by Graham Palmer | Dec 24, 2016 | Solar
The dual identity of rooftop solar We usually purchase energy, not because we value energy per-se, but because we value the energy services they provide – natural gas because we want warm homes or petrol because we want to get somewhere. The curious thing about...
by Graham Palmer | Dec 11, 2016 | Electric vehicles, Mobility
EV penetration in Australia The Australian amateur astronomer Bob Evans has such an incredible knack for spotting minute changes in the night sky that he holds the record for visual discoveries of supernovae. There seems to be an evolutionary advantage to being able...
by Graham Palmer | Dec 7, 2016 | Electricity, Energy efficiency, Networks
Igor Bashmakov is one of the leading Russian experts on climate change and energy efficiency. Bashmakov developed three general energy transition laws: the law of stable long-term energy costs to income ratio; the law of improving energy quality; and the law of...
by Graham Palmer | Nov 23, 2016 | Energy
Case studies in energy transitions The examples of the British and US navies provide an interesting exploration of energy transitions. In both cases, the decisions were unilateral and subsequently replicated by other nations. But it was not obvious ex-ante that the...
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