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To do no harm, think critically, be humble
Last week I signed the Australian engineers declaration on climate and biodiversity crises. This week I was asked to speak at a Stop Adani rally to pressure one of Australia’s big engineering firms, GHD, to rule out working with Adani … Continue reading
My PhD – redesigning the electricity grid
Almost a year has flown by and I haven’t announced my PhD formally. That’s because its taken me a long time to wrap my head around what I’m doing and which parts of it are going to provide the ‘original … Continue reading
Posted in Bright Ideas, Changemaking, energy transition, PhD
Tagged change, design, economics, energy, innovation, knowledge, learning, PhD, theory
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Change starts from within
Change starts from within …but mustn’t end there My first real blog was about change. And when I reflected on opportunities that have resonated with me I wrote, “My core question: How can we solve the world’s problems?…. together?…. by … Continue reading
Posted in Changemaking, energy transition, PhD
Tagged community, design, frameworks, innovation, knowledge, learning
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Who supports community energy?
Last week 7 community energy organisations wrote to the key political parties about community energy. Everyone is making announcements in the energy policy space but do they really understand how excellent a community energy policy could be? It is not … Continue reading
Our energy system is changing…
Readers of this blog will know that I think our energy future is: 100% renewable decentralised smart But what do the changes look like without the advocacy? Here are some of the trends we can see right now. Falling costs … Continue reading
The case for community energy
In my recent talk at TEDx Adelaide I asserted that building our energy systems at a local scale: will be cheaper; will be more secure; and will be fairer. The anecdotal evidence for these assertions comes in part from my … Continue reading
Posted in Community energy, energy transition, Policy Ideas
Tagged communityenergy, economics, experiment, local energy
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TEDxAdelaide – bigger isn’t better
Giving a TEDx talk was a wonderful experience. The speakers were so well supported by the Adelaide team and they really do put together a great show. My thanks and gratitude to everyone who was involved. I fluffed a few … Continue reading
Posted in churchill, Community energy, energy transition, Talks
Tagged economics, energy, ideas, TEDxAdelaide
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A Community Energy Program for Resilient Hills and Coasts
Six Councils from the Adelaide Hills to Kangaroo Island are calling for ideas for a community energy program. Victor Harbour has already run two community bulk buy programs for solar and is especially interested to see an offering that will … Continue reading
Posted in churchill, Community energy, energy transition, Policy Ideas
Tagged alliance, design, experiment, proposal
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Energy, South Australia, 2018
The barrage of announcements from various politicians reminds me daily that an election is nigh. Labor, Liberal and Xenophon have all read the public mood and remained pro-renewables. (The Greens have always been pro-renewables of course) The party energy policies … Continue reading
Posted in Community energy, energy transition, Policy Ideas, Solar Energy
Tagged energy, energypolicy
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Energy Transition, lessons from South Australia’s energy crisis
Over a year ago, I compiled a list of lessons from South Australia’s renewable energy leadership. At the time, I cast my mind back over the past decade and highlighted the ways that rapid change had caught out the policy … Continue reading
Posted in churchill, energy transition, Solar Energy
Tagged churchill, distributedenergy, South Australia
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