When you see your solar installer taking selfies on the day of system installation, these aren’t just happy snaps or portfolio pics. Installer selfie photos are an important part of Australia’s solar rebate scheme.
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Lots Of Love For Australian Lithium
Australia already mines a shedload of an important lithium-rich mineral, and looks set to be digging up much more over the next few years.
[Continue reading…]Sungrow Warranty: Inverter = Good. Internet Dongle = Crap.
Sungrow is a giant manufacturer of solar inverters. A huge number are installed on and in homes across the country, so it’s a good thing their written warranty is among the best in the industry. Unfortunately, the warranty is still far from perfect.
[Continue reading…]WA Town Ditches Reticulated Gas for Renewable Future
Esperance has (nearly) transitioned to full electrification – and a good thing too given the town’s private gas network owner and operator shut off gas supply on Friday.
[Continue reading…]Australian Solar For Solomon Islands School
An Australian team is about to set off to install solar panels on a school in the Solomon Islands – the first school in the island nation to get PV.
[Continue reading…]Australian Researchers Develop Vegemite-Based Sodium Gel Batteries
The world is in crisis on multiple fronts. Global warming is disrupting weather patterns and affecting food production. Electricity grids cannot close down fossil fuel power stations because of a lack of clean energy to fill gaps in renewable production.
[Continue reading…]Australian Households Embracing Home Batteries
A record number of battery energy storage systems were installed in Australian homes and businesses in 2022.
[Continue reading…]An Installer’s Take On Sungrow Inverters & Batteries
Sungrow inverters and batteries are a popular choice for Australian solar systems thanks to their proven performance and accessible pricing. I thought I’d take a closer look at what makes Sungrow inverters such great value, along with some of their limitations.
[Continue reading…]Solar Rorts? Community Battery Pledges Questioned
Independent MP for Mayo Rebekha Sharkie has quizzed Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen over community battery pledges made while Labor was in opposition.
[Continue reading…]Solar Innovations: Look Ma, No Rails!
An ambitious microgrid project in South Australia is chock-full of interesting features. One of them is a rooftop solar panel mounting system that doesn’t use rails.
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