Hyundai Panels: Driving A Good Bargain?
After a 7 year absence Hyundai solar panels became available again in Australia around 10 months ago. Michael wrote about their return last year and in this article I’ll let you know what I’ve found out about them. [Read more…]
Last week the Clean Energy Council announced their formerly voluntary Approved Solar Retailer Scheme would be — with the smallest of fig leafs — made mandatory for all companies installing residential rooftop solar power systems in Victoria. This means installers are faced with joining the scheme — if they can — or going out of business or moving out of state. [Read more…]
The Desert Knowledge Australia Solar Centre Puts Panels Through Their Paces: SunPower, Winaico, Q-CELLS, & Tindo Do Well
The Desert Knowledge Australia Solar Centre isn’t just a mouthful, it’s also where they test a range of solar panels and display their performance on the internet for everyone to see. [Read more…]
ZNShine Solar Panels: Low Cost & Tier One But No Australian Office
If you want the dirt on ZNShine panels I’ve got some bad news for you. According to ZNShine Solar, dirt just slides right off their new graphene coated panels when it rains. [Read more…]
Tesla Reveals Model Y Electric Car — It Looks Very S3XY
At this moment it is 1:15 on an Adelaide Friday afternoon and I am in the SolarQuotes office waiting for the Tesla Model Y car reveal to begin. [Read more…]
Who The Hell Are Tongwei Solar? The Good, The Bad, And The Weird.
Tongwei Solar is not well known in Australia. While it’s possible goldfish fans are aware Tongwei Group is the world’s largest producer of fish food, their solar subsidiary is very low key. This is despite it being one of the world’s largest producers of solar cells (if not the largest) with a production capacity of 12 gigawatts. [Read more…]
Liberal backbencher Craig Kelly is upset the SA big battery is not magical.
Craig Kelly is…
Recently he published a 419 word essay on his facebook page titled, “THE GREAT BATTERY CONJOB EXPOSED”. [Read more…]
The results show some big name batteries performing pretty poorly…
The Lithium Ion Battery Test Centre in Canberra has released a new report. They released it 5 months ago but I’ll make apologies for tardy reporting later. [Read more…]
Low Cost Renewables Will Soon Drive Coal Power Out Of The Market
Last month the entire country sweltered under an oppressive heatwave — except the half known as Western Australia. As air conditioner power consumption soared on the 25th, 40% of Victoria’s coal generators failed followed by rolling blackouts. When faced with this incontrovertible evidence of coal’s unreliability, the government dedicated itself to the rapid phaseout of coal under its “affordable, reliable 24/7 power” program.
Sorry, only kidding. What they actually did was offer to pay the debts of new coal power stations that go bust. [Read more…]
If you are in a hurry, the summary of this post is: ‘In my humble opinion: Yes’.
I recently wrote about Labor’s Hydrogen Plan announcement where they referred to a report by ACIL Allen Consultants saying Australia’s hydrogen exports could be over $3 billion a year by 2030. In my previous article I explained why this is extremely unlikely.
This article is going to be 2,000 words dedicated to me complaining. Specifically about why I consider the consultant report titled “Opportunites For Australia From Hydrogen Exports” worse than useless and why I think ARENA — Australia’s Renewable Energy Agency — wasted your money paying for it. [Read more…]
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