Solar Citizens started bringing together solar power supporters across Australia in 2013 and since that time its membership has swelled to 98,500.
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Will A Solar Hot Water Timer Save Or Lose You Money?
If you have solar, is adding a simple, cheap timer to your electric hot water system worthwhile?
Lately my life has been a lollapalloza of solar electric hot water heating. I’ve looked at more ways of heating water using solar electricity than you can poke a stick at. Or at least I have if your poking arm is weak and flabby and easily fatigued. [Read more…]
CORENA – Solar Power For The Community, By The Community
For more than 4 years, Citizens Own Renewable Energy Network Australia (CORENA) has been utilising people power to help community groups install solar.
5.9GW+ Of Small Scale Solar Installed In Australia
July 2017 Totals – Clean Energy Regulator
Installations of solar panel systems in Australia in July brought the nation’s cumulative small-scale PV total to over 5.9 gigawatts.
Australian Rooftop Solar Generated 7,206 GWh Of Electricity In 2016/17
From July 2016 to June 2017, renewable energy in Australia generated enough electricity to power 7.1 million homes, representing 70% of all households.
Sun Flux Review: Hot Water With Dedicated Solar PV Panels
The Sun Flux is a box of electronics with one function: heating water with solar electricity.
I recently wrote about solar hot water diverters1 which use surplus electricity from an existing rooftop solar system to heat water.
Another option for heating your water with solar electricity is to use dedicated solar panels. These panels put all their power directly into the hot water cylinder’s heating element. When the water hits its temperature set point the panels are deactivated. [Read more…]
Solar May Rise From The Ashes At Vales Point
Vales Point Power Station | Image: Public Domain
A 45MW solar farm could soon be built on an old ash dam at a coal fired power station on the southern shores of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales.
Solar Hot Water Diverters Beat Batteries On Energy Storage
If you want to store your solar energy, should you put it in a battery or in your hot water cylinder?
Update: Compare all the hot water diverters available in Australia here.
How A Diverter Can Give You Solar Hot Water And Store Energy At A Lower Cost Than Batteries
A solar hot water diverter is an electronic device that sends surplus electricity from your rooftop solar to your electric hot water cylinder. This reduces, or even eliminates, the need to use grid electricity to heat water. Under the right circumstances diverters can save you money and allow you to store energy at a cost lower than batteries.
Australia’s Redback Technologies To Expand
QLD Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk at Redback Technologies HQ
Solar and storage solutions developer Redback Technologies, based at University of Queensland’s Long Pocket campus, plans to boost its workforce significantly over the next 6 months.
Australian Solar System Interest Index (auSSII) August 2017
We’re very pleased to publish the first in what will be a monthly report on the current state of solar power interest in Australia – the SolarQuotes auSSII report.
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