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- Reducing Your Electricity Bill - 10 top tips Mon, 30 Oct 17, 4:06amElectricity costs are constantly increasing. This article explains 10 top tips that are cost effective and practical.
- Cheap Electricity and Energy Efficiency Mon, 28 Sep 09, 5:59amHow to save money by being more energy efficient, we look at various ways of reducing your energy bills and electricity consumption.
- Solar Power - the facts about setting up Solar Power Mon, 10 Sep 12, 10:21amSolar Power systems installed at the home or office can reduce environmental impact. How solar panel systems work is described and how you and the environment benefit.
- Windows and saving on heating and cooling costs Wed, 25 Nov 09, 5:52amWindows, doors and other openings account for up to 40% of a buildings energy consumption in heating and cooling. This article explains what you can do to save money and be green.
- What is Passive Solar? Wed, 31 May 17, 6:38amPassive solar building design is explained and how passive solar principals are used to design green homes and buildings, and save you money.
- Andriy Kobolyev calls for more weapons after Russia destroys one of Ukraine’s largest power plants
- Industry to face ‘strict tests’ for public funding to incentivise green energy, Jim Chalmers says 2 days agoTreasurer offers more detail on forthcoming Future Made in Australia plan after concerns raised by productivity commissioner
- Shell says it ‘lobbies for energy transition’ during climate ruling appeal Sat, 13 Apr 24, 6:42amCompany is fighting Dutch court ruling that says it must emit 45% less CO2 by 2030 than in 2019
- Prepare for higher power bills, energy boss warns, as clean energy transition challenges pile up Fri, 12 Apr 24, 4:41amAustralians will be paying more for energy in the future and they're not yet prepared for that reality, says Alinta CEO Jeff Dimery.
- We were promised cleaner energy would equal cheaper energy. This energy boss says that’s a half-truth Fri, 12 Apr 24, 4:41amAustralians will be paying more for energy in the future and they're not yet prepared for that reality, says Alinta CEO Jeff Dimery.
- UK startup lifts lid on plan to turn human waste into jet fuel Fri, 12 Apr 24, 2:29amLow-cost airline Wizz Air puts in 525,000-tonne order for product of Firefly’s proposed refinery in Essex
- World’s coal power capacity rises despite climate warnings Thu, 11 Apr 24, 2:00pmIncrease of 2% last year driven by plant expansion in China and slowdown in US and Europe closures
- Albanese reveals plan for interventionist green industry policy similar to Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act Thu, 11 Apr 24, 8:09amPrime minister says government needs to be ‘more strategic and more sophisticated’ to compete globally
- UK heat pump adopters open up homes to encourage others to ditch gas boilers Thu, 11 Apr 24, 9:01amVisitAHeatPump service allows householders to look and ask questions about low-carbon system
- 'Off-grid living not for wimps': Are Australians ready for the great green transition? Thu, 11 Apr 24, 6:04amMore and more Australians choose to live off-grid, but one electrical engineer warns it is expensive and "not for wimps".
- Protesters slam gas group’s use of customers’ money to thwart climate efforts Wed, 10 Apr 24, 10:29pmGas Leaks Project launches campaign targeting the American Gas Association, which claims nearly all utilities in the US as members
- Albanese says Australia needs ‘sharper elbows’ as he signals domestic innovation push Thu, 11 Apr 24, 1:00amPrime minister says government needs to be ‘more strategic and more sophisticated’ to compete globally
- Power to the people? Bolivia’s hunt for gas targets national parks – and divides communities Wed, 10 Apr 24, 4:00pmFossil fuel exports were meant to fund a revolutionary leftist agenda. But the state’s move to drill in Tariquía reserve has led to bitter conflict and diminishing returns
- Shell’s former chief fuels fears it could quit London for New York Tue, 9 Apr 24, 11:21pmBen van Beurden says company is undervalued in UK and US investors are ‘more positive’ about fossil fuels
- World’s biggest economies pumping billions into fossil fuels in poor nations Tue, 9 Apr 24, 2:00pmG20 countries spent $142bn in three years to expand operations despite a G7 pledge to stop doing so, study finds
- Works out how long an investment in an energy storage time shifting system would take to pay back in full. Such systems typically charge a battery during the off peak period and then discharge during the peak period, so saving...
- Work out how much power your devices and appliances use with the total cost. Also shows how much standby/phantom power costs you. Helps you save money.
- Helps you work out the running cost of electric based underfloor heating taking into account peak and off-peak electricity prices