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Solar Backpacks Tracking Critically Endangered Australian Birds

Plains-wanderer - Australia

Image: Plains-wanderer by JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0

The habits of one of Australia’s rarest birds are being tracked with the assistance of tiny solar powered “backpacks”. [Read more…]

My Shed Is 75+ Metres Away, Can I Put Solar Panels On It?

Solar panels - shed installation

Image: StarryAI “Big Shed With Solar Panels”

Top tips for installing solar on your man-cave. Or lady-lair.

So there’s a shed at your place that seems ideal for solar panels, but it’s well down the back of the block. Can you install solar panels on it, and if so, how much? [Read more…]

LG Home Battery Recall A Hot Mess?

LG solar battery recall in Australia

There are unsettling aspects to an ongoing recall of certain LG home batteries and battery packs also used by six other brands. Maybe LG will see this article and finally shed some light. [Read more…]

Another Solar Energy Boost For Bega Valley Shire Council

Solar panels - Pambula Aquatic Centre

New South Wales’ Bega Valley Shire Council (BVSC) is racking up another solar power system at its aquatic centre in Pambula. [Read more…]

Wollar Solar Farm Seeking Solar Panel Supplier

Wollar Solar Farm

A huge soon-to-be-constructed PV power station project in New South Wales will be a very nice score for a solar panel manufacturer. [Read more…]

Solar + Battery Storage For Taree Tip

Taree Waste Centre solar energy project

New South Wales’ Taree Waste Centre is getting a bunch of solar panels and a battery system, with support from a State Government agency. [Read more…]

Seven Technical Tips For Buying Solar Like A Pro

Technical tips for buying solar power and battery systems

When buying solar or batteries, or both, it is easy for a technical nuance to be overlooked. Sub-optimal decisions at the design stage affect the performance and savings for the life of the system – typically 25 years or more. [Read more…]

Haystacks Solar Garden Offer Launch Is Go

Haystacks Solar Garden

After 5 years in the pipeline, the first large-scale solar garden project in Australia is finally ready to launch its offer. [Read more…]

Singleton Council Celebrates Solar Pledge Fulfilment

Solar power in Singleton LGA

New South Wales’ Singleton Council seems pretty pleased with progress on its Cities Power Partnership pledges. [Read more…]

Lake Macquarie City Trialling Solar Powered Bins

Solar bins in Lake Macquarie

New South Wales’ Lake Macquarie City Council is the latest local government to give solar powered rubbish bins a whirl. [Read more…]

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