5 days agoHave you heard the good news on the energy front?We’re always on the lookout for positive stories about Australia’s energy outlook. We love sharing news that gives us hope for a future with greener, more reliable, and cheaper energy. While some seem to be focused only on the challenges, others have been rolling up their sleeves and quietly working…5 min read5 min read
Feb 28, 2024The global energy outlook for 2024: More of everythingYou might be familiar with the annual report ranking the world’s most liveable cities, particularly if you live in Melbourne, which has been ranked the world’s most liveable city multiple times. That report is produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), which continually analyses data from nearly 200 countries to…6 min read6 min read
Feb 13, 2024Power to (and from) the people — via Virtual Power PlantsAre you considering installing a rooftop solar array? Do you already have rooftop solar but haven’t decided whether to add a battery to your setup? Or perhaps you have a solar and battery system already and wondering if you are getting the most out of it? What if we told…5 min read5 min read
Jan 31, 2024Queensland just had its worst outage in 40 yearsQueensland just had its worst outage in 40 years. Why and what’s next. It’s news to absolutely nobody that it can get quite hot in Queensland in summer. In fact, the Sunshine State is literally synonymous with the sun shining pretty much all the time. …5 min read5 min read
Jan 17, 2024Tackling Australia’s energy transformationThere’s no disputing that Australia is well into a transformation of its energy generation and distribution systems. Some may want to argue about how we go about it and how feasible (or not) different approaches might be. …4 min read4 min read
Dec 18, 2023Why consumers need more information about the energy marketElectricity prices, the energy market, and the type of generation in the mix used to be irrelevant topics for the average Australian household. We click the switch and the lights come on. A few years ago, that started to change, the topic of green energy, the carbon tax, the “National…4 min read4 min read
Dec 11, 2023Is the goal of tripling global renewable energy capacity realistic?You might have seen the big headline from the 28th conference of the parties — COP28 for short — in the United Arab Emirates, that Australia has joined more than 100 other countries across the globe in committing to a tripling of renewable energy capacity by the end of the…4 min read4 min read
Nov 22, 2023Are you ready for load shedding?When you think about all the various independent generation types, the millions of kilometres of wires, the sheer size of Australia, the impact of extreme weather events, and the millions of customers switching appliances on at random, it’s amazing the grid works as reliably as it does. That only happens…5 min read5 min read
Nov 8, 2023What if we told you we could get clean energy from thin air?Pulling clean, unlimited energy from thin air sounds so ridiculous that you’d be excused for thinking it’s some sort of unfunny joke. We heard about it a couple of weeks ago and we’re still shaking our heads. But it is real … and it’s spectacular! The concept relies on harnessing…4 min read4 min read
Oct 25, 2023AEMO’s quarterly report supports GloBird Energy’s Free LunchThe Australian Energy Market Operator, AEMO, recently released its Quarterly Energy Dynamics report for the third quarter of 2023, 1 July through 30 September. While it didn’t say anything at all about GloBird Energy’s Free Lunch (that’s not the sort of thing it covers), we’ve taken the liberty of reading…5 min read5 min read