If you’ve got a high-voltage stackable battery system and the DC cables between the battery and inverter don’t have mechanical protection, you’re not compliant with Australian standards and your systems could be classed as unsafe – and shut down.
This column explains why, and what the standard requires.
Door knockers are falsely claiming that the government is giving away free solar and battery systems because of “the oil crisis”, as a spate of online ads assert the federal rebate will end in May. [Continue reading…]
For some years now the solar industry has been labouring under the auspices of the New Energy Technology Code of Conduct. Invites have recently gone out so you can offer feedback to an independent review of the scheme.
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Households looking to disconnect from gas — and switch to electric alternatives — will soon have a clearer and more consistent pathway, following a final determination from the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC).
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As Australians switch over to electric vehicles amid the petrol price surge, they might not just save money on fuel – they could share the use of their EV charger for profit.
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Margaux Parker, breakfast host on Triple M Brisbane, announced last week that she would rather pay ten dollars a litre for petrol than drive an electric car. She’d also had enough of smug EV drivers.
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Despite showing up at All Energy conference with a perfectly swank and expensive trade stand, it appears SMA Australia has quietly withdrawn from the Australian market. Surely SMA haven’t gone broke? No, they’ll maintain a presence in the large scale commercial sector for solar farms.
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As clocks go back one hour on April 5 across much of Australia, most households will simply enjoy an extra hour of sleep. But for some electricity customers on time-of-use plans, daylight saving can quietly eat into their hard-earned money if their usage isn’t timed just right.
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Common sense says refineries process oil, not make it, so more Australian refining capacity would be useless in the current oil shortage. But common sense isn’t always right. Here’s how the federal government’s New Australian Refinery Plan, announced April 1, will help the nation power through the fuel crisis.
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Noise is a common concern raised by people considering a heat pump hot water system.
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