SolarQuotes is forever fielding questions from punters about quality of both hardware and installation, but recently we’ve seen a huge amount of interest in one fast-rising player.
So are Fox ESS batteries any good? I’ll give them a qualified yes and outline why in this article.
As winter closes in again I’ve set about some improvements to casa del cottage.
So can you retrofit efficiency? Yes, but it’s difficult to get the best results – especially when you’ve already got solar. [Read more…]
I can’t believe it’s been almost 3½ years that I’ve been living with a cute little lady who’s not my darling wife.
So how has it been, owning a close to classic EV? Brilliant really.
Batteries shouldn’t be put in the bin, and nor should bins be put into your battery – but has your home energy system been installed in a way that can handle a wheelie bin or worse of impact?
As Australian drivers go electric en masse amidst global uncertainty around fuel prices, classic car lovers might feel left behind. A Melbourne-based workshop is doing the work to make sure they can join the party, converting the automotive stars of yesteryear into EVs.
Conduit into inverter = path for water into power electronics.
DC cables need mechanical protection. That’s not up for debate. But the way some of the industry is achieving it, by plumbing conduit directly into inverters, is creating a new problem: water ingress. [Read more…]
Once again the solar and storage industry is facing some uncomfortable questions about whether the rules we work with actually line up with each other.
Finn did an excellent job of explaining this issue a few weeks back1 but strap in and we’ll get into the weeds of wiring rules and ask, why are they being ignored by installers, inspectors and regulators and who is going to bear the cost of getting this right? [Read more…]
Apparently a recent raft of audits showed 98% of battery installations were defective. Does that mean the entire solar installation industry is incompetent? No, but the people writing the rules…?
As the petrol crisis encourages more and more Australians to go electric, we’re increasingly seeing the rise of the two+ EV household. So how do you go about charging two cars?
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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