Posts By Richard Chirgwin On SolarQuotes

Victoria Replacing Battery Rebates with Interest-Free Loans

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Victoria’s 2023-2024 state budget yesterday hit the headlines with a billion dollars to re-establish the State Electricity Commission, focusing on driving the state’s switch to renewables.

A much lower profile move was a rejig of Solar Victoria’s support for home batteries. [Read more…]

New WINAICO Panels Help Installers Navigate Australia’s 600V Rule

WINAICO will soon take orders for a range of high-yield panels offering up to 430 watts per unit. [Read more…]

Solar Victoria Add More Rules For PV, Battery & Heat Pump Installations

Solar Victoria has published the 2023-2024 Notice To Market, including five new mandatory requirements and rather more recommendations. [Read more…]

Sydney Councils Push Back Against Community Batteries In Parks

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AI artist’s impression

Last November, Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen’s 2022 “pledging spree”, put $200 million into around 400 community batteries.

But Distributed Network Service Providers (DNSPs) are learning they have to win over the communities who will be home to the container-sized batteries. [Read more…]

WA Signs Companies for ‘Green’ Hydrogen & Ammonia Precinct

green hydrogen

The Western Australian government has allocated land to four companies in its Maitland Strategic Industrial Area, to develop allegedly ‘green’ hydrogen and ammonia projects. [Read more…]

WA, NT Start Commissioning Grid-Scale Battery Projects

a grid scale battery

Two grid-scale battery projects came closer to operation over the weekend in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. [Read more…]

Tesla Sued Over 2022 Car Software Update

Tesla is facing a class action in California over claims that a software update issued in 2022 was “responsible for a drastic drop in battery performance and driving range in affected vehicles”. [Read more…]

Tongwei Solar: A Lot Can Change In Five Years

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It’s a little over five years since SolarQuotes first discovered Tongwei Solar, back then a manufacturer mostly turning silicon ingots into solar cells sold to panel manufacturers. [Read more…]

Ausgrid Proposed Tariffs Could Make EVs More Expensive Than Petrol

a gold-plating charger

Ausgrid wants to gold-plate the fast charger tariffs on its network…

The EV Council has warned the Australia Energy Regulator (AER) that Ausgrid’s current regulatory proposal offers a tariff structure that would push up the price of public chargers. [Read more…]

Core Lithium Cleared to Open Second Mine in Northern Territory

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Core Lithium, which opened its first lithium mine in the Northern Territory last October, has received government approval to open a second operation. [Read more…]

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