SonnenFlat — good if you already have a Sonnen battery but maybe not good enough to buy a Sonnen battery.
Update Feb 2, 2025: Sonnen Flat ended June 2024 and so is no longer available.
I think the German home energy storage company, Sonnen, must be having an exciting time in Australia at the moment: [Read more…]
South Australia is no longer the nation’s outright leader for renewable energy according to a report released yesterday by the Climate Council. [Read more…]
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IPCC report be damned. The NSW Government is pushing ahead with approving a major coal mine at Bylong. [Read more…]
Korumburra in Gippsland, Victoria will soon boast a solar powered residential development backed by a microgrid, designed for those aged 55+. [Read more…]
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NSW’s Independent Pricing & Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) says energy prices have stabilised in the state, but some households are still paying too much. [Read more…]
Is cracked silicon a defect that should be covered under the Product Warranty? Or is a crack only a defect if if affects performance?
When it comes to solar panel manufacturers, SunPower is basically royalty. At 33 years old I can’t think of any solar panel focused company that’s survived longer. It was founded in 1985 by Richard Swanson who is a solar panel genius. By that I mean he’s been an important figure in field of solar photovoltaics and not that he’s a talking solar panel or something. [Read more…]
Sonnen updates their battery systems: outdoor enclosure, backup option and lower pricing now available.
Sonnen claim to be the first company to successfully market on-grid home battery systems. Founded in Germany in 2010, they have sold systems to Australians for two years now. Their 9th generation of home batteries — known as the sonnenBatterie Eco 9.43 — have been on sale in Oz since the 16th of August. [Read more…]
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New South Wales’ Tamworth Regional Council is set to vote on whether to proceed with the installation of solar power systems at a dozen Council-owned sites. [Read more…]
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The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) is calling for feedback on a draft rule that it says will give customers in the National Electricity Market (NEM) greater control over electricity meter changes and see deadlines implemented for meter changeovers. [Read more…]
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A hand cranked, wind and solar powered mosquito zapper designed in Australia is a national runner-up in the 2018 James Dyson Award. [Read more…]
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