Efficiency Archives - Ecogeneration https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/category/efficiency/ The voice for Australia's clean energy industry Tue, 02 Sep 2025 04:31:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-ECO-Favicon-1-32x32.png Efficiency Archives - Ecogeneration https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/category/efficiency/ 32 32 Grants drive large-user shift from gas boilers to electrification https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/grants-drive-large-user-shift-from-gas-boilers-to-electrification/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:34:34 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23539
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The Victorian Government is funding electrification to slash fossil fuel use. Victoria’s largest horticultural nursery has modelled a switch from …

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The Victorian Government is funding electrification to slash fossil fuel use. Victoria’s largest horticultural nursery has modelled a switch from gas to high-temperature heat pumps, showing how industrial
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]]> Waratah Super Battery playing world-first protection role https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/waratah-super-battery-playing-world-first-protection-role/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 01:17:39 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23448
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Half of the Waratah Super Battery is now live, providing a critical “shock absorber” function for New South Wales’ high-voltage network. The first 350MW (700MWh) tranche of the 850MW/1680MWh system
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]]> Reforms target structural bias in energy governance https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/reforms-target-structural-bias-in-energy-governance/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 23:12:45 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23316
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Australia’s energy market governance is failing to keep pace with the transition, according to a new report. The Energy Efficiency Council (EEC) and the RACE for 2030 CRC have released the green paper,
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]]> SA expands energy grant scheme https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/sa-expands-energy-grant-scheme/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 22:54:56 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23313
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South Australian businesses can now apply for up to $75,000 in matched grants to slash their power bills. A fresh $20 million round of SA’s Powering Business Grants will open this month, targeting energy
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]]> AEMC shelves plans for inertia spot market https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/aemc-shelves-plans-for-inertia-spot-market/ Fri, 27 Jun 2025 03:32:33 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23245
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Australia’s energy market rule-maker has decided against introducing a real-time market for inertia, citing insufficient near-term benefits and high implementation costs. In a draft determination released
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]]> Sydney seeks all-electric building mandate https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/sydney-seeks-all-electric-building-mandate/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 23:42:40 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23230
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The City of Sydney will require all new residential buildings to be fully electric from 1 January 2026, with similar rules for large commercial buildings and hotels in 2027. Under the first stage, electric
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]]> South32 seeking electrified steam https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/south32-seeking-electrified-alumina-steam/ Wed, 28 May 2025 00:05:18 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23045
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South32 will explore four pathways to partially electrify steam production at its Worsley Alumina Refinery in Western Australia, backed by $4.4 million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency
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]]> Carbon data expanded https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/carbon-data-expanded/ Tue, 27 May 2025 23:01:18 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23039
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Australia’s carbon credit market is entering a new era of openness, with fresh data revealing when carbon projects start, finish, and how long their climate benefits are meant to last. The Clean Energy
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]]> Australia adopts New Vehicle Efficiency Standard https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/australia-adopts-new-vehicle-efficiency-standard/ Mon, 20 May 2024 22:28:47 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=19472 Vehicle Efficiency Standard, kerbside EV charger
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Australians will soon have access to cleaner, more fuel-efficient cars with Parliament passing legislation for a New Vehicle Efficiency Standard. The standard, passed by the Federal Government, requires
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]]> Data centres’ key role in sustainability https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/data-centres-key-role-in-sustainability/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 02:35:58 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=17254

With data centres comprising up to two per cent of global energy use, their operators must become resource stewards on the path to net zero, writes Joe Craparotta from Schneider Electric.

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With data centres comprising up to two per cent of global energy use, their operators must become resource stewards on the path to net zero, writes Joe Craparotta from Schneider Electric.
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