A whole new energy around energy

May 8, 2021

There’s way more to renewable energy than solar panels and wind generators – and a whole range of new approaches.

Community renewable energy – good news and good stories

February 4, 2021

Energy doesn’t belong to the big gen-tailers any more – it’s becoming a community game – and a source of community resilience.

Bottom up community action on renewable energy

April 8, 2020

I’ve been watching the good folk of Yackandandah developing energy independence for years. It started when I first saw cute “golden yaks” on fences in this quiet country village when visiting family there.

Win the climate change battle by winning the economic war

October 9, 2019

Smart, AI-enabled technology has now been combined with paradigm-shifting business design and entrepreneurial thinking deliver a more renewable grid, faster.

Meet the bottom up revolutionaries of Yackandandah

March 15, 2019

Innovation comes up from the bottom and in from the sides. Local innovators in Yackandandah are leading a quiet revolution (or two).

Is “government action on climate change” enough?

March 28, 2017

Effective, resilient sustainability solutions are mostly regional. They don’t need to wait for national government policy change.

What do geckos have to do with carpet tiles?

November 30, 2016

For years I tried to ignore my environmental concerns. I was worried but felt powerless.  Then I was introduced to “Natural Capitalism” and I got interested – almost in spite of myself. The story of a mid-course correction Then I read entrepreneur Ray Anderson’s first book “MidCourse Correction” – and that got me INSPIRED. 

The craft of innovation adoption is alive and well in Samsø…

May 27, 2014

In 2013, the Danish island of Samsø went renewable and became an energy exporter. It’s an example of innovation skill applied by local people to meet local needs