17 March 2021
At some point in the previous decade, the public acceptability of denying climate science disappeared, followed quickly by the acceptability of doing nothing to reduce emissions. Since then, much of the effort of Australia’s government on climate has focused on trying to create the illusion of progress.
This has often manifested as Australia’s Energy and Emissions Reductions Minister, Angus Taylor, presiding over a collection of infuriating rhetoricaltricks to try and frame each new release of emissions data as vindication of the idea that Australia is ‘doing well’ on climate. Switching between unadjusted and adjusted emissions, or per-capita and absolute, or selectively comparing to previous quarters – it’s all there. At one point, Angus Taylor even pleaded that if you ignored the sectors that are rising, emissions are actually falling. It’s inventive, at least.
In 9 years Victoria is supposed to reach its energy target of being 50 per cent renewable.
The largest battery plant in Australia is proposed to be built outside Geelong, and individuals are considering switching their homes to solar and battery power.
But the clock is ticking, so is Victoria doing enough to reach this goal?
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Huawei unveils its latest FusionSolar Smart PV offerings
By Huawei
Huawei FusionSolar Product
Huawei has launched its latest cutting edge FusionSolar Smart PV offerings at a special industry event in Sydney, to meet the growing demands for smarter solutions in a booming Australian solar sector in which 4,000MW of new capacity was added in 2020, taking total capacity to nearly 20,200MW.
As a recognised global leader in the solar inverter market, Huawei has now launched its state-of-the-art residential and C&I inverter in Australia that will deliver three main benefits to users: optimal electricity cost, active safety and a better user experience.
11 March 2021
Sydney’s Northern Beaches Council has joined the 100 per cent renewable club, announcing that its 382 sites and network of street lights were now completely powered by zero-emissions electricity, mostly sourced from the 113MW Bodangora wind farm in NSW.
The Council said in a statement has completed the switch to 100 per cent renewable-sourced electricity nine years ahead of schedule, thanks largely to a deal with the wind farm’s owner, Infigen Energy.
As a result, Council expects to save around $1.9 million on power bills over the next seven years, diverting ratepayer money to other important services, and slash its carbon footprint by about 80 per cent, bringing its net-zero carbon by 2045 goal well within reach.
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