The UNSW Sunswift solar car team last week set a new Guinness World Record for the lowest energy consumption driving trans-Australia with an electric car.
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NSW Energy Minister Spruiks Renewables Achievements
New South Wales’ Minister for Energy and Utilities Don Harwin outlined renewable energy progress in the state at the NSW Smart Energy Summit on Tuesday.
[Continue reading…]SA Electricity Prices: Post-Coal Post-Mortem
A report just released by the Victoria Energy Policy Center (VEPC) confirms renewable electricity generation has brought wholesale electricity prices down – and is likely to continue to do so.
[Continue reading…]Airbus Zephyr Base Opened In Western Australia
The world’s first operations base for Airbus’s Zephyr Solar High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) has been officially established at Wyndham Airfield in Western Australia.
[Continue reading…]Alpha ESS Battery Review: Everything You Need To Know About The Storion-SMILE
Update: SQ’s in-house installer, Anthony, has more recently written about the Alpha ESS SMILE5 battery here. Alpha ESS is a Chinese manufacturer of home battery systems. Because they have promised to do some assembly in Adelaide they are now the second company eligible to receive South Australia’s substantial home battery subsidy, as reported by Michael here. More […]
[Continue reading…]Fresh Regulator Warning On Non-Existent Solar Installations
Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has again warned registered REC agents to ensure solar power systems that STCs are created for actually exist.
[Continue reading…]Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – December 2018
While millions of solar power systems are now installed across Australia, there wasn’t any shortage of new interest in the electricity bill busting technology in November.
[Continue reading…]How To Use Solcast To Check Your Solar Panels’ Performance
Note from Finn: This is a guest post by Dr Nick Engerer – Solcast is a super handy, free, quick and accurate way to check what your solar power system should have produced in the last 7 days.
[Continue reading…]Noosa Council Slashing Emissions And Electricity Costs With Solar
Queensland’s Noosa Council says it has installed 252 kilowatts of on-site solar power capacity across six of its facilities in the past five months.
[Continue reading…]Thinning The Herd : Solar Panels Struck From CEC Approved List
In one fell swoop, thousands of solar panel models disappeared from the Clean Energy Council’s approved solar panels list a few days ago.
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