The nature of some proposed regulatory changes to create “smarter homes” in South Australia have been met with criticism from both the CEC and Smart Energy Council. [Read more…]
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Neoen Addressing Windradyne Solar Farm Concerns
Renewable energy developer Neoen has been keen to get cracking on community engagement for a new proposed solar power project in New South Wales. [Read more…]
SA Motorists Eyeing Electric Cars
A recent survey has revealed a large proportion of drivers in South Australia are considering an electric car for their next motor vehicle purchase. [Read more…]
Confession: I Believed Solar PV Was Causing LV Network Over-Voltage Problems. I Was Wrong.
You’ve heard the one about how the growth of grid-connected solar power is causing voltage rise on low voltage (LV) networks?
I sure have. I’ve written plenty about the phenomenon, often with an eye to what networks are doing to try and counter the problem.
However, courtesy of an e-mail from Green Energy Markets’ Tristan Edis, I have learned to my surprise that the “blame solar power” narrative simply isn’t true. [Read more…]
NSW Government Publishes Pernicious 71-Page Battery Guide
A happy family with their 4.8 kWh of Enphase AC batteries. These 4 batteries will cost about $10,000 installed and store about $1.44 of solar electricity.
Guess what! You can now read another tax-payer funded document that does more harm than good.
The NSW Government has published the NSW Home Solar Battery Guide 2020. It’s supposed to help the people of NSW and Australia decide if getting batteries is right for them.
I have read the report and have concluded that it is insane. [Read more…]
SA Water’s Solar Rollout On Track
SA Water says it remains on schedule with its massive solar panel rollout, even given the challenges thrust upon it by COVID-19. [Read more…]
TAI: Victoria’s Gas Emissions Highest In A Decade
Gas consumption in Victoria in April was higher than in any of the preceding ten years according to The Australia Institute, resulting in approximately 200,000 tonnes more emissions than April 2019. [Read more…]
Solar Powered Smiley Face Speed Signs Improve Driver Behaviour
A trial in the ACT of smiley face road signs powered by the sun appears to have been a success, and will be continued. [Read more…]
New Solar Carport Design Allows 72 Panels To Be Installed In One Day
Don’t you wish rooftop solar was this easy? 72 panels installed in a day.
This is cool: PVDynamics in South Australia has come up with a fast, low-labour way to put solar panel roofs on outdoor structures such as pergolas and car parks. [Read more…]
Why Have Home Battery Forecasts Been Staggeringly Wrong For Years?
Honey, I shrunk the battery market
When I was a kid, the past wrote checks for the future reality couldn’t cash. I never got a flying car, let alone a jetpack, and a picture book I had promised me the 2020 Olympics would be on the moon. Well, it’s 2020 now and we don’t even have an Olympics, let alone a moon colony to hold it in. [Read more…]
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