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Renewables Could Improve Healthcare For A *Billion* People

January 17, 2023 2023-01-17T06:53:53 by Leave a Comment
Renewable Energy In Healthcare

Close to a billion people across the planet are served by healthcare facilities with unreliable access to electricity, or none at all. This is a life and death situation that can be addressed with renewable energy states a new report.

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Making The Most Of Queensland’s Battery Boom

January 17, 2023 2023-01-17T05:40:12 by Leave a Comment
Battery industry opportunities for Queensland

Stakeholders have the opportunity to help shape Queensland’s future battery industry after a discussion paper was released yesterday by Acting Premier Steven Miles.

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Kevin And The Case Of The Missing Kilowatt Hours

January 16, 2023 2024-10-01T14:11:11 by 39 Comments
Electricity consumption mystery in a solar/battery powered home solved.

There was so much red ink, it looked like a murder scene. Not long ago, in a suburb not too far away from SolarQuotes HQ, a solar/battery system owner made contact. He was engaged in an age-old battle, arguing with his electricity retailer about what seemed to be excessive charges on his power bill.

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Monster Mine Truck’s Monster Battery Arrives In Australia

January 16, 2023 2023-01-16T07:22:53 by 2 Comments
Battery electric T 264 mine haul truck

WAE Technologies has delivered a really big battery to Australia – said to be the largest of its kind – for a really big prototype zero-emission battery electric mining haul truck.

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Hybrid Systems Australia Secures WA Schools VPP Project Slice

January 16, 2023 2023-01-16T05:13:24 by Leave a Comment
WA Schools VPP Pilot

Hybrid Systems Australia will be installing four fairly chunky solar and battery setups for a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) pilot project in Western Australia.

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Solar Panel Manufacturers Spreading Their Wings

January 13, 2023 2023-01-13T05:24:27 by Leave a Comment
QCells, JA and Tindo Solar

There’s been some interesting stuff happening at JA Solar, Qcells and Australia’s very own Tindo Solar this week.

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Installing Solar Panels with Raked Ceilings: Challenges and Solutions

January 12, 2023 2023-01-12T08:53:58 by 4 Comments
Solar panels and raked ceilings

They say that happiness is directly proportional to ceiling height. Having grown up in a substantial c.1875 stone house, with ceilings closer to 4 metres than the standard suburban 2.4 metres, I can attest to the extra space offering some comfort – even if it’s just lower temperatures during hot summers.

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Solar System Servicing: Energy Safe Victoria Reminder 

January 12, 2023 2023-01-12T06:56:29 by Leave a Comment
Solar inspections and servicing

After several fires in the last few weeks involving older solar power systems, Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) has reminded Victorians about the importance of regular solar inspections and servicing.

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Canberra’s Battery Rebate Bids Goodbye

January 12, 2023 2024-12-10T08:30:51 by Leave a Comment
Canberra battery subsidy

After reaching its installation target, the ACT Government’s Next Generation Energy Storage (Next Gen) program has ended.

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Lead-Acid Vs Lithium-Ion Batteries. Is Lead Dead?

January 11, 2023 2024-08-06T10:05:23 by 32 Comments
Lead-acid vs. Lithium-ion batteries

We live in an age where your camper trailer can power an induction cooktop, a mine can go off-grid, and giant grid-scale batteries are being announced almost weekly.

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