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Polytherm BYD ATTO 3s in Austria, courtesy of BYD.

Stainless Steel Swimming Pool & Spa Technology Firm Polytherm Becomes 1st Fleet Customer For BYD…

Polytherm GmbH, an Austrian family business with more than 100 employees and a growing vehicle fleet, has just taken delivery of some BYD ATTO 3s. Polytherm specializes in stainless steel pools, swimming pool technology, and spas. It also works on refurbishments for old swimming pools. Polytherm Managing Director Hermann Weissenecker … [continued]

Solar farms on Australian Defence Force establishments in the Northern Territory, RAAF Base Darwin and Robertson Barracks, as part of a PPA (Power Purchase Agreement) for renewable (solar) energy. Image courtesy of Department of Defence.

Energy Insecurity

One of the lessons that countries are learning from the current war in Ukraine is that centralised power generation creates energy vulnerability, and therefore energy insecurity. In a despicable move against the civilians of Ukraine, Russia has targeted energy infrastructure. Wars have been fought over access to energy sources for … [continued]