AGL Energy has launched a website to simplify the process of quitting gas and accessing the benefits of a more electric and energy efficient home.
Electric Vehicles
World-first, Aussie made hydrogen generator powers race in Saudi desert
An Australian made megawatt-scale green hydrogen fuel cell generator has been installed for off-grid use in a desert in Saudi Arabia.
Electric vehicles won’t blow up the grid, says head of Australia’s biggest network company
Head of Australia’s biggest distributed network says electric vehicles are not about to blow up the grid, but is surprised by anti-EV talk in Australia.
Musk says electric world that kicks out fossil fuels will cost less than combustion economy
Musk says world can dump fossil fuels and move to an electric economy, and save money and energy. “I’m shocked by how few people realise this.”
Industry and consumers hit out at German plan to throttle EVs and heat pumps on grid
German industry and consumer groups hit out at grid plan to throttle EV chargers and heat pumps if supply is short.
Solar exports and siestas: The energy future where consumers have the power, and can share it too
Landmark study looks into Australia’s energy future to see how consumers will use electricity, how they won’t, and how to avoid a potentially bumpy transition.
Grid operator needs to dial in EVs to support huge pipeline of wind, solar and storage
EVs will play a key role in balancing supply and demand on the main grid, even assuming only 10-20% of this mobile battery bank can be utilised daily.
For developing world to quit coal, rich countries must eliminate oil and gas faster
New research inverts past climate summit narratives and has important consequences for the phase-out of oil and gas production.
AGL looks to EVs, batteries and rooftop solar as it goes local and digests massive loss
AGL is looking to rapidly expand decentralised assets – EVs, orchestrated solar and batteries – which means less investment in big wind and solar.
Fuel tax exemptions make no sense – for the climate or the economy
New report argues fuel tax credits should be removed for on-road users, and halved for off-road users, to drive emissions reductions and save billions.