Search Results for: council

Consensus At Australian Battery Storage Standards Roundtable

Home battery system standards Australia

Bunkerless Batteries Victory | Image: Ricinator

Sanity may prevail regarding new home battery system standards in Australia – it seems you won’t need to build a bunker to house energy storage.

[Read more…]

10 Little Understood Facts About Australian Consumer Law And Solar

 

Australian Consumer Law and Solar

While they are 10 facts and not 10 commandments, Ronald’s beard has been getting pretty Moses like lately

Here at SolarQuotes we’re all about consumers. So I am going to describe 10 features of Australian consumer law that many consumers, not to mention many solar sales companies, installers and hardware manufacturers, are unaware of.

While I am no lawyer, I have read some very thick pamphlets on consumer law and I think I have the general gist of it.  There’s no need to worry about my level of comprehension as I am very literate.  I can read with one arm tied behind my back. [Read more…]

Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre Going Solar

Western Australia’s Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre (MARC) is about to get greener and cheaper to run after City of Mandurah councillors voted on Tuesday to install solar panels on the building.

[Read more…]

Will It Be A Clean Or Coal Energy Target?

Dirty energy target

Australia may be heading for a dirty energy target | Image : Pavlofox

The Clean Energy Target (CET) appears to be at risk of becoming somewhat of a Coal Energy Target – and the CEC has expressed serious concern.

[Read more…]

SunnySavers – QLD’s Solar On Public Housing Trial Kicking Off

SunnySavers - solar power systems for public houses

Image : Colmkay

Starting next week, some of up to 2,300 households in Cairns and Rockhampton will be invited to participate in a trial putting solar panels on public housing.

[Read more…]

Kerfuffle Over Potential Liddell Power Station Sale And Life-Support

Liddell Power Station - Coal Fired Clunker

Ageing Liddell Power Station’s ears are burning as well as its coal

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s attempts to keep an old coal fired power station in New South Wales operating past its use-by date has caused quite a stir.

[Read more…]

Australian States Lighting The Way On Renewable Energy

Renewables Ready : States Leading The Charge
Australia’s states and territories are lifters and the Federal Government continues to be a leaner on renewable energy and emissions reduction.

[Read more…]

Solar Citizens Supporter Survey Results

Solar Citizens Survey

Solar Citizens started bringing together solar power supporters across Australia in 2013 and since that time its membership has swelled to 98,500.

[Read more…]

Solar Powered Eco Hub Proposed For Karratha

Producing food from the desert with solar energy

Image: Sahara Forest Project

Western Australia’s City of Karratha has provided in-principle support for three business proposals that could see land at the site of Karratha Airport transformed into an eco-hub.

[Read more…]

CORENA – Solar Power For The Community, By The Community

CORENA community solar energy projects

For more than 4 years, Citizens Own Renewable Energy Network Australia (CORENA) has been utilising people power to help community groups install solar.

[Read more…]

Get the latest solar, battery and EV charger news straight to your inbox every Tuesday