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A Monash expert is available to discuss the implications this will have on the electricity grid. Available to comment:Dr Behrooz Bahrani, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, Director at Grid Innovation Hub Contact: Loretta Wylde – Media and Communications, Monash University +61 432 123 106 or [email protected] The following can be attributed … Continued
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THE CLIMATE COUNCIL welcomes the Victorian government’s announcement today that all new homes in the state will go all-electric from next year. Climate Councillor Dr Kate Charlesworth said: “This is great news for the environment and the health of Victorians. We have known for years the damaging impacts of burning gas at home, such … Continued
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The Energy Efficiency Council today welcomes the Andrews Government’s decision to phase out gas connections for new homes from January 2024. EEC CEO Luke Menzel said “all-electric homes are all-good for Victorian families. They are cheaper to run, healthier to live in, and help lower emissions.” Analysis by consumer group Renew found that building an all-electric home … Continued
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Friday, 28 July 2023: Two important state announcements today signal a defining moment in the transition to electric cooking in both residential and commercial settings, according to the Global Cooksafe Coalition (GCC). GCC chefs and ambassadors will stand beside Victorian and ACT Ministers as they make their announcements at two different events today. The Victorian Government’s … Continued
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Environment group Friends of the Earth Melbourne today welcomed a raft of measures announced by the Victorian Government today to reduce the state’s dependency on fossil methane gas. This announcement is a critical step towards the top demand reduction recommendation contained in the No More Gas campaign’s Community Gas Retirement Roadmap (p25) that any further … Continued
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The following talent are available for comment on AEMO’s latest Quarterly Energy Dynamics report, which showed less volatile market conditions, improved generation availability and higher renewable output put downward pressure on wholesale electricity prices. Solar output in particular helped drive prices down, wholesale electricity prices fell 59% in Q2 2023 compared to the same time … Continued
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Engineers in Melbourne are vying for pole position in the global race to make a cheap rechargeable battery for storing solar energy that does not rely on scarce natural resources. Their latest experimental ‘proton battery’ could one day be developed to power homes, vehicles and devices – without the end-of-life environmental challenges of lithium-ion batteries. … Continued
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Lower-income households support shifting to electric-only homes, but they will need more assistance from government to do so, according to a new joint report from the Brotherhood of St. Laurence (BSL) and the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Children and Families Over the Life Course (Life Course Centre). Enabling Electrification was today … Continued
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ETU members at Canberra electricity company Evoenergy will walk off the job on Tuesday to fight for a fair pay deal. Up to 200 ETU members will stop work at Evoenergy’s Greenway depot between 10am and 2pm on Tuesday, July 25 to protest a “pathetic” pay offer that would cut workers’ real wages. The company … Continued
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Cloncurry has always been visionary – it’s the little Outback Queensland town that could. And does. Next up for the town that sits 780 kilometres west of Townsville, 120 kilometres east of Mount Isa and 1700 kilometres north west of Brisbane, is the inaugural Meeting of the Mines event being staged from September 7 … Continued
