Western Australian Energy Minister Ben Wyatt yesterday announced further details of PowerBank – a Western Power/Synergy trial offering virtual energy storage to solar households. [Read more…]
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SonnenFlat Review: Is It A Good Deal?
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SonnenFlat — good if you already have a Sonnen battery but maybe not good enough to buy a Sonnen battery.
I think the German home energy storage company, Sonnen, must be having an exciting time in Australia at the moment: [Read more…]
City of Rockingham Joins Climate Council’s Cities Power Partnership
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Western Australia’s City of Rockingham last week joined dozens of other councils across Australia reaffirming their commitment to a sustainable energy future. [Read more…]
Stockland And Vicinity Centres Powering Ahead With Solar Projects
Australian retail development giants Vicinity Centres and Stockland have been making solid progress on their shopping centre solar power initiatives. [Read more…]
NEG – COAG Energy Council Meeting Outcome
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At the COAG Energy Council Meeting on Friday, the Federal Government was told to get its act together on the National Energy Guarantee if it is to have any hope of getting it over the line. [Read more…]
New World Record Claim For Solar Powered Drone Flight
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Airbus Defence and Space is claiming a new world record for the maiden flight recently completed by its fully solar powered Zephyr S HAPS (High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite) – 25 days, 23 hours and 57 minutes. [Read more…]
SunTenants: A Simple Way To Get Solar On Rented Roofs?
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Suntenants offers simple solar for renters.
Update August 25th 2021: Sun Tenants is no longer in operation.
Almost one-third of Australians live in rental properties. This is a problem because tenants don’t like paying their own money to put solar panels on their landlord’s roof and few landlords see solar power as a good investment. Because of this, lots of the population are missing out on the savings solar slathers all over electricity bills. It also prevents the world benefiting from the extra clean energy that would be generated. [Read more…]
Rooftop Solar And Battery Support Under The Spotlight In WA
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Western Australia’s Energy Minister Ben Wyatt says he is examining support and incentives for solar power and battery storage in the state. [Read more…]
WA Coal Town Council Votes Against Saving With Solar Power
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Installing solar panels could have saved Shire of Collie and its ratepayers a bucket of cash, but Council has voted against the idea. Why? Because Collie is a coal town. [Read more…]
WA Government Boosts Backing For Battery Industry Research Centre Bid
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Stating Western Australia to be a ‘one-stop shop’ for battery materials, the McGowan Government has stumped up more funds to back a bid seeking to establish the Future Batteries Industries Cooperative Research Centre (FBI CRC) in Perth. [Read more…]
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