R.E.Spark.AU

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Sparking Australia's Renewable Energy future. Cutting through the noise on the transition to lower bills, jobs, energy autonomy and a climate-friendly future. Check out the website: respark.au | #Renewables ⚡️🇦🇺

Market chart showing a continual increase in the price of Brent Crude oil selling at aprx USD $90 per barrel on 20 July 2026 to a peak of $101.85 on 23 July 2026
Infographic showing a projected decline in fuel excise revenue in comparison to alcohol excise and tobacco exist which are also declining.
Graph showing installation numbers, per month, since the start of the Cheaper Home Batteries Program in Australia. The first month started at 25,627 and then climbed to 80,364 by April 2026. In May 2026 the installation rate fell to 20,980 and June 2026 18,826.
A screenshot submitted by a member in the Amber Users' FB group from last Saturday (12 July 2026). It shows a negative tariff of -2¢/kWh at about 12:42 (Postcode 5105). She reported that she topped up the home battery from 45% to full for 30¢ and was now earning money to charge the EV.
Video of cars lining up for 12 to 15 hours recently during Russia's fuel crisis. Lines can stretch up to 4.5km at some service stations.
Image of a Solar PV owner or maintenance worker cleaning panels using a Telescopic Rod High Efficiency Solar Panel Electric Cleaning Roller Brush.
1. 23.4% - (pure) EV sales for the month of June 2026 as % of new vehicles sold. On track to reach 80% of the market by 2030. 2. 457,439 - the number of home batteries installed in the first 12 months of the Federal government's "Cheaper Home Batteries" program. That's well in excess of initial expectations and one of the most successful incentive programs run by an Aussie government ever. 3. 4-2 Australia's loss to Egypt overnight. That's sad. We're out.
Infographic showing the charging curve for home batteries with a window to free electricity between 11am and 2pm daily.
Image of two hands with finger extended in a heart shape. The sun is shining in the space through the middle of the image.
A graphical representation of electricity demand vs production in the grid - with an excess of solar power that typically appears in the middle of the day. The curve created usually is reminiscent of a duck shape, hence the name "duck curve".
Infographic image depicting average temperature deviations recorded across Australia since 1880 (till 2025). Below "average" appears in blue and above average temperatures appear as red. Neutral appears as white. Most of the chart up to the 1980s appears in various shades of blue, whilst the right side of the chart (since 1980) is almost all in red with only a few exceptions.
A critical analysis of the budget reply speech by leader of the Opposition in Australia, Angus Taylor. It is presented by Australia's former finest outlet of Investigative Humourism: "A Rational Fear"
The scene starts with several wind turbines seen in the background of hilly rural terrain. The camera pans to a small electric-powered utility vehicle is seen doing donuts on the pastured surface. Rock music is playing in the background extolling the virtues of New Zealand home-grown energy.
A practical demonstration of a BYD vehicle on a Flash Charger, with the challenge being to refill the battery in 5 minutes or less.
Info-graphic and table highlighting the change in EV and ICE sales between 2021 and 2026. In 2021 petrol ICE cars were 57% of new deliveries in Australia, whereas today they're at 33%. Diesels had 34% whereas today they have 27%. Combined, non-electrified vehicles have seen their share of new deliveries fall fall from 91% to under 60%.
An infographic titled " Top Selling Vehicles in Australia in May 2026". The top selling vehicle was the Tesla Model Y with 5,606 units sold.
Comparison infographic for lifetime CO2 emissions for an EV vs ICE vehicle. Source: ICCT
Infographic for Australian new car sales in April 2026, recording EV sales at 16.46% of the Australian market.
Infographic titled "EVs are dominating new car sales in some countries, while others are slower to transition". 12 charts are shown tracking percentage of new car sales in Norway, Netherlands, China, UK, France, Thailand, Germany, Indonesia, South Korea, US, India & Brazil from 2018 to early 2026.
Aussie economist & author Steve Keen talks to Steven Bartlett about oil dependency and our global over-reliance on it for food production and transport.
Climate Council CEO Amanda McKenzie discussing the calls for more oil drilling (fracking) by some Australian politicians.
An image taken in the aftermath of an arson attack on a Tesla dealership in Parramatta NSW, AU. The image depicts 3 badly burnt Tesla vehicles in a showroom adjacent to 2 more Tesla vehicles without any apparent damage.
A table of EVs available on the Australian market priced under AUD $40,000. It includes some of the specifications.
Explanatory video using a bucket of water & tap to show why the last 20% of an EV battery charge slows down.
Video analysis of diesel reserve supplies in Australia based on different scenarios of supply emanating from the Middle East.
Infographic comparing the cost of driving 500km for various model vehicles - including EVs and ICE vehicles.
Infographic of a typical day's energy demand & source in Australia. Date January 7, 2026. Units: Megawatts. Color key: green - wind, dark yellow - solar, light yellow - rooftop solar, blue - hydro, crimson - gas, battery discharge - red, black - cola. The negative (below zero) section in black is battery charging. Source: Geoff Eldridge, Global Power Energy
A photo of a blue Nissan Leaf sitting in a New Zealand driveway.
Screenshot from a video by Frackman Project about One Nation Senator Tyron Whitten who has declared a share holding in Sky Energy Investments Pty Ltd. Sky Energy are active in the Renewable Energy Sector.
Infographic showing the price of Australia's cheapest available EV dropping since 2020.
Angus Taylor, Peter Dutton and several other Sky News political commentators all repeatedly uttering the same "Bandaid on a Bullet Wound" remark about the 2024 Australian Federal Budget.
Table of survey results on the question of an export tax on gas. Overall 23% of all voters strongly support and 41% of all voters support such a tax.
Video recording of Australian Science communicator, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki and One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts going head-to-head at a Senate inquiry, Parliament House, Canberra ACT yesterday. Dr Karl was asked a series of questions by Senator Malcolm Roberts, who pressed him on the definition of scientific terms. Kruszelnicki turned the mic back onto the Queensland Senator, asking, “Do you agree that the last ten years have been the hottest years on record, worldwide?” Roberts disagreed, to which Kruszelnicki replied: “I feel like I’m talking to a school child who says seven times two is not 14 but instead seven times two is a bicycle.” Kruszelnicki informed Roberts that 99.9999% of scientists disagree with him. Roberts called this scientific consensus a “political tool”.
Video of a "Dad" admiring a large PV Solar array being used as a carpark roof, located in Broome, Western Australia.
Image of a Windrose Gen 2 EV truck model E800 featuring 800km range, 800kWh battery & up to 68 tons load capacity.
Explainer video covering some common myths about Electric Vehicles
An infographic of global energy generation by source from 2019 to current - and projections until 2030.
A video depicting a hypothetical scenario where Electric Vehicles were the norm, but a suggestion was made to run vehicles on a volatile fuel requiring combustion to propel them.
News footage of multiple January 2025 bushfires in the State of Victoria and a subsequent flash-flood at Wye River on the West Coast of Victoria. Audio we can hear talk-back radio calls with affected residents & campers at Wye River.
Infographic titled "Australian EV Fast Charger Tracker 2025". The graph shows total EV charging stations increasing from almost zero in 2015 to 1,471 charging sites in 2025. There were a total of 4,403 charging bays.
A video analysis by "Friendly Jordies" of the infamous Thailand video featuring Gina Rinehart lunching with Pauline Hanson in 2024. The video speculates that the 3rd person with their back to the camera might be (then) Liberal Party of Australia VP & frequent SkyNews commentator Teena McQueen.
Graphical representation of the market price of lithium-ion battery cells in USD since 1991. Price was $9,210 per kWh in 1991 reducing to $78 per kWh in 2024.
Infographic titled "Time to ditch coal + gas". An illustrated flowchart starting with coal & gas, and transitioning to power, causes climate change and then driving worse droughts, bushfires & heatwaves.
Website screenshot of chat questions and a "Solar and Battery Calculator" page found on the Amber Electric website, Australia. The calculator provides an estimated return on Investment when switching to Amber with or without Solar and/or a Home Battery.
An infographic of annual global temperature anomalies since 1940 relative to pre-industrial levels.
Andrew Bray, National Director RE-Alliance, Australia.
Excerpt of an interview with Kang Ren from GoodWe PVBM recorded on the "Your Energy Answers" YouTube channel. Discussing a solar roof carport with bifocal panels. Reflected solar from the concrete slab gains a further 5% in efficiency.
Coal burning
Infographic with the following text: Planet Earth Top 10. Currently the hottest 10 years ever recorded since 1892 are: 1. 2024 2. 2023 3. 2016 4. 2020 5. 2019 6. 2017 7. 2015 8. 2022 9. 2018 (tied) 9. 2021 (tied)
Phone screenshot from the Amber Electric app taken at 11:36 27 Dec 2025. Text reads 0¢/kWh with 75% renewables in the grid. Summary states: "Wow! It's really cheap and really green to use energy right now." Forecast tariffs range from 10¢/kWh to -3¢/kWh between 14:00 to 16:00 today.
Etrucks owner and director Ross Linton explaining his truck battery swapping robot facility. The process takes 5 minutes.
A collage with an image in the foreground with a hand seen filling a vehicle fuel tank. In the background we see an Australian flag. Text banner in the foreground says: "Concerns over fuel prices in Australia" Subtitle "The EV Guy"
The author doing a "Toyota jump" next to a much larger Wind Turbine numbered 43B located in north east Thailand aka Isan
An image of a triple home battery system with a solar PV control box & inverters seen above - inside a home garage. Adjacent to that on the right hand side is an EV charging cable and the roller door for the garage. There is some overhead LED lighting and sunshine is streaming in from outside.
Colourful Christmas lights alongside the roofline of a home at dusk. Research commissioned by property website Domain, Australia has documented that energy-efficient homes have a median price premium of $197,000 (23.8%) in the Melbourne, Vic market. Across Australia, the average premium is a more modest $118,000 (14.5%)
A brief excerpt from New Zealand blog"Electric Orchid" noting how V2G is used during emergencies and how it can supplement the grid.
A dynamic website banner for R.E.Spark.AU - an Australian-based website focussing on primarily on Renewable technologies driving change: Solar, Wind, Batteries, and Electric Vehicles.
Interior of a Xiaomi model SU7 which may be released to the Australian market as early as 2027. White leather seats and matching interior colour trim seen in this photo.