Many owner of household renewable energy systems admit to being very fond of their panels or turbine. If this sounds like you why not take a photo of your home and the photovoltaic, wind or solar hot water system that keeps you so happy and send it to the ReNew(able) Energy at Home Photo Competition.

Read the tips for claiming the renters rebate on page 32 of ReNew 108 and let us know if you’re going to install insulation in your rental property this winter. Be sure to tell us if you hit any obstacles along the way.

In you happen to have a spare fresnel lens lying around, did you know you can make a solar cooker out of it? This is what happended when Lance Turner found one in an electronics surplus store. The result is a solar device that can collect several hundred watts of heat. Let us know what [...]

Tools such as Google Maps can actually help plan major sustainability systems for the home such as rainwater tanks and solar electricity. After all, there’s nothing better than a bird’s eye view to determine which direction the rain comes from or where exactly to place a photovoltaic system. Do you think you would use internet [...]

Solar fibre optic lighting is an environmentally-friendly and innovative way to illuminate a room. In Lance Turner’s article he goes through different options for bringing sunlight inside. But what about DIY? Have you come up with any decent home-made and sustainable lights for the home?

After the bushfires in Victoria, 1:1 Architects came up with the Regrowth Pod, a sustainable living facility with the bare basics that can be built upon further down the track. It doubles as a fire room if needed, so has a permanent use. Have ReNew readers heard of any other prefab solutions such as this?

The Energy Efficient Homes package announced in January offers up to $1600 worth of free insulation in owner-occupied properties and a rebate up to $1600 for homeowners who install solar hot water. But did you know that up to $1000 is available to landlords who install insulation in a rental property?
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David Rowe explains how converting a car to electric needn’t break the bank. Do you have experience changing a small car to electric? (Low-cost EV conversions can be read in ReNew 107)

Matthew Dunk was delighted to receive his first accurate power bill since installing grid-connected solar. It’s just the months of negotiations to get a correct meter reading that caused him the most frustration. Have you had problems with your grid-connect solar bills? (story can be read in ReNew 107)

Getting out and about in a boat this summer? In ReNew 106 we look at the quietest way to get around the waterways—in an electric boat. Have any other ReNew readers had experiences with electric boats?