A friend asked me to explain how it all works from a technical and economical perspective. So here is my take on a simple explanation of how the electricity grid works in Australia. I like imagining the electricity grid like a water network.  The Transmission & Distribution Network The big overland powerlines (275,000 V) are … Read more

Here is an update on what we have achieved, the learnings from some successful trials. And an important next step for you to take. Actually, it all feels a lot like learning. Is Noosa Behind Other Communities? You might have seen quite a few cities going for 100% renewable energy (or even claiming to have … Read more

We want to make energy visible in a really simple way. So we came up with the Power Spot. Here is what it looks like for a solar household that exports a lot of energy: Someone who uses all their solar energy on site and imports the rest might look like this: Black: Net imported … Read more

It was only 72 hours from the moment that Brian from AE Creative came up with this crazy idea. Since then, 8 local artists have gifted a piece of art in support of the Noosa Power project and we have 2,000 printed sharecards (on carbon neutral paper from 100% recycled post-consumer waste). Steve Hall from … Read more

Are we hard-wired to compete for scarce resources? Darwinism states that “evolution is the natural selection of small, inherited variations that increase the individual’s ability to compete, survive, and reproduce”. While this is a great insight, it has blinded us to another truth: Cooperation is often a much more efficient way to survive and thrive. … Read more