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Should You Buy A Tesla Wall Connector As Your EV Charger?

a tells wall connector in stalled

As an EV enthusiast and perhaps a Tesla aficionado, you may have mulled over the question: “Is investing in a Tesla Wall Connector as my home EV charger the right move?”

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Brace Yourself: AGL, Origin Energy Bills Set to Explode

paper energy bills

Weeks after the Australian Energy Regulator revealed price hikes for Ausgrid, Essential, Endeavour, Energex and SAPN customers, retailers AGL and Origin have announced their own price rises.

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Trina Lays Out Path To 30% Solar Cell Efficiency

chart showing Trina's solar cell efficiency progress over time

This is interesting: not just a new module technology from Trina Solar, but one with a pathway to 30% cell efficiency.

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Thinking Of Installing EV Chargers At Work? Read This First

Say Hello to the Future of Workplace Amenities – The EV Charger

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Some Solutions To Solar Panel Recycling In Australia

piles of old solar panels

Are you scratching your head over what to do with old solar panels?  After dissecting solar panel recycling’s tricky challenges yesterday, today I’m plunging headfirst into solutions.

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The Problem With Solar Panel Recycling In Australia

Cleaning up the solar panel recycling mess

Australia’s solar panel recycling problem is huge. With no clear rules from government bodies, we’re left with a big mess and many questions. This two-part series will dig into this issue to clarify the confusion and find some answers.

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RayGen and Alfa Laval Push the Limits of Solar Efficiency In Victoria

raygen mirror arrays

RayGen is building a concentrator-style PV power plant in Victoria with thermal storage, and incredible claimed efficiency, and they’ve picked Alfa Laval to provide the heat exchangers.

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The Fronius Wattpilot Warranty: It’s Too Short

Fronius Wattpilot and a 2-year warranty badge

This is a deep dive into the Fronius Wattpilot EV charger warranty.  If you don’t know what that is, it’s a device for charging EVs.  There is nothing especially wrong with the warranty Fronius provides — except that it’s too short.  The Wattpilot warranty is only two years.

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Transgrid Pumps Millions into Training Powerline Construction Workers

powerline constructors at work

Transgrid has cited the transition to renewables as one reason for launching a multi-million-dollar training initiative.

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Phillip Island’s $10 Million Battery To Help Power The MotoGP

Phillip island's 10mwh solar battery

A few months later than originally expected, Ausnet Services’ $10 million Phillip Island battery was formally opened over the weekend by Victoria’s energy and resources minister Lily D’Ambrosio.

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