Sustainable tech
Not drowning … waving?
Who amongst us has not stood on a beach, looked out at the crashing surf ... and thought, "Boy, that's a whole lot of free energy"? Unfortunately, though, harnessing the power of the ocean isn't quite as easy as it might seem. Emily Jarvie takes a deep breath and dives into the world of wave energy.
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Buyers guides
Electric vehicles for newbies
In this Renew special feature find everything you want to know about electric vehicles: how they work, why they’re superior to internal combustion engine-driven cars—and, yes, whether you can tow with them.
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News & events
Renew 157 out now: Indigenous foods, the National Construction Code, Sustainable House Day, EVs for newbies, including buyers guide, and more!
Renew 157 is out, with a special feature on electric vehicles and their future as personal transport, including an EV buyers guide, features on Indigenous foods and invasive species, and more!
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Policy
On yer bike
They’re ubitiquous overseas, but in Australia, it seems impossible to make a bike-sharing system work. Nic Huntington asks: why?
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Policy
It’s not a tax
Shout it from the rooftops! Renew's Dean Lombard looks beyond the headlines and the hysteria at the details of the proposed new solar rules.
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Buyers guides
Charging forward: an EVSE buyers guide
If you are looking to take the big step of dumping petrol and diesel and switching to an EV, then you will need to be able to charge it. Lance Turner looks at the EVSE options available and which might suit you best.
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News & events
Renew 156 out now: Green Rebuild Toolkit, bike-sharing schemes, EVSE buyers guide and more!
Renew 156 is out, with a special feature on Renew's Green Rebuild Toolkit project, an EVSE buyers guide, features on bike-sharing and the solar "tax", and more!
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News & events
Renew 155 out now: e-waste recycling, electric garden tools buyers guide and more
In Renew 155, we enter the murky world of e-waste recycling; investigate the phenomenon of microfibre pollution in our oceans; hear from a Renew member who’s lived off-grid for 40 years (specifically, his experience with batteries); throw down the gauntlet to the great Aussie lawn; and make the case for mandatory disclosure of home energy efficiency ratings.
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Solar & batteries
Sharing the sky: The case for agrivoltaics
Is sharing high-value land between agriculture and renewable energy generation the future? And will it be enough to save the planet? Rémi Rauline and his fellow authors make the case for agrivoltaics.
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Policy
Does Australia need a Green New Deal?
Does Australia need a Green New Deal? And if we do, is the Greens' Green New Deal the Green New Deal we need? Sophie Weiner investigates.
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News & events
Renew 154 out now: air purifier buyers guide, agrivoltaics and more
It's a new year, and it's time to put the darkness of 2020 behind us. In our new issue, we look towards the future, and to the prospects for a greener Australia.
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