Who would have thought? When you actually look at the data, solar power’s net effect on wholesale electricity prices has been to reduce them! So how come your bills are going up not down? FInd out here…
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Solar intermittency can be managed: CSIRO report
The CSIRO have use good old-fashioned science to show that solar power can be used as base load power. But will that be enough to convince the anti solar mob who rely on hearsay and anecdotes?
[Continue reading…]How to work out if your solar system is performing properly.
Once your solar system is on your roof, how can you work out if it is giving you the power that you paid for? i.e. how can you tell that you haven’t been sold a lemon? Here is a 2 minute method to get a definitive answer that your installer can’t argue with!
[Continue reading…]Using social media to sell solar
Solar fans who spend a lot of time on Facebook may have noticed how the number of pages with a solar energy theme have mushroomed over the past year or so. Whatever the concerns that may exist over Facebook’s looseness with personal security, and apparent inability to conduct a well-organised IPO, solar companies and other renewable organisations obviously feel it provides an excellent platform to promote the game changing qualities of renewable energy.
[Continue reading…]Can Aussie solar soar despite sorry policy options?
An extraordinary 94 percent of 1,000 Aussies polled believe that the government should do more to assist the construction of big solar plants in the country.
[Continue reading…]RIP Ukki 1921-2012 (The most sustainable bloke I knew)
the Arctic Circle in Northern Finland. What on earth has it got to do with Solar Power? Glad you asked!
[Continue reading…]Solar Impulse and the future of air travel
The Swiss have successfully flown their $115 million solar-powered plane the Solar Impulse from Switzerland to Madrid. Bring on solar powered air travel!
[Continue reading…]Solar Panel Orientation: Is West the new North?
Everyone has always said Solar Panels should face North in Australia. But for many people it may actually make more sense to face them West. Here’s why…
[Continue reading…]Will the U.S’s solar panel tariff wall on China cause a trade war?
It may be a little while before the dust settles on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s decision to slap a massive 31 percent tariff on China’s top makers of solar panels (more for those about to enter the market) but already big questions are being asked. One of these is: who are the real winners and losers?
[Continue reading…]Solar panel energy payback: What’s the truth?
One of the myths that gets bandied about a lot is the idea that it takes more energy to create a solar panel – than will ever be generated by that solar panel over its lifetime. Read this post to discover the truth.
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