The majority of Australian homebuyers are keen on their new house having environmentally sustainable features – and solar panels are on most prospective buyers’ wish lists.
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Conduit & Solar Inverters: The Good, Bad & Fugly
The $200, 2-inch thick, spiral-bound ‘AS/NZS 3000 Electrical Installations’ is also known as The Wiring Rules, The Book, or The Bible. Electricians use it to beat each other over the head when they feel a fellow sparkie has strayed from the true path of holy electrical compliance.
[Continue reading…]CSIRO GenCost 2021-22: Renewables Still Cheapest, But …
While renewables continue to be the cheapest new-build electricity generation option in Australia (even when including storage), they haven’t been immune to local and global events.
[Continue reading…]Neighbourhood Batteries: Sharing The Power (And Knowledge)
A Victorian study has produced a guide to developing neighbourhood batteries as community assets.
[Continue reading…]IEA Calls For More Solar Panel Supply Chain Diversity
China has played a huge role in pushing down the price of solar panels. But heavy reliance on China for solar gear is problematic says the International Energy Agency (IEA).
[Continue reading…]Redflow’s ZBM3 Flow Battery Ready To Rock
Queensland-headquartered Redflow has announced its new third generation ‘Gen3’ flow battery – the ZBM3 – is (finally) ready for commercial sale.
[Continue reading…]Queensland Iron Flow Battery Hub Construction Begins
A sod-turning ceremony was held in Maryborough yesterday at the site of what will be Australia’s first large-scale iron flow battery manufacturing facility.
[Continue reading…]Solar Helps Inner West Council Further Distance From Fossil Fuels
Sydney’s Inner West Council has taken another big step back from fossil fuels, switching to 100% renewable energy for its electricity supply yesterday.
[Continue reading…]Gundary Solar Farm Battle Heats Up
Lightsource bp’s proposed huge Gundary Solar Farm near Goulburn in New South Wales is reportedly attracting some high-profile opposition.
[Continue reading…]Call Continues For Community Power Hub Funding
Residents of Victoria’s Apollo Bay are aiming to address local blackouts with a helping hand from renewables and a Community Power Hub. But for other towns and communities facing similar challenges, getting the expert advice needed can be difficult.
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