Efficiency | EcoGeneration

Energy efficiency jobs biggest opportunity in sector

by EcoGen Editor | May 25, 2019 | Efficiency, Funding, Policy, Renewables | 0 |

The Energy Efficiency Employment in Australia report suggests the sector is bigger than most people – especially politicians – realise, writes Tristan Edis.

It’s time for a 10% energy savings target

by EcoGen Editor | May 22, 2019 | Comment, Efficiency, Policy | 0 |

Fresh federal leadership with a commitment to a national target would be a tidy primary lever to reduce energy bills, peak demand and greenhouse gas emissions, writes Rod Woolley.

Powercor residential demand management program saves summer kilowatts, pays participants

by EcoGen Editor | May 21, 2019 | Efficiency, For Consumers, Renewables | 0 |

More than a thousand Victorians shared in $50,000 as part of a Powercor program that helped reduce energy demand on hot summer days.

Hospital energy upgrades save $4m and create nine jobs

by EcoGen Editor | May 20, 2019 | Efficiency | 0 |

Companies conducting upgrades across Australia seek out whatever financial incentives are available to reduce upfront costs. They will undertake upgrades that attract incentives first.

Air-con sector boosted to clean up its act before billions more households indulge ‘comfort cooling’

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 1, 2019 | Efficiency, Renewables | 0 |

Big prize money is on offer to lure the air-con industry towards engineering a seriously efficient mainstream solution.

National energy savings scheme is worth 4.5 Liddell power plants, so what are we waiting for?

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 25, 2019 | Efficiency, Renewables | 0 |

A national energy savings scheme is needed to lock in strategy after state targets end, says the Energy Savings Industry Association.

Schneider launches latest version EcoStruxure Power SCADA Operation software

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 18, 2019 | Company Updates, Efficiency, Renewables | 0 |

Schneider Electric has launched the latest version of its award-winning EcoStruxure Power SCADA Operation software.

You don’t have to be rich to ‘get’ the value of solar

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 26, 2019 | Efficiency, For Consumers, Renewables, Solar | 0 |

Research shows solar PV uptake is more common in middle-to-lower socio-economic households … and their cheap exports are pushing down everyone’s bills.

Energy efficiency a $7.7bn, 120,000-job opportunity for Australia

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 8, 2019 | Efficiency | 0 |

Improving the energy efficiency of Australian homes and businesses would slash $7.7 billion a year...

Demand response to the rescue as states simmer

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 6, 2019 | Australia, Efficiency, For Consumers, Renewable Energy Target, Renewables, Solar, State Policy | 0 |

The Australia Institute’s Dan Cass explains why demand response is proving so popular with energy market operators, Australian consumers and some of our country’s biggest businesses.