A rapid scale-up of the energy workforce is needed to meet emissions reduction goals Boom-bust cycles for the energy construction workforce are likely without intervention Electricity sector jobs are expected to grow by 37,000 to peak at 81,000 jobs in 2049 RACE for 2030 Cooperative Research Centre has released “The Australian Electricity Workforce for the […]
Research and reality TV helping consumers create sustainable homes. Many Australians live in homes that are uncomfortable, unhealthy, energy inefficient and expensive to run. But creating a more energy efficient home can be confusing for many people. Cue ‘Renovate or Rebuild’, an Australian lifestyle and reality television show that aims to stimulate the nation’s […]
DETAILS Wednesday 7 December 2022 TIME: 10am – 11am AEDT RACE for 2030 Cooperative Research Centre is preparing to release the first comprehensive modelling of the workforce needed to deliver the Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO) 2022 Integrated System Plan (ISP), the industry-leading 30-year roadmap of investments required in the National Electricity Market. The Electricity […]
Tuesday 31st – Wednesday 1st February RACE for 2030 is pleased to sponsor the third national Energy Research Institutes Council for Australia State of Energy Research Conference (SoERC), hosted by University of Technology Sydney in partnership with UNSW. 2023’s conference is all about ‘Working together for a sustainable energy future’ – focussing on innovative and impactful partnerships […]
Buying and running electric vehicles for business fleets is too costly under Aussie tax rules, say researchers from Griffith University and Monash University.Their report, published today by the RACE for 2030 Cooperative Research Centre, proposes practical tax changes to support home charging and allow fleet managers to quickly adopt battery electric vehicles (BEVs).
RACE for 2030 briefing: Business Fleets and EVs Join RACE for 2030 and our partners for a discussion about our recently released report “Business Fleets and EVs: Taxation Changes to support home charging from the grid” Hear from some of the contributors, what the report is about, its significance, the impacts and what the future […]
RACE for 2030 is pleased to release the Green Wave: Adding value through net-zero energy strategies report on 5th May 2022. This new report provides a blueprint for your net zero strategy to thrive in a low carbon world. Working with three key universities, this report seeks to deliver complementary economic, social and environmental value […]
Clean energy is a multi-billion-dollar sector that employs hundreds of thousands of Australians. However, the jobs across the whole energy sector including renewable energy and energy efficiency have never been systemically counted. Australia is to adopt the United States’ gold standard of measuring energy sector jobs with the Commonwealth Department of Industry, Science, Energy and […]
World’s biggest cleantech pre-accelerator eyes breakthrough Australian research For the second year running, RACE for 2030 will be sponsoring Climate-KIC Australia’s ClimateLaunchPad program. ClimateLaunchpad is the world’s largest and most successful preaccelerator program for climate start-ups. Its mission is to unlock the global potential for cleantech to address climate change and help to fast track […]