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Book review: The Big Switch
Fresh from publishing Electrify in 2021, a plan for decarbonising the US economy, Saul Griffith has returned to Australia after 20 years. Earlier this year, the Big Switch was published to give Australia its own plan to transform its economy to zero carbon. At the heart of Griffith’s plan is to take advantage of Australia’s…
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Book review: The Green New Deal
The Green New Deal (2019) by Jeremy Rifkin is a roadmap for building a new economy underpinned by electricity generated through renewable energy from solar and wind technology and managed through smart grids. Building on earlier works The Green New Deal builds on works that Rifkin published in recent years. His popular The Third Industrial…
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Sustainable Communities SA
Sustainable Communities SA Inc. (SCSA) is a non-profit, membership-based organisation located in South Australia with members in the Adelaide metropolitan area and country areas around the state. It was established in 2008 when a group of concerned citizens came together to find how they could help solve the global climate change issues at a local…
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Forests and woodlands of the Eastern Suburbs of Adelaide
The eastern suburbs of Adelaide are located along the foothill slopes of the Adelaide Hills. Before European colonisation, this area was covered in open forest and woodland. Settlement happened so rapidly that there wasn’t a consistent record of the type of native flora which pre-existed the cultivation of the foothill slopes. In 1996, Darrell Kraehenbuehl’s…
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Long Distance Driving with EVs
The majority of trips a suburban driver makes in a day averages 40 kms, which is a round trip number. With this type of driving and having a charger installed at home, it is unlikely for EV drivers to suffer from range anxiety, the fear of running out of power between charging points. But what…
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Green Hydrogen: an energy seeking a purpose
Background The role of hydrogen in the context of the green economy is uncertain. While many startups are developing processes for producing green hydrogen, hydrogen generated from renewable energy sources, it is unclear whether newer technologies will make the need for vast amounts of this energy source a significant player in the green economy. How…
