Discover why Finn won’t turn on heating in SolarQuotes’ office. The pair also chat about SwitchDin’s little box of tricks, Tesla Megapack, Enphase and more. [Read more…]
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Horizon Power Selects SwitchDin For Onslow Microgrid Tech
Western Australia’s Horizon Power has tapped SwitchDin to provide special controllers to accommodate high levels of small-scale solar and batteries in the Onslow region. [Read more…]
Charging Your EV From The Grid Is Cheaper & Greener Than Charging From A Home Battery
Solar & EV owners: don’t stress about charging your car directly from the grid when the sun isn’t shining.
The first thing I’ll do in this article is point out it’s difficult to fit caveats into a headline. The second thing I’ll do now I’m writing the article and have the space to explain is state there are exceptions to the two main points I am about to make, which are:
- It doesn’t make economic sense to charge an electric car with a home battery.
- Charging an electric car with a grid-connected solar-battery is worse for the environment than simply charging it from the grid.
Vicinity Centres Announces Net Zero Carbon Target
Vicinity Centres has announced a net zero carbon target for its 34 shopping centres across Australia that will be achieved through solar power and energy efficiency. [Read more…]
SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode 22 – Dark Days
Finn and Ronald discuss the (avoidable) demise of Victoria’s residential solar industry, what a “cast mono” solar panel is, DIY solar PV diversion for home automation, PPA’s, coal ash and mainstream media getting it wrong again on batteries (again). [Read more…]
Solar PPA Proves Popular At New Perth Housing Estate
Solar panel systems installed under a power purchase agreement (PPA) have been popular at a housing development in the Perth suburb of Girrawheen. [Read more…]
Yarranlea Solar Farm Shaping Up
Construction of Risen Energy (Australia)’s 121 MWdc/100 MWac Yarranlea Solar Farm in Queensland is expected to be completed by October this year. [Read more…]
NSW Solar-Battery Interest Free Loans Update
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The NSW Government has flagged its interest-free solar-battery loans program – Empowering Homes – could commence towards the end of this year. [Read more…]
Sunpower To Territorians: Maxeon 3 Will Get Cyclone Rating Soon
Sunpower’s recent launch of the Maxeon range of PV panels has caught customers and installers in the Top End in a bit of a bind: the Maxeons replace the venerable but popular E-Series panels, but they haven’t yet obtained the rating needed to get approval in cyclone areas such as Darwin (or for that matter the northern regions of Queensland and Western Australia). [Read more…]
WA Councils Again Call For State Renewable Energy Target
21 councils in Western Australia are putting pressure on the McGowan Government to implement a state level emissions reduction and/or renewable energy target. [Read more…]
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