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More Calls To Make NSW Homes All-Electric

An all-electric home

As New South Wales faces potentially missing its emissions targets, increased effort is needed across the board — including the built environment.

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Battery Capacity Confusion: Here’s What The Jargon Really Means

Home battery capacity jargon explainer

Failing to understand jargon like the difference between ‘nominal’ and ‘useable’ capacity can leave homeowners with less battery storage than expected and even disqualify their batteries from the federal rebate. Here’s what it all means and why it matters.

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Phase Shift: The Grid Death Spiral is Bullshit

A chart showing the grid death spiral

Since the early days of rooftop solar, many Australian academics & commentators have warned of a grid death spiral.

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How To Slam The Door On Winter With DIY Glazing

French doors might be fashionable, but along with glass sliding doors they’re an open invitation for winter to walk right into your house. Here’s how to seal them up and refuse to let cold weather in when it comes knocking.

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Tindo Teams Up With UNSW On TOPCon Solar Tech

Tindo TOPCOn solar cell research

Australia’s only solar panel manufacturer, Tindo, is to explore TOPCon solar cell technology in partnership with the University of New South Wales (UNSW) — where TOPCon was originally developed many years ago.

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Bunnings Launches Solar And Battery System ‘Subscriptions’

Zelora solar and battery systems

Australian hardware and homewares giant Bunnings is broadening its activities in the home electrification arena, backing a new brand offering solar energy and battery packages on a subscription basis or that can be purchased outright.

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Plug-In Mini-Heaters: Don’t Get Burned

A plug-in mini heater

It’s winter, it’s cold and Australians are looking for economical ways to stay warm in their homes. Enter cheap plug-in mini-heaters. But both your hip pocket and you could get burned — literally.

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Don’t Blow Your Rebate On A Battery That’s Too Big To Fill

On the back of the federal rebate, huge batteries are on sale for bargain prices. There’s a catch to many of these deals however: you can’t possibly hope to actually charge these monster batteries to capacity as they are paired with completely inadequate inverters. Here’s what to watch out for.

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Ruixu: New Kid On The Australian Home Battery Block

Ruixu Battery - Lithi2-16

China’s Ruixu is looking to grab some of the home battery rebate action in Australia with its Lithi2-16 offering. It looks like it could be competitive on pricing, but will it be any good?

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Top Solar Inverter Shippers Revealed

Solar inverter shipment rankings.

For the tenth consecutive year, two manufacturers ranked first and second in Wood Mackenzie’s global inverter shipment rankings — with the pair accounting for 55% of the global inverter market in 2024.

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