When the lights are on but no-one’s at home it’s obviously a good time to turn off the lights – and everything else. A new Australian energy efficiency solution can do that and more.
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ISF nudges industry towards a REALM of possibilities around energy system optimisation
The Institute of Sustainable Futures is working on a model that may illustrate to industry smart solutions to energy use that will also benefit electricity networks.
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The day Australia was put on blackout alert
The only way the AEMO could be blunter in its report on the state of our electricity system would be to stick a neon sign on top of its Melbourne head office saying “The market has failed”.
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Doubling energy productivity will be a piece of cake: ISF
As consumers become ever more vigilant about energy efficiency the road towards a clean energy grid will be easier to navigate, says Professor Stuart White of the Institute for Sustainable Futures.
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Hydrogenation a hundredfold solar cell booster shot
State-of-the-art efficiency can be coaxed out of commercial silicon solar cells using a method pioneered in Australia, writes Professor Stuart Wenham of UNSW.
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GreenSync marks its deX as a solution to electricity network constraints
A market which links distributed energy resources is due to be tested for its ability to offset investment in infrastructure, writes Jeremy Chunn.
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Demand response, the opportunity for energy consumers to switch to supply
The potential for electricity users to ease stress on the grid by turning down consumption during peak events is seen as an easy solution to our energy woes, writes Jeremy Chunn.
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Energy efficiency awards open to powerful ideas that will push down useage
Nominations for the annual National Energy Efficiency Awards have opened, as skyrocketing energy prices continue to drive unprecedented interest from businesses and households in cost effective energy efficiency investments.
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Energy security: it’s time to start doing things differently
The economics of renewables is not in question, writes Clean Energy Council director of smart energy Darren Gladman, but as clean generation sources replace coal the issue from here on is security of supply.
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Smarter grid regulations will awaken sleeping giant of demand management: ARENA
A study commissioned by ARENA has found that a move towards smarter electricity network regulation would improve reliability, reduce emissions and cut power bills for energy users.
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