Australia’s Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor released the Morrison Government’s First Low Emissions Technology Statement yesterday – and what wasn’t in it was as controversial as some of what is.
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Pepsico Commits To 100% Renewable Electricity
US-headquartered multinational food, snack and beverage goliath Pepsico has committed to 100% renewable electricity across its entire operations globally by 2040.
[Continue reading…]More Solar For Western Australia’s Derby
WA Premier Mark McGowan yesterday announced further details of a multi-million-dollar package that will provide a solar energy boost for the Kimberley region town of Derby.
[Continue reading…]Nillumbik Solar Farm Update
The tender has been awarded for a proposed solar facility to be built at an old landfill site in Victoria’s Nillumbik Shire Council area.
[Continue reading…]Does It Make Sense To Build Electric Cars In Australia?
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how ACE-EV plans to open a factory and produce tens of thousands of electric vehicles per year in Adelaide. I’m hoping it will happen because I was impressed when I took their electric cargo van for a spin.
[Continue reading…]Ingenious Self-Closing Vents Make Ducted Air-Conditioning More Solar Friendly
An asthma attack following a child’s night-time popcorn mishap set Adelaide engineer Dean McGurgan wondering why, in his ducted-aircon-equipped home, he even copped smoke exposure all the way from the kitchen to the bedroom. And that set him on a development project he reckons could save money for others with ducted air-conditioning.
[Continue reading…]Australian Superannuation Piling Pressure On Fossil Fuels
A new report shows a growing number of major super funds have targets, or have expressed an aspiration, to achieve net zero emissions for their investment portfolios by 2050.
[Continue reading…]Bayside City Council Claims Carbon Neutrality
With a helping hand from solar panels, Victoria’s Bayside City Council says it is the first Council in the state’s south-east to achieve carbon neutrality for its operations.
[Continue reading…]ARENA’s New Funding: Reactions
The Morrison Government yesterday announced new long term funding for the Australian Renewable Energy Agency – and an expanded focus that includes dabbling in fossil fuels.
[Continue reading…]Solar Project For Bedourie And Birdsville Progresses
Queensland’s Diamantina Shire Council is getting ready to spend its Building Our Regions cash on dozens of solar power systems.
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