A bunch of community buildings in Victoria’s Golden Plains Shire now have solar panels thanks to a local wind farm.
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Nemy: Telling You When Electricity Is Green (And Cheap)
Take a couple of electrical engineers sharing a home, add lockdown boredom, and what you might get is a nifty way of using electricity market information to help customers consume electricity when it’s green. And where their electricity retailer passes on real time wholesale electricity prices, cheap.
[Continue reading…]Remote Rooftop Solar Power Management For WA’s SWIS
Energy Policy WA has kicked off a discussion on the introduction of remote rooftop solar management capability for new installations in Western Australia – and it could be introduced quite soon.
[Continue reading…]Big Community Battery Proposed For Phillip Island
A proposed community battery energy storage system for Victoria’s Phillip Island has been announced by AusNet Services and Mondo.
[Continue reading…]LG Chem To Produce Plastic Solar Panel Frames
South Korea’s LG Chem has announced it has developed a plastic material that can replace the aluminium frames used in solar panels.
[Continue reading…]Thinking Going Off-Grid In The City? Perhaps Think Again
Many Australians are keen to cut ties with electricity companies by installing solar panels and batteries with view to taking their homes entirely off the grid. And who could blame them?
[Continue reading…]Western Power Pursuing Disconnected Microgrid Project
Western Power is seeking registrations of interest to develop its first renewables-based disconnected microgrid in either the Mid-West, Wheatbelt or Great Southern region of Western Australia.
[Continue reading…]What Is A “Tier 1” Solar Battery?
A “Tier 1” solar battery is like a Tier 1 solar inverter and nothing like a Tier 1 solar panel. Confused? Here’s a simple explanation:
[Continue reading…]Why Landscape Solar Panels Can Be Better (But More Expensive)
Have you ever noticed that most solar panels installed on Australian roofs are mounted in portrait orientation? Portrait is more popular because solar panels are cheaper and quicker to install this way. This post will explain why panel orientation can matter, and why you may be better off with landscape panels despite the extra effort […]
[Continue reading…]Australian Solar Panel Redistribution Initiative Helping Africa
From rooftops in Queensland’s Hervey Bay to communities in Nigeria – how unwanted solar panels from Australia are getting a second life overseas.
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