You may have seen inverter companies promoting “battery-less backup” – a feature that lets you power lights and appliances with your solar panels during grid outages and without the need for batteries.
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Northvolt’s Revolutionary Sodium-Ion Battery Packs Serious Punch
Sweden’s Northvolt is touting a specific energy of 160 watt-hours per kilogram for its newly announced sodium-ion battery cell.
[Continue reading…]LG Battery Recall: 6000 Batteries Yet To Be Located
LG’s battery recall saga rolls on, with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) recommending to Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones that he issue a national product safety notice for the solar storage units.
[Continue reading…]Amber Electric 12 Month Review: Lower Bills Despite Battery Issues
Joining Amber Electric a year ago, I began an exciting journey with 6.6kW of solar and a 10kWh SolarEdge battery on my Adelaide townhouse. The promise of sky-high prices for exported energy was irresistible.
[Continue reading…]In-House Vs Sub-Contractor Solar Installers: Which Is Best?
When wading into the murky waters of rooftop solar for the first time you may have come across people advising you to check that the solar company doesn’t use sub-contractors to install their systems.
[Continue reading…]LONGi Claims 33.9% Solar Cell Efficiency Record
It doesn’t quite rate a “record tumbles” headline, but LONGi has added a couple of extra points to solar cell efficiency: its crystalline silicon-perovskite (CSP) tandem cells have set a world record efficiency of 33.9 percent.
[Continue reading…]How To Achieve Next Level Solar Monitoring With 3D Mapping + Solcast
What do you get if you put a 3D mapping expert, a coder, an incurable data nerd, and a proud owner of a one-year-old rooftop solar power system in the same room?
[Continue reading…]Amber Electric Races to Upgrade as Tesla Powerwall Demand Surges
Amber Electric, the upstart electricity retailer that allows consumers to play the wholesale electricity market, recently sent out an email to its Tesla Powerwall customers, and it’s a mix of good and bad news.
[Continue reading…]Solcast Update: Check Your Solar Panels’ Performance For Free
Wondering if your solar panels’ are still operating at their optimum efficiency? A free online tool from Solcast precisely calculates how much energy your panels should have generated yesterday, enabling you to swiftly identify any performance issues. Here’s how to use it.
[Continue reading…]Improving Australian House Construction: The Case for Service Ducts
The sound of Dad’s drill bit, as long as my arm, boring through the thick stone walls of our 1875 home, was a childhood constant. The sound of regular home improvements.
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