7 takeaways from South Australia’s 2025 Industry Climate Change Conference

Climate conferences are extreme rollercoaster events.  There are the grim forecasts: from Dr Pep Canadell (a Chief Research Scientist in CSIRO Environment) a reminder that even if we stabilise global temperature rise at or below 2°C, sea levels will continue … Continued

Hope, foresight and thought leadership

Fitness for a future of rapid change On the sidelines of the South Australian Industry Climate Conference 2025, it was a privilege to have an extended chat with strategic foresight practitioner Professor Ariella Helfgott. Dr Helfgott has worked across 26 … Continued

Episode 11 – Innovative solar, storage and sharing

Solutions for apartments There’s a problem for people living in medium and high density apartments as they lift ambition for climate action: Apartment blocks have limited roof space per apartment for solar PV and limited options for sharing stored energy … Continued

Episode 10 – Time-shifting energy usage

Out of the blue, our electricity retailer replaced our electricity meter with a smart digital meter, enabling billing based on time-of-day usage. So would our Tesla Powerwalls enable us to optimise, to benefit both our billing and the grid?

Episode 9 – Battery storage – adding a second Tesla PowerWall

2021 – Battery options modelling In September 2020 we installed our first battery at Sturt Apartments, Christie Walk. You can read the story of our modelling, battery choices and lessons learned in Episode 7 – Battery storage – Tesla PowerWall 2 … Continued

Episode 7 – Battery storage – Tesla Powerwall 2

2020 – Battery options modelling In the middle of all that work on evacuated tubes, we learned that change was imminent in the SA Government Home Battery Scheme. To qualify for the maximum $6k subsidy, applications had to be lodged … Continued