This BZE Radio episode was broadcast on Monday 9th October 2017

Carbon Sinking in Kenya

Dr David Kimiti- Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya

Climate blind Journalism from Texas to Bangla Desh

George Monbiot-  Author of " OUT of the Wreckage" on misreporting Hurricane Harvey

Professor Karin Wahl-Jorgensen- Cardiff University on Disaster reporting as climate changes.

We continue our series on carbon sequestration through land management and visit a UNESCO Heritage wildlife conservancy in Kenya.

Hurricanes in the USA and Caribbean prompt thoughts about how we could report on it better. Meanwhile unusual floods in Nepal, Bangla Desh and India prompt very little media attention while some journalists say "Now is not the time to mention fossil fuels or climate disruptions. It's insensitive"

George Monbiot thinks we need a new politics for an age of crisis. He says that humans are actually altruistic and co-operative and that the media can build a politics of belonging rather than the destruction of hope and appetite for solutions.

Professor Karin Wahl-Jorgensen is interested in how disasters are reported and tells us about the new crop of students she is training to face the Age of Crisis.

This BZE Radio episode was broadcast on Monday 9th October 2017

Carbon Sinking in Kenya

Dr David Kimiti- Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya

Climate blind Journalism from Texas to Bangla Desh

George Monbiot-  Author of " OUT of the Wreckage" on misreporting Hurricane Harvey

Professor Karin Wahl-Jorgensen- Cardiff University on Disaster reporting as climate changes.

We continue our series on carbon sequestration through land management and visit a UNESCO Heritage wildlife conservancy in Kenya.

Hurricanes in the USA and Caribbean prompt thoughts about how we could report on it better. Meanwhile unusual floods in Nepal, Bangla Desh and India prompt very little media attention while some journalists say "Now is not the time to mention fossil fuels or climate disruptions. It's insensitive"

George Monbiot thinks we need a new politics for an age of crisis. He says that humans are actually altruistic and co-operative and that the media can build a politics of belonging rather than the destruction of hope and appetite for solutions.

Professor Karin Wahl-Jorgensen is interested in how disasters are reported and tells us about the new crop of students she is training to face the Age of Crisis.

This BZE Radio episode was broadcast on Monday 2nd October 2017

This BZE Radio episode was broadcast on Monday 2nd October 2017

Discussion – 2 October: Connecting new energy technologies to get more value from home energy systems

Monday 2 October 2017 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm AEDT

WHEN: 6:30 – 8pm Monday 2 October 2017

Elisabeth Murdoch Theatre A*

Spencer Road, University of Melbourne

Elisabeth Murdoch Theatre A (Room G06)

As new and more sophisticated technologies become available and affordable to home owners, there is huge potential to increase the returned value of home energy generation and battery storage systems. Awarded with a New Energy Jobs Fund grant, this project is a two-year industrial collaboration involving three industry partners that aims to implement, test, and evaluate a range of communication protocols and standards that allow key new energy technologies and services to interact and communicate. We’ll be joined by speakers from the three project partners which are:

Selectronic, a second-generation family company that is one of the largest off-grid inverter manufacturers in the world. Selectronic has been designing and manufacturing battery based inverters in Melbourne since 1981 for both the Australian and overseas markets,

IBM Research – Australia, a Melbourne-based research lab that is developing forecasting and analytics for Internet-of-Things applications, such as home energy storage,

Relectrify, a startup that repurposes pre-used rechargeable batteries into household and business energy storage solutions that are highly cost-effective and sustainable.

Rod Scott has been an executive director of Selectronic since 2005 and previously was involved with various start-up companies in the IT industry. Rod has recently been successful and heavily involved in supplying bi-directional inverters to the German market.

Julian de Hoog is a Research Staff Member at IBM Research – Australia, as well as an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne. He is currently applying advanced data-driven forecasting and optimisation methods to the optimal operation of energy storage systems.

Valentin Muenzel is the CEO and Co-Founder of Relectrify, a Melbourne-based company that is commercialising advanced battery technology. Valentin has previously worked on energy storage and related topics with the University of Melbourne, IBM Research, CSIRO, PennState University under ARPA-E support, and BMW Germany.

BZE YouTube

Below is a video recording of this event or you can click here to view on the BZE YouTube channel

(Remember to and also please and the video)

Presentation slides here: (19Mb PDF)

* Please note that we are at a temporary new location for this month (Oct).

WHEN: 6:30 – 8pm Monday 2 October 2017

Elisabeth Murdoch Theatre A*

Spencer Road, University of Melbourne

Elisabeth Murdoch Theatre A (Room G06)

BZE is running fortnightly discussion groups in October (2, 16 & 30 Oct) due to the huge spectrum of climate change solutions topics, and the support of speakers and supporters alike. We encourage new people to get active in this exciting area and join us!

Getting there: Take any tram on Swanston Street and get off at Stop 1, Melbourne University.

Entry: Gold coin donation

All welcome.

Thank you to the University of Melbourne Energy Institute (MEI), our Zero Carbon Australia project partners for supporting us in bringing you this event.

Everyone is welcome to come along to the pub to continue the discussion after 8pm!

For those who can’t attend you will find the video recording of this event on the BZE YouTube Channel and via a link on this page. 

Discussion – 2 October: Connecting new energy technologies to get more value from home energy systems

Monday 2 October 2017 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm AEDT

WHEN: 6:30 – 8pm Monday 2 October 2017

Elisabeth Murdoch Theatre A*

Spencer Road, University of Melbourne

Elisabeth Murdoch Theatre A (Room G06)

As new and more sophisticated technologies become available and affordable to home owners, there is huge potential to increase the returned value of home energy generation and battery storage systems. Awarded with a New Energy Jobs Fund grant, this project is a two-year industrial collaboration involving three industry partners that aims to implement, test, and evaluate a range of communication protocols and standards that allow key new energy technologies and services to interact and communicate. We’ll be joined by speakers from the three project partners which are:

Selectronic, a second-generation family company that is one of the largest off-grid inverter manufacturers in the world. Selectronic has been designing and manufacturing battery based inverters in Melbourne since 1981 for both the Australian and overseas markets,

IBM Research – Australia, a Melbourne-based research lab that is developing forecasting and analytics for Internet-of-Things applications, such as home energy storage,

Relectrify, a startup that repurposes pre-used rechargeable batteries into household and business energy storage solutions that are highly cost-effective and sustainable.

Rod Scott has been an executive director of Selectronic since 2005 and previously was involved with various start-up companies in the IT industry. Rod has recently been successful and heavily involved in supplying bi-directional inverters to the German market.

Julian de Hoog is a Research Staff Member at IBM Research – Australia, as well as an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne. He is currently applying advanced data-driven forecasting and optimisation methods to the optimal operation of energy storage systems.

Valentin Muenzel is the CEO and Co-Founder of Relectrify, a Melbourne-based company that is commercialising advanced battery technology. Valentin has previously worked on energy storage and related topics with the University of Melbourne, IBM Research, CSIRO, PennState University under ARPA-E support, and BMW Germany.

BZE YouTube

Below is a video recording of this event or you can click here to view on the BZE YouTube channel

(Remember to and also please and the video)

Presentation slides here: (19Mb PDF)

* Please note that we are at a temporary new location for this month (Oct).

WHEN: 6:30 – 8pm Monday 2 October 2017

Elisabeth Murdoch Theatre A*

Spencer Road, University of Melbourne

Elisabeth Murdoch Theatre A (Room G06)

BZE is running fortnightly discussion groups in October (2, 16 & 30 Oct) due to the huge spectrum of climate change solutions topics, and the support of speakers and supporters alike. We encourage new people to get active in this exciting area and join us!

Getting there: Take any tram on Swanston Street and get off at Stop 1, Melbourne University.

Entry: Gold coin donation

All welcome.

Thank you to the University of Melbourne Energy Institute (MEI), our Zero Carbon Australia project partners for supporting us in bringing you this event.

Everyone is welcome to come along to the pub to continue the discussion after 8pm!

For those who can’t attend you will find the video recording of this event on the BZE YouTube Channel and via a link on this page. 

This BZE Radio episode was broadcast on Monday 25th September 2017

– Show Notes

References:

http://www.generationzero.org/

http://zerocarbonact.nz/

http://www.vivideconomics.com/publications/net-zero-in-new-zealand

http://www.mbie.govt.nz/info-services/sectors-industries/energy/energy-data-modelling/publications/energy-in-new-zealand

In this podcast, Beyond Zero radio talk to A/Professor Roger Davies, Managing Director of Fluid Solar whose company's Adelaide headquarters, has cut itself from the electricity grid. The 4-storey office building is powered by a combination of thermal and PV solar and wind energy.

"The $8 million Fluid Solar headquarters in Adelaide’s northern suburbs contains more than 2MWh of energy storage capacity, comprising about 90% thermal storage with the remaining 10% provided by conventional battery storage. Fluid Solar House has been operating without the use of the electricity grid since April to test its technologies.” [Photo supplied by Roger Davies]

BZE Technology Radio Show: 22 September 2017: Podcast

Beyond Zero Emissions talks to A/Professor Roger Davies

BZE Interviewers: Natalie Bucknell, Kay Wennagel, Michael Staindl

Interview broadcast on: 22 September 2017

From Radio 3CR in Melbourne, Australia

 

Further reading:

The Lead: Hybrid office building cuts cord to electricity grid

In this podcast, Beyond Zero radio talk to A/Professor Roger Davies, Managing Director of Fluid Solar whose company's Adelaide headquarters, has cut itself from the electricity grid. The 4-storey office building is powered by a combination of thermal and PV solar and wind energy.

"The $8 million Fluid Solar headquarters in Adelaide’s northern suburbs contains more than 2MWh of energy storage capacity, comprising about 90% thermal storage with the remaining 10% provided by conventional battery storage. Fluid Solar House has been operating without the use of the electricity grid since April to test its technologies.” [Photo supplied by Roger Davies]

BZE Technology Radio Show: 22 September 2017: Podcast

Beyond Zero Emissions talks to A/Professor Roger Davies

BZE Interviewers: Natalie Bucknell, Kay Wennagel, Michael Staindl

Interview broadcast on: 22 September 2017

From Radio 3CR in Melbourne, Australia

 

Further reading:

The Lead: Hybrid office building cuts cord to electricity grid

This BZE Radio episode was broadcast on Monday 18th September 2017

CLIMATE WARS in a time of man made disaster 

When millions are displaced by floods in Bangladesh we call it a "natural disaster". At the same time refugees are flooding INTO Bangladesh and we call it a human rights disaster.

What sort of disaster is it when an educated country like Australia is paralysed by climate wars at the centre of government?

We see government being told to "get out of the way" by Clean Energy Finance ex chief Oliver Yates, as our clean energy target morphs into a dirty energy target.

We see government trying to prevent the shut down of coal fired power and offering subsidies to new coal mines.

AND We see pumped hydro,  demand /response and batteries answering the question about when the wind doesn't blow and the sun doesn't shine.

In an extended talk with Vivien Langford, Mark Butler examines how Australia came to politicise"climate"in such a disastrous way.

His book "Climate Wars" is a partial history emphasising the ALP way forward. However, Mark Butler consults widely in the community and his message is consensus.

Book: Climate Wars – Mark Butler

YouTube Video: Tropical Storm Harvey: the story so far – The Guardian

Guardian Article: Why are the crucial questions about Hurricane Harvey not being asked? – George Monbiot

MONDAY BZE Radio Mon 5-6pm

TUNE in http://3cr.org.au/streaming  LIVE

CATCH Podcasts @ http://bze.org.au/podcasts

TWEET it in : @beyondzeronews and #bzelive

FB conversation: https://www.facebook.com/beyondzeroemissions/