Solar installers and inverter manufacturers are tearing their hair out over a spanner thrown into the works relating to new inverter standards in Australia. And the clock is ticking. [Read more…]
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Solar Power Program Still Helping Bushfire Affected Communities
An initiative to supply community organisations affected by the 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires with free solar power systems is continuing to work away at getting panels onto rooftops. [Read more…]
Solar + Battery Powered Heat Refuge For Avenel
The tiny Victorian town of Avenel now has a place for residents to find relief from summer heat during a blackout event. [Read more…]
Labor Pledges “Solar Banks” And Community Batteries
Among Labor’s renewables related commitments are initiatives to make solar power accessible to some of the many Australians currently missing out. [Read more…]
Major Karratha Rooftop Solar And Battery Project Awarded
The City Of Karratha has chosen its preferred tenderer for a big rooftop solar power and battery installation at Karratha Leisureplex. [Read more…]
Morrison Government Gas Plan For Australia “A Disaster”
While COP26 is still clearly visible in its rear view mirror, the Morrison Government has already “set fire” to the agreement it made at the conference says the Climate Council. [Read more…]
Another Award For Allume Energy’s SolShare
A Melbourne company providing solar power access to Australians previously missing out was among the winners of this year’s Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards. [Read more…]
WA’s Schools Clean Energy Technology Fund Launched
Western Australia’s McGowan Government has officially launched a fund for installing solar panels, batteries and virtual power plants at public schools across the State. [Read more…]
Solar Panels On A Flat Roof? Consider East-West Tilts
To maximise the solar energy generated over a year, the perfect roof to install solar panels on in Australia is large, north-facing and inclined at an angle close to the location’s latitude.
Panels mounted parallel to this perfect roof will be optimised for annual energy yield, and in most parts of Australia, should seldom need cleaning. Thanks to their angle, rain will slide off, cleaning as it goes.
Flat roofs are not ideal for solar. [Read more…]
Shoalhaven Solar Farm Nears Prime Time
It won’t be long before a community-driven solar farm project on the New South Wales South Coast will be helping to power buildings in Sydney. [Read more…]
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