We received our power bill the other day, the price went up form 18c to 22c per kWh.  With a new child, and a quite chilly winter (so far...) the good news is our energy... read more

This morning, I left home to find a brand new telephone book left outside my front door.  It had been raining overnight, and the phone book was wet.  I suppose like the others this will... read more

Like many people, I am saddened and distressed by the massive oil leak destroying the Gulf of Mexico, for a whole bunch of reasons. As a child who grew up sketching mushroom clouds during the... read more

Wondering how to go from this to SEGmeter, measuring, collecting and sending your energy data into the tubes? Well this guide will take you there.   Fresh SEGmeter, ready to rock This is a first... read more

Perhaps people may have been wondering how SEGmeter works? Well, we've been so busy doing stuff, that we may have overlooked this. Anyway, it's pretty simple, and in the interests of less words here is... read more

A week or two ago @nathan_scott (not his real name..) and I got together to build Inspire9 a SEGmeter so they can better track the energy usage where some really nice web apps are being... read more

Since we are working through getting the SEGmeter kits ready for everyone, we thought we'd share a little about what this little open source energy meter can do. Our objective is to provide a low... read more

If we look around us, outdoor heating is everywhere. It's also perhaps one of our largest wasteful energy indulgences. Certainly something we could do without? When I grew up, I was told to shut the... read more

Recently the Victorian Smart program set to roll out time of use pricing for smart meters has been put on hold, citing reasons of price increases affecting pensioners and other groups. This hasn't stopped the... read more

People may have been wondering about #bubblino from #trampoline lately, where's she been? What's she doing now, I miss her, and all her pretty bubbles. Perhaps they've even followed @bubblino on the twittorz.  Note, this... read more

I've been thinking about this for a little while now, just what to put SEGmeter into? And then, the answer became clear, it's open source, so it should go in a clear box.  Why?  So... read more

SEGmeter, the open source shield for Arduino has arrived! Yes, they have landed, our open source energy meter kits are in the warehouse, and we are working on various bits and pieces to make the... read more

I recall as a child, when my Father came home. First thing he would do when opening the front door is to check the spinning electricity meter.  One thing the old style of energy meter... read more

We think energy awareness is for everyone. That's why we are making the open source SEGmeter, and we are in the final stages of getting 'er done. It will be available to everybody, and makeable... read more

It's a little known fact, but perhaps your old dumb meter is smarter than your new smart meter? If you are using electric hot water, you will pay a lot more for your hot water,... read more

"Researchers modify tiny solar "chiplets" to get them to self-assemble, driven by the free energy of their interactions with an oil-water interface." Read More.. Source: Ars Technica It will be interesting to see if researchers... read more

I came across this infographic from ReflectionsOf.Me that shows bottled water's sources, health and energy impacts.       Sam, @samotage   read more

David Archer's Global warming video lectures take some time to watch but appear to me (a layman) to be a good introduction to the science of climate change.     read more

The problem of what to do with our rubbish is becoming increasingly urgent as landfills overflow and old produce compacts to form dangerous gases, toxic waste leaches into water supplies, and cities run out of... read more

Scientists dream of discovering a source of nearly-free energy that uses water as its fuel and produces almost no waste. Randall Mills, an MIT-trained electrical engineer and Harvard medic, claims to have found just such... read more