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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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