For eight years, the Canberra Battery Test Centre lived up to its name and tested batteries. From 2016, they put 26 home batteries through their paces. If I had to sum up the results in a single word, it would be:
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Cameron Park Community Battery Operational
Distributed Network Service Provider (DNSP) Ausgrid has taken the wraps off its Cameron Park Community Battery at Lake Macquarie in NSW; its third community battery on the east coast and the first outside Sydney.
[Continue reading…]WA Going Gangbusters On Solar Schools
Another 96 schools in Western Australia are getting solar panels through the McGowan Government’s $44.6 million Schools Clean Energy Technology Fund.
[Continue reading…]The Australian Leapton Solar Panel Saga
Australians visiting a local Leapton Solar branded web site might come away from the experience believing the company is no longer operating here. That’s not the case.
[Continue reading…]The Most Challenging Solar Installation I Ever Did
(trigger warning for solar nerds – this story has a very sad ending) Finn asked me to write a post on the worst solar installation I ever had to do. The worst? Ah, let me count the ways I could interpret that… this could become a series.
[Continue reading…]Canadian Solar Adding Polysilicon Production
Canadian Solar Inc. has announced the firm is getting into the polysilicon production game, increasing its level of vertical integration.
[Continue reading…]Emergency Solar Management In WA: What You Should Know
Emergency solar management in Western Australia – what is it? And should you be worried? SolarQuotes Founder Finn Peacock explains.
[Continue reading…]Another Step Forward For Geurie Solar Farm
New South Wales’ Western Regional Planning Panel has given its blessing – with conditions – to the development of a small solar farm incorporating battery storage in the Dubbo Regional Council area.
[Continue reading…]Free Solar Panel Recycling For Greater Bendigo
Residents of Greater Bendigo who have solar panels they wish to dispose of are now able to do so for free.
[Continue reading…]Inland Rail Taps Solar Power For Signalling
Australia’s largest freight rail infrastructure project is using solar panels and batteries to power signalling operations on part of the network.
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