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Nov 15, 2015: Battery Storage Options

In last week’s Newsletter I wrote about the approaching battery storage revolution and whether or not we are likely to see a big percentage of homeowners go ‘off-the-grid’. Personally I think this is unlikely but it will depend on how electricity companies adapt to the fundamental changes that solar + storage are bringing to the […]

Oct 8, 2015: The Big Disconnect?

Will the battery storage revolution take us all off the grid?

Since I wrote about Tesla’s announcement of the release of its battery storage system called the ‘Powerwall‘ back in our May 3rd Newsletter I’ve had countless people ask me what I think about battery storage for solar power systems and how soon […]

Nov 11, 2015: 7,377,870,064 Elephants in the Room

image courtesy of troopytracks.com

In our June 28th Newsletter article I wrote that I was glad Pope Francis had spoken out against climate change but disappointed that he hadn’t said anything about population growth. This prompted a surprising and troubling response from a very dear friend of mine who came close to accusing […]

Oct 25, 2015: Pros and Cons of Granny Flats

Hello again and thank you very much to all the readers who sent congratulatory messages following our Green Globe Award announcement last week. So far the award hasn’t led to anything too exciting but you’ll be the first to know if and when that changes. Meanwhile we keep plugging away.

This week I’ll be presenting […]

Sep 27, 2015: Build Tight, Vent Right

I got a nice email this week from the Alternative Technology Association (ATA) thanking us for participating in Sustainable House Day (which they organised).

‘A big thank you to everyone who turned out for Sustainable House Day on September 13! It was a wonderful day with over 15,000 visitors at the 150 homes and gardens. […]

Sep 20, 2015: Driving Sustainability

Last Sunday was Sustainable House Day 2015. I haven’t seen the national numbers for how many homes were open and how many visitors came but we had a very enjoyable and successful day at the Greeny Flat. Just over 50 people stopped by for everything from a 10 second peek to a two hour, in-depth […]

Sept 12, 2015: Greeny Flat Named 2015 Green Globe Awards Finalist

For ‘Excellence in Sustainability’, the Green Globe Awards are NSW’s leading environmental awards.

We are highly honoured and proud to announce that the Greeny Flat has been chosen as one of two finalists in the ‘Built Environments – Residential Properties’ category for the 2015 awards.

The following is a quote from a NSW Office of […]

Sept 6, 2015: Sustainable House Day

The Greeny Flat will be open again this year for Sustainable House Day on September 13 between 10am and 4pm. We had about 80 people come to see the Greeny Flat during last year’s Sustainable House Day(s) and we received a lot of very positive feedback. If you came last year you might […]

August 27, 2015: Water, Water Everywhere!

Just one of the hundreds of beautiful waterfalls at Iguazu.

Cintia and I have spent the last few days in Foz do Iguazu at the junction of the Iguazu and Parana Rivers and the borders of Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. This is an important region for trade between the three countries and a […]

August 23, 2015: Back in Brazil

A happy man in Brazil… beautiful lady, cold beer, Futbol and endless meat on a stick!

I’m back in Brazil now with my lovely partner Cintia and her family. This week we celebrated her father’s 70th birthday in fine Brazilian style. On the actual day we went out to an all-you-can-eat Churrascaria which […]

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