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A Solar Installer Questioned SolarEdge’s Reliability And SolarEdge Is Furious

February 5, 2019 2019-02-07T15:58:51 by

At 3:15pm on Christmas Eve, when most Australian families were kicking back with a drink and looking forward to at least 2 days with family, friends and no work worries, Mark Cavanagh1, owner of the highly regarded solar installation company, MC Electrical2 received a five page letter from lawyers acting for $1.6 billion Israeli inverter […]

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More Solar Power For Mornington Peninsula Shire Council

February 5, 2019 2019-02-05T06:45:06 by Leave a Comment
Mornington Peninsula Shire Council - Solar Energy

Several of Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula Shire’s largest buildings are about to become clean power stations harnessing the energy of the sun.

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Solar Panel Scammers Active In Perth’s South-East

February 5, 2019 2019-02-05T05:16:25 by Leave a Comment
Solar panel scams

Door-to-door solar power system sales have somewhat of a bad reputation. Unfortunately, it’s well-deserved.

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Coal Vying For Underwriting New Generation Investments Cash

February 4, 2019 2019-02-04T16:42:41 by 2 Comments
Coal and Underwriting New Generation Investments

66 submissions were received for the Morrison Government’s Underwriting New Generation Investments program – and coal power reportedly features heavily.

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Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – February 2019

February 4, 2019 2019-02-04T05:33:11 by Leave a Comment
auSSII report covering January 2019

Temperatures climbed in January and so too did interest in installing solar panels – 2019 is gearing up to be another big year for small scale solar power in Australia.

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How To Power Through A Heatwave – In Comfort – On 100% Solar Energy

February 1, 2019 2019-02-02T09:50:04 by 58 Comments
heatwave

Last week I received a phone call from an ABC journalist. Unfortunately he didn’t want to invite me on Gruen to talk about the joys of solar advertising, or book Ronald & Tonto23 to perform on Mad As Hell. Rather, he’d been told that solar panels lose efficiency when it gets hot, and was keen to […]

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WA’s Future Battery Industry Strategy Launched

February 1, 2019 2019-02-01T05:12:06 by 2 Comments
Western Australia battery industry strategy

WA Premier Mark McGowan says the battery industry offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Western Australia.

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40% Of Victoria’s Coal Power Out Of Action During Heatwave While Solar Soldiers On

January 31, 2019 2019-02-06T10:24:36 by 38 Comments
rusty valve

As I’m sure you’re aware, South Australia and the eastern states were hit by a short but intense heatwave last week.  In Adelaide temperatures hit 46.6 degrees on Thursday.  A sweaty record.  It was almost unbearable.  Or at least I think it was unbearable.  I’m not sure because I passed out at about 10 in […]

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OECD Calls Out Australia On Emissions And Energy

January 31, 2019 2019-01-31T06:31:25 by Leave a Comment
Australia Environmental Performance - OECD

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development says Australia it is one of the most resource/carbon-intensive OECD countries, and basically the Government needs to pull its finger out.

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ClearVue’s Solar Glass Approaches Prime Time

January 31, 2019 2024-06-04T15:07:58 by 1 Comment
ClearVue - solar energy glass

ClearVue has installed its solar PV glass at a shopping centre in Western Australia, converting an atrium’s windows into clean power generators.

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