See what Australian solar and battery buyers were wanting in May and check out SQ’s new tool showing solar pricing across Australia. [Read more…]
Solar Energy And Batteries To Support QLD Turtle Power
Image: Queensland Department of Environment and Science
Solar panels and battery storage will soon be almost fully powering Mon Repos Turtle Center and Conservation Park near Bundaberg in Queensland. [Read more…]
Home Solar Installations Can Restart In Victoria
The green light has been given for solar panel installations to restart in Victoria tomorrow, including in metropolitan Melbourne. [Read more…]
NSW Productivity Commission Has “Lost The Plot” On Nuclear Power
The Electrical Trades Union has weighed in on the New South Wales Productivity Commission’s recommendation to lift the ban on nuclear electricity generation for small modular reactors. [Read more…]
AU Powerwall Price Drop + Tesla Battery Without Solar SA VPP Trial
Shock, horror – but in a good way. Tesla has recently quietly dropped the price in Australia for its popular Powerwall battery system. [Read more…]
Be Wary Of Solar Rebate “Eligibility Quizzes”
You don’t need to jump through hoops or give away personal information to find out if you qualify for the federal “solar rebate”. It’s really simple. [Read more…]
Cool Solar Energy Project Wins QLD Sustainability Award
Solar energy is commonly used to heat water, but in Queensland’s Bulloo Shire, it’s being utilised to cool a town’s water supply – and the project has helped the local council win an award. [Read more…]
Foodies Saving Money With Solar – SolarQuotes TV Episode 5
This month’s SolarQuotes TV episode is the all you can eat and drink edition! Which is best – a solar-electric or wood-fire cooked pizza? Our field test provides surprising results.
We also check out a Barossa region wine family’s big dream to become carbon-neutral. In solar tech, we look at the ease of freeze – using thermal storage to solar power a coolroom; and ripe for the picking – solar energy makes a tomato farm in the South Australian desert possible and profitable. All this and more! [Read more…]
Polysilicon: Price And Forced Labour Concerns Persist
The global spot price average for a crucial element of solar panels – polysilicon – is close to four times what it was in late May last year. Meanwhile, forced labour concerns continue to cast a shadow over the polysilicon sector. [Read more…]
Hunter Water Solar Rollout Progress
Another installation has recently been completed in NSW’s Hunter Water’s shift to harnessing solar energy to help power its operations. [Read more…]
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