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Join Anne Delaney as she tracks the electrification of everything with people at the forefront of the electrification transition.
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- The world’s largest electric ship gets to work · 30 dkThe world’s largest battery-electric ship, built in Tasmania, has begun carrying passengers and vehicles between Argentina and Uruguay. To mark the milestone, SwitchedOn…
- Big savings, big barriers: getting Australian business off gas · 41 dkAustralian businesses could substantially cut their heating bills and emissions by replacing gas boilers with efficient electric heat pumps, but the transition remains slow and…
- The Australian invention bringing rooftop solar to apartments · 43 dkMelbourne-based Allume Energy has taken out top honours at the Australian Good Design Awards, becoming the first company to be awarded both the prestigious Good Design Award of…
- Why the old tradie business model won't deliver all-electric homes · 42 dkAustralia is spending billions encouraging households to electrify, but are we building an industry capable of delivering the transition? Trent Jones, founder of Melbourne-based…
- Why electricity is now central to the fight against poverty · 50 dkNearly 750 million people around the world still live without reliable electricity, limiting access to healthcare, education and economic opportunity. Global Citizen co-founder…
- How a few determined volunteers – “who had no experience” - put an entire suburb on the path to electrification · 41 dkFour years ago, a handful of Canberra volunteers set out to prove that entire communities could move from gas and petrol to efficient electric homes and transport. Their campaign…
- The “Goldilocks” energy upgrades package that could slash rental bills · 44 dkAs NSW considers minimum energy-efficiency standards for rental homes, Renew has modelled what different levels of upgrades would mean for tenants’ comfort and power bills. Its…
- Can a new alliance fast-charge Australia’s electrification push? · 41 dkAustralia is a world leader in rooftop solar and home batteries are booming. But electricity still only accounts for around 21 per cent of the energy we consume. So why are we…
- How retailers are standing in the way of cheaper power · 1 sa 10 dkTim Ryan argues Australia is trying to build a 21st-century, consumer-led electricity system while preserving retailers as compulsory ‘middlemen.’ But retailers are businesses…
- How three hours of free Solar Sharer power can cost you more · 49 dkThree hours of free electricity sounds like a great deal, but Solar Sharer could leave some households paying more. Energy Futures Network director and electrical engineer, Ty…
- Why charging your electric vehicle at lunchtime will save on costly grid upgrades · 39 dkAs Australia moves toward an all-electric future, a key question looms: how can we meet the surge in electricity demand that will be needed when we all drive electric vehicles…
- The biggest barrier to apartment electrification? Knowing what’s possible · 32 dkElectrifying an apartment building can be complicated, but sometimes the biggest barrier is simply getting started. Ash Sayers, Director at Keystone, a Melbourne strata…
- How I electrified: the apartment owner who refused to accept ‘no’ for an answer · 33 dkRowan Hearne was initially told he couldn’t install a hot water heat pump in his 1980s Canberra apartment. Instead of accepting "no," he worked with installers, engineers and his…
- Why it took eight years to install a community battery · 36 dkAfter eight years, Melbourne community group Village Power is finally about to switch on its long-awaited community battery. But the project that emerged is very different from…
- Why many Australian consumers want less to do with the energy system · 45 dkAustralian households may be feeling slightly less pressure paying their energy bills, but the latest Consumer Energy Report Card from Energy Consumers Australia shows the cost…
- Why Australia's battery boom isn't becoming a virtual power plant boom · 33 dkVirtual power plants have been talked about for years as a crucial part of Australia's clean energy future. But a recent ACCC Electricity Inquiry found fewer than one in four…
- Why electricity networks need to understand people, not just poles and wires, to avoid costly grid upgrades · 47 dkFor years we've been told that widespread electrification could overwhelm Australia's electricity networks. But midway through the Electrify 2515 trial, Endeavour Energy, the…
- Why battery owners - not renters - could be the big winners from Solar Sharer · 41 dkThe Federal Government's new Solar Sharer scheme promises households in New South Wales, South Australia and south-east Queensland three hours of free electricity every day, but…
- Why apartments could be at the forefront of renewable energy adoption, rather than an afterthought · 43 dkAustralia's rooftop solar and battery boom has largely bypassed the millions of people who live in apartments, creating a growing energy divide between homeowners and everyone…
- The hidden energy guzzler in 1.3 million Australian backyards - and how it could help the grid · 36 dkSwimming pools don’t usually feature in discussions about household electrification, yet Australia's 1.3 million pool pumps consume a surprisingly large amount of electricity and…
