Climate Resilient Homes
Creating Victoria’s First Gas-Free Suburbs
Cleaner, cheaper power for new homes, and the regulations holding us back. Read the report from Environment Victoria and Renew.
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Climate Resilient Homes
Creating Victoria’s First Gas-Free Suburbs
Cleaner, cheaper power for new homes, and the regulations holding us back. Read the report from Environment Victoria and Renew.
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Climate Resilient Homes
Households Better Off: lowering energy bills with the 2022 National Construction Code
Households are better off with more energy-efficient homes. Renew's report on cutting energy bills with the 2022 National Construction Code.
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Research
Report: Affordable energy choices for WA households
A new study from Renew in Western Australia shows the financial benefits of going all-electric.
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Energy system transition
Enabling More Distributed Energy In Our Electricity Grids
Renew has been figuring out how we can integrate more household-owned renewable energy resources into the grid and what we need to do to allow it to happen. We've just published a major technical report and summary paper.
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Research
Transition delayed – renewable projects facing obstacles
Due to inadequacies in the electricity market, some wind and solar farms are having grid connections refused, output curtailed and revenue reduced. Investors are understandably hesitant to develop new projects. Read our paper investigating this issue.
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Research
Evaluating The Cape
Research by Renew alongside RMIT looked at the performance of highly efficient homes built in the eco-village at Cape Paterson, Vic pre- and post-occupancy. The research includes interviews with occupants as well as analysis of energy use and home temperatures.
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Research
Renew presents to BZE on hydrogen
View a presentation by Renew's Andrew Reddaway about hydrogen to the environmental think tank Beyond Zero Emissions.
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Research
Aussie rules on batteries tightened
A new Australian Standard has been released for solar batteries. This will affect grid-connect batteries, off-grid and DIY solar on sheds.
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Research
EVs: Electricity Bills, Energy Use & Carbon
This study seeks to explore the potential impact of electric vehicles on household energy usage, electricity bills, and use of the grid.
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Research
The Value of Higher Efficiency Homes
The rise of rooftop solar, high efficiency electric technology and low cost thermal efficiency can lead to substantial energy and financial savings for new homes.
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Research
Renew delivers webinar on batteries
View a video on batteries in community buildings. Also relevant to households.
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