chosen to receive $40m in federal funding towards efforts to improve energy efficiency in low-income housing.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 17, 2012

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Why are we buying insurance from power companies?
Rather than pay a premium to power companies for assuming peak price risk, there’s a much smarter way we could be spending the money.
Richard Keech

Dec 12, 2012

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COAG’s energy market reforms must protect the poor
For low-income households, energy saving usually means switching off. Will COAG’s reforms give them more options?
Damian Sullivan and John Thwaites

Dec 10, 2012

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