The Electric Vehicle (EV) Council has recently appealed to the Australian federal government to exclude EV charging stations from the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act (SoCI) regulations. [Read more…]
Australia Needs To Electrify Its Heavy Vehicles ASAP, Says Adiona Tech
While the consumer switch to EVs is accelerating, logistics software company Adiona Tech says the electrifying Australia’s truck fleet offers a much greater decarbonisation opportunity. [Read more…]
WA Invests $126 Million in Grid Upgrade to Accelerate Renewable Transition
Western Australia has revealed the scale of investment needed in its main electricity grid to cope with the renewable transition in the face of likely growing energy demand. [Read more…]
Nemy: Telling You When Electricity Is Green (And Cheap)
Take a couple of electrical engineers sharing a home, add lockdown boredom, and what you might get is a nifty way of using electricity market information to help customers consume electricity when it’s green. And where their electricity retailer passes on real time wholesale electricity prices, cheap. [Read more…]
Gelion: Readying For Battery Manufacturing After COVID Delays
Like just about everybody, Australian battery innovator Gelion has had its business plans disrupted. But the company hopes it can have its first pilot trial production line ready early in 2022, and also anticipates commercial availability next year. [Read more…]
Kiwi Startup Readies Three-Phase Power Balancer For Market
Compared to Australia, New Zealand is a mere beginner in the adoption of household solar power – while Australia had 2.68 million installations at the end of 2020 (source: CSIRO), New Zealand had just 33,771 solar installations at the end of July 2021 (source: Electricity Authority). [Read more…]
Solar Analytics Plan Optimiser Unravels Complex Electricity Tariffs
Nigel Morris, who heads up business development at Solar Analytics, readily admits electricity plan comparison products aren’t usually particularly exciting.
Still, it’s clear talking to Morris that Solar Analytics is excited about its recently-launched Plan Optimiser, and Morris reckons both subscribers and solar installers will be as well. [Read more…]
Sunny Covers Now Shipping Newcastle-Made Inverter Shade-Box
Good ideas can come from little things.
When solar installer Perry Borg wanted to protect customers’ inverter warranties with extra sun protection, he couldn’t really find what he wanted, so he decided to design and manufacture purpose-built protectors. [Read more…]
String Inverters Vs Micro-Inverters: Which Is Better With Shade? It Depends…
The micro-inverter debate has been stirred with two YouTube videos looking at the marketing claim that microinverters outperform string inverters when solar panels are shaded. [Read more…]
Audit Finds Electromagnetic Radiation From Solar Inverters At Safe Levels
ACMA audited solar inverters for electromagnetic compliance. The worst thing they found? Missing stickers.
We’re so accustomed to seeing electrical products with compliance stickers and certificates, it’s a safe bet that most of us barely notice them. So here’s a handy reminder that those stickers and certificates matter. [Read more…]
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