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RedEarth To Manufacture Bi-Directional EV Chargers In Australia

RedEarth bidirectional charger

Queensland battery solutions provider RedEarth has teamed up with a German firm for the manufacture of DC V2G bi-directional EV chargers right here in Australia. The announcement had some excited and me a bit confused. [Read more…]

Ampol’s Home EV Charger Ready To Rock

Ampol home EV charger

Petrol purveyor Ampol has said its AmpCharge branded home EV charger is ready for purchase and installation across Australia. [Read more…]

Redback Resurgence: New Solar Inverters And Batteries

Redback Technologies - new inverters and batteries

Queensland’s Redback Technologies has launched its new range of solar inverters and batteries at All-Energy Australia in Melbourne today. [Read more…]

New Catch Control: 6 Channels Of Kick Ass Home Energy Management

catch control
For years now, Catch Power has offered what I think is the go-to consumption meter for single-phase houses. Now that the six-channel unit has arrived, your three-phase house can enjoy the same benefits. Electricity bills might be growing, but thankfully, Catch Power is adding features to its Catch Control faster than retailers can add zeroes to your bill.

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Midday Is The New Off-Peak: How To Harness It With Smart Diversion

 

export limited solar curve

Off-peak, ‘controlled load’ has traditionally been cheap electricity overnight, but these days, “over lunch” is the cheapest electricity ever. If you’ve got a hot water service, floor heating or a similar load, you can take advantage of this ridiculously cheap energy. Read on, and I’ll explain how.

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EnergyAustralia Takes Its Scissors To Solar Feed-In Tariff Rates

EnergyAustralia feed-in tariffs

When the calendar flipped over to October, EnergyAustralia snipped its solar feed-in tariff rates across the board – and they’ve had quite a haircut. [Read more…]

The Solar Deposit Dilemma: How Much Can Installers Really Ask For?

 

australian money

How much deposit can solar installers request – and does compulsory insurance apply? Find out in our state-by-state (and territory) guide. [Read more…]

Nerd Alert! Crunching the Numbers on the New 1000V Solar Standard

40kW solar array on a house roof

Whilst we usually try to make our blog posts understandable to almost anyone, this post will get technical, as I show, with numbers, why the new 1000-volt limit for residential solar makes life better for installers and homeowners alike.
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QLD Solar Panel Recycling Initiative Kicks Off

Solar panel recycling in Queensland

A solar panel recycling, reuse and recovery pilot scheme in Queensland was officially launched in Redlands yesterday. [Read more…]

AS4777.1 Updated! A Thousand Reasons To Love New Standards

AS/NZS Standard 4777.1

Australian Standards are too expensive, so we buy them from across the dutch.

Solar installers have a love hate relationship with the Australian standards. But with this week’s update of the solar inverter standard AS4777.1 there’s reasons to celebrate. Read on as I explain how raising the residential solar voltage limit to 1000 Volts DC helps put more solar on your roof and more AC power into your switchboard.

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