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Crackdown On Dodgy Electricity Bill Discounts

Dodgy electricity bill discounts

Energy retailers will soon be prohibited from offering pseudo-discounts and a new investigation will determine whether Australian energy consumers are being gouged by networks in relation to corporate tax liabilities.

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Arvio Supercapacitor Energy Storage — Powerful Enough To Beat Batteries At Their Own Game?

  Note from Finn: People have asked me if I would recommend buying a ‘super capacitor’ over a conventional battery. My short answer is no. Personally I think the technology is too new to consider it in a residential application. As Ronald says at the end of the post: “…they are a new thing and […]

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Mercury NZ Takes Big Stake In Tilt Renewables

Mercury NZ and Tilt Renewables

New Zealand energy company Mercury NZ Limited has announced it will take up to a 26.8% stake in NZX and ASX-listed Tilt Renewables.

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WA’s Dunsborough Primary To Fuel Its School With Solar Energy

Solar powered schools

Dunsborough Primary School in Western Australia has set a goal of running on 100% renewables, and solar power will make a significant contribution.

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LG Solar’s Product Warranty Now 25 Years For All Panels

LG solar panel warranty

It’s only two months now since I wrote an article telling everyone in the world the product warranty for LG Solar’s NeON 2 panel was being extended from 12 years to 15.  But if you were looking forward to to getting some NeON 2 solar panels and enjoying that sweet 15 year warranty, I’m afraid […]

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Solar Powered Helicopter Drone To Fly On Mars

Solar powered Mars helicopter

Boffins at NASA have been successful in their efforts to develop a solar powered helicopter drone that will be part of the Mars 2020 rover mission. 

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Australian Councils Flock To Solar Power

Solar power and Australian councils

The Australian Local Government Climate Review 2018, published early this month, reveals the nation’s councils are performing well in delivering energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.

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Solar Payback Time For Each Australian Capital

The cost of rooftop solar continues to fall despite the fact that the Australian dollar has been falling too.  It has been a while since I’ve harped on about how cost effective rooftop solar is, so I stayed up all night to make beautiful graphs of the simple solar payback time in every capital city.  […]

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Sunny Days And New Horizons For SolarEdge

SolarEdge

SolarEdge has announced it achieved record revenues and profitability in the first quarter of this year and is expanding and diversifying its business.

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Electricity Prices To Rise In Western Australia (Again)

Electricity prices in Western Australia

“Western Australians set for lower increases in household bills,” says the WA Government. It was a curious way of telling people electricity will soon cost them more.

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