Sustainable gold

ARENA supports renewable energy in mining.

Posted by Freshwater Group
On June 21, 2019
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Sustainable classrooms and energy solutions for better learning at schools

Adopting a future energy way of thinking starts at school, so it’s important we turn our attention to creating a comfortable learning environment that also exposes students to different energy solutions to demonstrate these in action. Hivve achieve both outcomes by creating sustainable classrooms with energy solutions for better learning at schools. See more about […]

Posted by Freshwater Group
On June 17, 2019
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From waste to energy storage

Tetris skills and waste materials offer a solution for long-term energy storage.

Posted by Freshwater Group
On June 11, 2019
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Hydrogen is the missing link

IRENA’s recent report, Hydrogen From Renewable Power, is a great read and particularly relevant for Australia. While the power sector will do the immediate work of emissions reduction as the low carbon technology is available and economic, there are a number of other sectors than can decarbonise through electrification and energy efficiency measures. However, IRENA’s […]

Posted by Freshwater Group
On October 8, 2018
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This is what the future looks like

The Climate Council have just released a great video of Genex Power’s Kidston solar pumped hydro project. This is a fantastic story for the local community, jobs and of course for Australia’s energy future.

Posted by Freshwater Group
On February 23, 2018
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We are not doing enough

A great interview of Dr Sven Teske in the latest EcoGeneration. He always brings a broad view to the discussion with very useful insights and observations for all stakeholders. He tackles some myths that persist in Australia – “baseload” (the clue is in the name), that Europe is an interconnected supergrid (only about 10%), that […]

Posted by Freshwater Group
On December 7, 2017
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The next disruption: Business opportunities in shifting to 100% renewables

The last Energy Lab Deep Dive Sydney event for the year. We have been very proud to sponsor these events and look forward to next year. Come along on Tuesday 21st November, it is shaping up to be a good one. More than 1.8 billion people have committed to shifting within the next few decades […]

Posted by Freshwater Group
On November 16, 2017
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Could the NEG be a boost for renewables?

Zen Energy has announced plans for a lot of dispatchable renewable generation in South Australia: 1 GW of it. This is the result of Sanjeev Gupta’s investment in Zen Energy and will enable up to 680 MW of solar capacity, as well as significant battery storage, pumped hydro and demand management. Sanjeev Gupta has made […]

Posted by Freshwater Group
On October 31, 2017
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Australia’s power generation future

This is what Australia’s power generation future looks like. Despite the “but we have plenty of coal” nay-sayers, the future is very likely to be hybrid power plants like the Windlab and Vestas 60MW Kennedy Energy Park in central north Queensland. It is made up of 43MW wind, 15MW PV and a 2MW/4MWh battery. While […]

Posted by Freshwater Group
On October 20, 2017
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