Energy consumption
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Domestic energy use
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The costs of fuelling humanitarian aid
In 2017, an estimated 201 million people in 134 countries used the services of humanitarian agencies. This assistance is currently energy- and resource-intensive. Using examples from agencies in Burkina Faso, Jordan and Kenya as case studies, this paper argues that agencies could save by transitioning to clean energy sources.
Conference paper
Household decision-making for home batteries
This paper explores the future of home storage uptake in the developing Battery Energy System (BES) market. A survey of over 500 households and interviews with 51 homeowners in Tasmania were used to ascertain motivations for installing BES’s. BES cost projection curves were used to model uptake under various scenarios.
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The complex geopolitics of India’s growing energy needs
India’s vast energy demand and growing import dependence are creating complex regional and global geopolitical relationships.
Conference paper
New forms of solar PV provisioning needed to advance energy justice for lower income households
Australia leads the world with rapid small-scale adoption of solar photovoltaic (PV) encouraged by feed-in-tariffs (FiTs) and rebates. The common business model for small-scale solar PV is designed around individual installation ownership requiring an upfront capital cost from the dwelling owner and rooftop capacity. These conditions are prohibitive for low-income households and renters. The unequal...
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Encouraging efficiency: harnessing government initiatives to support the not-for-profit sector in NSW
The major conclusion that has come out of the various debates surrounding energy policy is that there is a serious electricity and power affordability problem across the National Electricity Market (NEM). Price increases over the last decade are significantly affecting Australian businesses and consumers.