You may not be inclined to keep up with what’s happening in the energy sector. Life’s hectic enough. All you want to do is flick a switch or turn a knob and get electricity or gas. We get it. It’s our job to make sure that electricity and gas are there when you need them… Read More
One Step Closer to Nuclear Fusion Energy | GloBird Energy
Did you know that on December 5 “one of the most impressive scientific feats of the 21st century” was achieved in a lab in California? After more than 60 years of sustained effort by scientists all over the world, for the first time, a nuclear fusion reactor produced more energy than was used to trigger… Read More
It’s inevitable: energy prices are going up
Why Energy Prices Keep Rising Nobody likes it. Lots of people – including politicians and regulators – are talking about it. The plans to do something about it are still just plans. And we feel bad even just raising the subject. However, unfortunately, there’s nothing we can do to change it, so we simply have… Read More
We’re ready to run a Virtual Power Plant
We’re very pleased to announce that GloBird Energy has successfully run a proof-of-concept test for a Virtual Power Plant (VPP). While we only tested the concept on a small scale, it gives us a solid starting point to go bigger and work toward a more sustainable, greener, more efficient, and cheaper energy system. Before we… Read More
Federal Budget Energy News: What You Need to Know
Like every other Australian, we hoped that the new Government’s first budget might contain some good news in these times of rising cost of living pressures. Of course, our focus is specifically on the energy sector, and we can probably summarise it like this: more short-term pain and the promise of long-term gain. First, the… Read More
What the Government-Gas Producers Deal Means
A couple of weeks ago, the Australian Government signed a Heads of Agreement with three major east coast liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters. The announcement on the Department’s website was accompanied by a headline that stated: Australian Government secures gas supply. So, what has been agreed to and what does it really mean for Australian… Read More