Australia’s top science agency, the CSIRO, has just released a Roadmap showing we could need 10 to 14 times more energy storage capacity in the National Electricity Market by 2050. Its a big topic & the Renewable Energy Storage Roadmap tapped feedback from 50 industry organisations as well as all levels of government. It’s had […]
Smart Aussie Solar Startup Scales Up
We wrote about SunDrive way back in 2021 when it created the world’s most efficient commercial-sized solar cell using copper. But a lot’s happened since. Two years ago SunDrive’s cell achieved 25.54% efficiency, but they recently announced they’d hit 26.41% efficiency for a full-size silicon cell using their copper-based technology and large-scale production processes. SunDrive’s […]
Micro Mobility, Massive Impact
Perth police have been confiscating & destroying electric bikes & scooters because they can go over 25 km/h, making them an “unregistered vehicle” it seems. It’s another sign that when it comes to electric mobility Australian governments remain in the slow lane. Consumers are voting with their feet though. We bought about 350,000 tiny electric […]
“Chameleon-like” Buildings Sensing Temperature
We urgently need new ways to control building temperature in a flexible and energy-efficient way…..and the brainiacs are responding I’m glad to say. One of the newest is using copper to change a home’s “infrared colour” to decide how much heat it absorbs or emits. It’s still early days of course, but the work by […]
Our All Electric Homes
We hear a lot about decarbonisation of industries or the grid, but one of the biggest changes is happening in the humble home. And it could be massive. Our homes are going all electric right before our eyes and they’re increasingly doing it sustainably, efficiently and smartly. That means lower power bills for one, but […]
Copper’s “Holy Grail”?
A USA startup wants to recover all the copper that’s tied up in mine waste using a specialised catalyst so rock-eating microbes can release the trapped metal. What’s more they say they can work with existing mines in a way that uses less water and energy than traditional production processes. The extraction technology by Jetti […]
Spotlight On Energy Efficiency
A new report says Australia is doing dismally on cutting energy use, at the ‘back of the pack’ when compared to most of the world. Over nearly a decade starting in 2002 Australia reportedly cut energy consumption by just 1%, way behind places like Europe & Japan……and with even the USA cutting it by 12%. That […]
Australia Gets Smart About Smart Meters
I’m glad to see a new study calling for all Aussie homes to have smart meters installed…..a 100% uptake by the end of the decade in other words. Smart meters have been around since the day dot but really only in a half hearted way. Smart meters—just to remind you—measure energy usage digitally and allow […]
“Wire For Wireless”
I caught up with Ivan Rostas of Stratus Integrated Systems recently, an early fan of Smart Wiring when we still called it structured cabling. He had a great story to tell. Ivan did the Smart Wiring course way back in 2004 and began promoting it on his web site which then caught the eye of […]
Farewell to Sandfire’s Karl Simich
I recently learned that Karl Simich, Sandfire’s CEO & Managing Director, was stepping down after, as he put it, “15 incredible years”. He’s right. Karl has been at the helm of what has proved to be a great copper company and a member of the International Copper Association Australia nearly from the start of his […]
Homing In On Energy
There’s been a lot happening on the home energy front recently as standards get set to rise. And that’s big news for consumers and construction professionals. For a start all Australian governments have now agreed to raise the bar on energy efficiency standards for new-build homes. It’s the first change to the National Construction Code […]
Copper Makes Its Mark
I was pleased to see that two major Chile miners are the latest companies to join the global Copper Mark assurance framework to promote responsible mining. Mantos Blancos and Mantoverde, both owned by Toronto-listed Capstone Copper, have joined a growing list of miners globally to commit to the assessment process. In fact when I last […]
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