In Adelaide, the first solar panels have been installed for what will be one of Australia’s biggest rooftop solar energy projects. [Read more…]
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$11.4 Million Tonsley Hydrogen Cracker is Crackers

Siemens may have “ingenuity for life” but calling their hydrogen electrolysis machine a Windgas HaBfurt doesn’t strike me as the most ingenious of names.
The South Australian Government has given development approval to Australian Gas Networks (AGN) for an $11.4 million dollar electrolyser project. It will produce hydrogen in Adelaide’s not at all scenic suburb of Tonsley. [Read more…]
Check Out A Solar Farm In October

Image: Edify Energy
If you’ve always wanted to take a look around a solar farm, towards the end of October may offer you an opportunity to do so. [Read more…]
Lithium Ion Battery Boffins Bag Nobel

Images: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Three scientists who played key roles in making lithium-ion based energy storage the ubiquitous technology it is today have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019. [Read more…]
Dynamic Solar Export Limits: SA’s Smart Way To Integrate More Solar

SA Power Networks plan to use dynamic export limits to allow more people to get rooftop solar power – whilst maximising allowable solar energy exports. Brilliant.
When the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) released its Economic Regulatory Framework Review, “Integrating Distributed Energy Resources For The Grid Of The Future” (PDF here) last week, media reactions had a pessimistic, almost apocalyptic slant. [Read more…]
Have Your Say On SA Renewable Energy Planning And Design Reforms
South Australia’s revamped draft Planning and Design Code, which incorporates guidelines for renewable energy projects, began its formal public consultation yesterday. [Read more…]
SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode 32 – Days Of Wine And Panels
Finn and Ronald discuss battery fails, AusNet forcing new solar households onto ToU, hydrogen hype, LG’s new AC solar panel and more. [Read more…]
Alpha-ESS Opens New SA Battery Assembly Facility, Partners On VPP
Solar battery manufacturer Alpha-ESS is pumping up production at a new assembly plant in Adelaide’s south and also partnering in a new virtual power plant (VPP). [Read more…]
Adelaide Climate Strike Protestors Deserve Climate Justice

Small Protestors Take To Streets In A Big Way
On Friday I took to the streets as part of the Climate Strike protest. It was something I had to do. Something I owed to my children. Something I owed quite literally, as they had paid me 60 cents to attend. [Read more…]
SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode 30 – Solar Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Finn and Ronald discuss how much deposit you should pay your solar installer, a major proposed wind/solar/storage project in SA, Project EnergyConnect and much more. [Read more…]
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