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
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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
Can we learn anything from the UK energy crisis?
It almost feels like an understatement to refer to what’s happening in the UK as an energy crisis. At the end of the last northern winter, National Energy Action (NEA) estimated that the number of UK households in fuel poverty had increased from 4.5 million to 6.5 million in the preceding six months. Things have… Read More
Would you like to do something about the energy equation?
For most energy consumers, the energy equation is pretty simple: using less electricity and gas equals lower electricity and gas bills. But what if it wasn’t quite that simple? Would you be prepared to make some adjustments to your own ‘equation’ and make a positive contribution to a much larger one? While this might seem… Read More
Free, unlimited energy just needs to be tapped
How much does it cost to generate energy? Of course, that depends on what generation method you’re using. It can be a little or it can be a lot. ‘Mass producing’ enough energy to power large population centres is more of a challenge and generally makes it more expensive, because you’re working to generate a… Read More