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Queensland’s Network, Community And Home Battery Blitz

Energy storage in Queensland

Construction of another network battery for Energy Queensland has been completed. But what’s really impressive is the energy storage contribution very recently made by home battery installations in the state. [Continue reading…]

New-Gen Winaico Solar Panels: Sleek, Powerful & Ultra-Black

Winaico WST-BDX WBC solar panel

Winaico’s WST-BDX54-B2 WBC Series rooftop solar panels should be available in Australia very soon. Here’s what we know. [Continue reading…]

Hot Water Heat Pump Savings Are All In The Timing

A hand turning a hot water heat pump timer

Hot water heat pumps can slash energy bills and carbon emissions due to their sheer efficiency, but take things to another level when timed to draw on cheap solar instead of expensive grid energy. Here’s what your heat pump needs to make this possible.

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Keeping Your Post-Solar Installation Experience Sweet

Solar Owners Guide

Your solar power system is now installed and the installer has headed off. Discover what to check and how to ensure it keeps slashing your power bills for decades.

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Phase Shift: Homeowners Shouldn’t Be Debugging Their New Battery

A customer sweating over a battery as an installer leaves

Back in my engineering days, I designed control systems for everything from nuclear power plants to optical semiconductor fabs. High-stakes stuff, where things not working properly was frowned upon. One thing that became clear early on: the hardware install was just the beginning. The real work started when you powered things up and tried to […]

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Virtual Energy Networks: A VPP Alternative

Virtual Energy Network (VEN) participants

If the idea of handing control of your home battery over to a Virtual Power Plant operator (VPP) doesn’t appeal to you, perhaps participating in a Virtual Energy Network (VEN) will.

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Winter Sucks Money Up The Chimney

If, like me, you own a character home, it’ll have some unused and outdated features which need dragging into this century. In this article, we’ll be looking at ways to deal with chimneys, because with the cost of energy these days, nobody needs a gaping hole in their house.

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Inside The CEC’s Approved Solar Products Program

Clean Energy Council solar product listing

The Clean Energy Council’s (CEC’s) Approved Product lists are big. Really big. Discover how many products are listed, the number of applications rejected, plus other related facts and figures.

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EV Road User Charge Discussions Accelerate

Driving an EV

A road user charge for electric vehicle use in Australia seems not a matter of if, more a question of when. But should common sense prevail, it won’t just apply to EVs.

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Alinta Energy Launches ‘No-Cost’ Solar And Battery Deal

Solar Together: Alinta Energy

A partnership between energy retailer Alinta Energy and NRN (National Renewable Network) is offering households complete solar and battery systems with no upfront cost, no financing, and no repayments. So, how does this work?

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