Resource Efficiency Archives - Page 6 of 26 - Renew Economy

Electric Vehicles

How the clean energy revolution can tackle the human rights challenge
A clean powered world will be better than a fossil fuelled one, but there’s still room for improvement in the human rights space.
Ketan Joshi

Feb 25, 2021

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Policy & Planning

How a seaweed supplement can eliminate most emissions from cows and sheep
Australian company will fast-track the production of a seaweed supplement that can almost entirely eliminate methane production by sheep and cows.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 15, 2021

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Policy & Planning

From fire to ice: Suncorp gets the weather wrong again
Increasingly severe and unpredictable extreme weather events have knocked an extra $86m off Suncorp’s half year accounts, prompting calls for more action on climate change.
James Fernyhough

Feb 9, 2021

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Solar

Australia’s first solar panel recycling facility to be established in Adelaide
Australia’s first dedicated solar panel recycling company has locked in plans to develop its first processing facility in South Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 9, 2021

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Demand response, VPPs added to extended South Australian energy productivity scheme
South Australia launches rebadged energy productivity scheme, supporting households to shift demand, despite concerns over lost focus on energy efficiency.
Michael Mazengarb

Dec 24, 2020

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Victoria sets new energy efficiency targets to cut energy use by 7 pct by 2025
Victorian government announces new energy efficiency targets for households and businesses, set to cut energy use, costs and emissions.
Michael Mazengarb

Dec 8, 2020

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Victorian Government

Victoria’s human-focused climate action fills a gap in post-COVID policymaking
It is a relief to see state-based climate plans beginning to solidify into real policy action – plans that actually lower emissions, while putting ‘guard rails’ around the growth of energy technologies.
Ketan Joshi

Nov 20, 2020

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Has the switch flipped on energy efficiency? Victoria’s $800m is a great start
Despite being an easy, cheap way to drive down power costs and emissions, energy efficiency has been glaringly absent from Australian government policies. Has the switch flipped?
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 19, 2020

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Chart of the day

Graph of the day: Australia’s gas fleet fails Europe’s “transition fuel” test
Tough new gas standards in Europe might revoke the ‘transition fuel’ label for gas. How does Australia fare?
Ketan Joshi

Nov 12, 2020

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Renewables

Solar PV panel waste will not become a significant problem
Managing solar PV modules at end of life will not be a limitation on the replacement of fossil fuels by renewable energy. Here’s why.
Andrew Blakers

Jul 20, 2020

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Digitalisation lessons from industrial compressed air
Compressed air systems, often called ‘the fourth utility’ after electricity, gas and water and used in drying, assembly, blow moulding and paint spraying, are often shockingly inefficient.
Alan Pears

Jul 17, 2020

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ClearVue opens solar window to trillion-dollar US construction market
ASX-listed ClearVue inks deal to have its solar glass units integrated with the ultra-energy-efficient building component system of leading US construction materials company.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 7, 2020

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