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Climate explained: why switching to electric transport makes sense even if electricity is not fully renewable

Picture: Shuttlestock New Zealand is indeed well supplied with renewable electricity. In recent years, New Zealand has averaged 83% from renewable sources (including 60% hydropower, 17% geothermal,...

Go local: how to keep the power on when disaster hits

Image: www.shutterstock.com Bushfires, storms and floods regularly leave thousands of Australian homes and businesses without power. Sydney’s wettest weekend in three decades left more than 130,000 households...

Why Solar Is Our Best Energy Option Right Now

Solar energy is more prevalent than ever before. More homes and businesses use it, and it’s having an impact in communities across the world....

Homes with higher energy ratings sell for more. Here’s how Australian owners could cash in

The University of Wollongong Illawarra Flame House demonstrates how a typical Aussie fibro home can be transformed into a net-zero-energy sustainable home. Dee Kramer, Author...

How an Aussie invention could soon cut 5% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions

Australian-designed technology will soon be responsible for 50% of all solar energy produced globally. Picture: Glenn Hunt/AAP In the 1980s, a global race was underway:...

Finally, your electricity bill looks set to fall. Here’s how much you could save

The renewables revolution is starting to pay off: our electricity bills are set to fall. AAP/Julian Smith Household electricity bills in Australia have...

145 years after Jules Verne dreamed up a hydrogen future, it has arrived

Chief Scientist Alan Finkel says Australia can be a world leader in hydrogen production and export. Peter Rae/AAP In 1874, science fiction author Jules Verne...

Enough ambition (and hydrogen) could get Australia to 200% renewable energy

Hydrogen infrastructure in the right places is key to a cleaner, cheaper energy future. ARENA The possibilities presented by hydrogen are the subject of excited...

Australia has plenty of gas, but our bills are ridiculous. The market is broken

Gas burning at Victoria’s Longford Gas Conditioning Plant. Australia is the world’s largest exporter but intends to import gas to shore up local...

Snowy 2.0 will not produce nearly as much electricity as claimed. We must hit the pause button

Prime Minister Scott Morrison in front of the Tumut 3 power station at the Snowy Hydro Scheme. New analysis suggests the benefits of...
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CARL NIELSEN DESIGN ACCELERATOR

  Applications are now open for the Carl Nielsen Design Accelerator, supported by a generous bequest from Carl and Judy Nielsen. The accelerator is open to...

Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972.  Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry. Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.