John McCluskey

When we last wrote about the uptake of electric vehicles, we noted that petrol and diesel-fuelled vehicles still accounted for 97 per cent of the Australian market. Now, about two-and-a-half years later, that figure is closer to 90 per cent. The number of charging stations being built around the country, particularly ultrafast charging stations, has… Read More

You might have read our recent blog post: Introducing Glo-Green, our 100% carbon-offset product. Whether that piqued your interest or not, we thought it was a good opportunity to talk a bit more about living a greener life. As you probably know, green has become more than a colour. It’s come to represent our natural… Read More

Without getting into a debate about the technology, the energy sources, the timeline, or even the transition itself, we can acknowledge that the world is moving toward power systems based on renewable energy sources.  Of course, we have a focus on electricity and gas, our main domestic and commercial energy resources. Around the world, more… Read More

Increasing gas prices around the world have led Energy Users Association of Australia chief executive Andrew Richards to warn: “We are seeing storm clouds on the horizon”. Australian manufacturing and industry groups have called for Government intervention. Australian fertiliser giant Incitec Pivot has blamed high gas prices for its decision to shut down its 50-year-old… Read More

Australians have endured a number of severe weather events and bushfires over recent years. Last month’s single day of extreme winds and storms resulted in thousands of Victorian homes losing power. Many still haven’t been reconnected weeks later. That follows storms and flash flooding in June that saw some areas without power for weeks, impacting… Read More

What is green hydrogen … and a few other things you might like to know Green hydrogen is an energy carrier. But, unlike fossil fuels, it’s becoming cheaper, it will never run out, and we won’t cook the planet.’  That was what Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest said in an address to the National Press Club a… Read More