Finn and Ronald discuss highlights from the SolarQuotes blog from the previous week, plus a few other news items for good measure.
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Smart Energy Council Says Dumb Things About Batteries
On Thursday the 1st of May the Smart Energy Council put out a press release1that strongly implied home batteries can pay for themselves. Unfortunately, at this time, they don’t with the possible exception of South Australia with their hefty subsidy of up to $6,000. Anyone who says they do without a large subsidy is either […]
[Continue reading…]How To End Dodgy Solar For Good? 100% Inspections By State Electrical Bodies
This is a guest post by John Inglis, owner of Positronic Solar. John is a veteran of the solar industry. Rumour has it that his involvement predates the invention of the sun dial. Take it away John…
[Continue reading…]Solar Power Shines In Wonthaggi
Solar energy was in the spotlight in the Victorian town of Wonthaggi on Friday, with the unveiling of a PV system at its Civic Centre and a solar + storage installation at an old coal mine.
[Continue reading…]Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – May 2019
In this month’s Australian Solar Systems Interest Index (auSSII) report, we’ve added some interesting new statistics relating to solar power system monitoring.
[Continue reading…]Large 72 Cell Solar Panels Can Go On Home Roofs But Beware Of Shoddy Installers
This article is about big solar panels. Bigger than the standard sized 60 cell panels commonly installed on residential roofs. Those are only around 1m by 1.65m. I’m talking about larger ones with 72 cells that are about 1m by 2m. These larger panels are mostly used for commercial installations and solar farms, but they […]
[Continue reading…]New Queensland Rule To Heavily Impact State’s Commercial Solar Sector
Queensland Government rules set to come into force in less than two weeks will hit the state’s commercial solar energy sector hard says the Clean Energy Council.
[Continue reading…]Labor’s Proposed Renewable Energy Zone For SA Announced
A “Renewable Energy Zone” (REZ) will be established in South Australia under a Shorten Labor Government – and its location was revealed yesterday.
[Continue reading…]Longi And JinkoSolar Beefing Up Production Capacity
Two of China’s solar manufacturing heavyweights are expanding production capacity to address growing demand for their products.
[Continue reading…]More Solar Power For Woolworths And Costco
Supermarket giant Woolworths and membership warehouse club Costco are continuing to build on their solar energy capacity in Australia.
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