There’s plenty of understandable excitement about Labor’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program election pitch. What I’m not so excited about is subsidising a wave of suburban survival-of-the-fittest types to disconnect from a grid that urgently needs more storage.
A recent survey indicates strong opposition in Australia to gas fracking, and majority support for expanding renewable energy with battery storage over expanding gas-fired power generation generally. [Continue reading…]
Among the decisions Pope Francis will be remembered for is his as-yet unrealised vision of powering Vatican City entirely with solar energy.
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New South Wales’ Narrabri Shire Council has put signing a crucial agreement for the installation of a community battery on the backburner, threatening the project.
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A group called “Mums for Nuclear” has spent a lot of money on newspaper and online ads in the lead-up to the federal election, claiming that “Nuclear energy in the mix with renewables reduces cost by 25%“. I’ve investigated this claim and found it to be false. Hopefully, this will prompt all groups that have […]
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Just $999 for a fully installed 10 kW solar panel and 10 kWh battery system in Victoria? If only it were so – the real cost is much, much more.
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In a world full of ‘smart’ energy tech, AI-driven optimisation, and dashboards that would make a Qantas cockpit blush, I’ve come to a confronting conclusion: the future isn’t clever. It’s just… timers.
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Solar Analytics has long offered some of the best energy monitoring software on the market, but some customers recently have been plagued by dropouts and poor customer support. We’ve investigated to see what’s going on.
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University of Queensland researchers have broken a world record for lead-free tin halide perovskite (THP) technology, and they are as pleased as punch.
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Every week without fail we see multiple comments, quotes or exasperated exclamations along these lines; “BUGGER THIS; I’M GOING OFF GRID..!” It’s a natural reaction to a nasty power bill and expresses a desire to be independent and free of obligation. But becoming your own power company is expensive, fraught with risk and really doesn’t […]
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