Efficiency | EcoGeneration

Check your mirrors: 3 things rooftop solar can teach us about Australia’s electric car rollout

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 10, 2021 | Demand response, Efficiency, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Renewables, Solar, Storage, VPPs | 0 |

Australia’s world-leading rollout of rooftop solar power systems offers a guide to help navigate the transition to EVs.

Flexible friends … how heavy industry can accelerate renewables

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 9, 2021 | Bioenergy, Commercial, Demand response, Efficiency, Hydrogen, Renewables, Solar, Storage, VPPs | 0 |

The hungriest energy users can play a big role in balancing tomorrow’s grid – if they are prepared to be flexible.

US must declare war on climate for energy transition to accelerate

by EcoGen Editor | Jun 1, 2021 | Australia, Comment, Commercial, Demand response, Efficiency, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Funding, Hydrogen, International, Interviews, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, VPPs, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

To lead by example, the United States should declare war on the inefficient use of dirty energy, US-based Australian entrepreneurs Danny Kennedy and Saul Griffith told a Spark Club event.

Trust us, VPPs are the way of the future: SAPN report

by EcoGen Editor | May 28, 2021 | Australia, Commercial, Demand response, Efficiency, For Consumers, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, VPPs | 0 |

A trial of a 1,000-battery virtual power plant on the South Australian network has boosted solar exports, supplied much-needed services to the grid and earned tidy revenue.

Mountains of energy … CEFC sees billions in resource recovery

by EcoGen Editor | May 25, 2021 | Bioenergy, Efficiency, For Consumers, Funding, PPAs, Renewables, Storage, Waste-to-energy | 0 |

Yes, solar and wind are cleaning up the grid, but a new report from the CEFC is a reminder to investors and industry of the value in what gets thrown away.

Next stop, the gigawatts of electric buses waiting to connect

by EcoGen Editor | May 20, 2021 | Demand response, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, For Installers, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage | 0 |

If drivers are slow to upgrade to EVs maybe owners of bus fleets will surprise us all by rolling out new clean rolling gear? They will need to have a lot of charging smarts in place to do so.

CEFC points to $7.8bn boom in bioenergy, recycling

by EcoGen Editor | May 14, 2021 | Bioenergy, Efficiency, For Consumers, Renewables, Waste-to-energy | 0 |

The report considers the role of resource and energy recovery in Australia’s transition to a low emissions economy.

Paying Australia’s coal-fired power stations to stay open longer is bad for consumers and the planet

by EcoGen Editor | May 4, 2021 | Australia, Demand response, Efficiency, For Consumers, Funding, Policy, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

If coal-fired power stations are protected from competition, it will deter investment in cleaner alternatives.

Countdown for industry as demand response rule change looms

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 26, 2021 | Commercial, Demand response, Efficiency, Renewables, Solar, Storage, VPPs | 0 |

An AEMO rule change that allows energy users to act independently from retailers in offering demand response is an important step towards a two-sided market, a Spark Club event heard.

Keep your cool … Exergenics searches for $40m in supermarket savings

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 23, 2021 | Efficiency, For Consumers, Interviews, Renewables, Solar | 0 |

A Melbourne energy efficiency software company is attracting international recognition while slowly proving the possibilities of its service to larger and larger Australian clients.

AEMC calls for two-second FCAS market in preparation for greener, more volatile energy mix

by EcoGen Editor | Apr 22, 2021 | Commercial, Demand response, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Wind | 0 |

The Australian Energy Market Commission is preparing the way for changes needed in a market where system frequency will have fewer stable generators to rely on.