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Charging Your EV From The Grid Is Cheaper & Greener Than Charging From A Home Battery

July 17, 2019 2024-07-05T13:27:10 by 51 Comments
Charging electric car from a solar battery

Solar & EV owners: don’t stress about charging your car directly from the grid when the sun isn’t shining.

The first thing I’ll do in this article is point out it’s difficult to fit caveats into a headline.  The second thing I’ll do now I’m writing the article and have the space to explain is state there are exceptions to the two main points I am about to make, which are:

  1. It doesn’t make economic sense to charge an electric car with a home battery.
  2. Charging an electric car with a grid-connected solar-battery is worse for the environment than simply charging it from the grid.

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Filed Under: EV Chargers

Fourex Beer Now Brewed With A Helping Hand From Solar Energy

June 25, 2019 2019-06-26T21:21:35 by 2 Comments
Solar powered beer - Fourex

Solar powered Fourex beer – a lot of shading on those panels – perhaps it was early morning/late afternoon.

There will be a bit of sunshine in every Fourex beer thanks to a rooftop solar power system installed at the Castlemaine Perkins brewery in the Brisbane suburb of Milton. [Read more…]

Filed Under: General Solar & Storage News

Simple Payback Time For 6.5 kW Of Rooftop Solar By Australian Capital — June 2019

June 13, 2019 2019-06-13T16:11:11 by 41 Comments
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Discover typical solar payback in 2019 for each of Australia’s state capitals.

One year and one month ago I wrote about the simple payback time of rooftop solar, which is how long it takes the savings from solar power to equal the cost of a system.  In most Australian capitals it took around 5 years or less, which meant rooftop PV was one of the best investments households could make.

I have done the same thing again — except differently [Read more…]

Filed Under: Solar Panels

How Much Rooftop Solar Power Can Be Installed In Australia?

June 13, 2019 2019-06-13T07:11:17 by 6 Comments

Rooftop solar power in Australia

Ever wondered how much rooftop solar panel capacity could in theory be installed in Australia given the rooftop real estate available in this country? Here’s an answer. [Read more…]

Filed Under: General Solar & Storage News

Australia’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Were Up Again In 2018

May 30, 2019 2019-05-30T07:25:40 by 1 Comment

Australia Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2018

Preliminary estimates submitted by the Australian Government to the UN indicate the country’s greenhouse gas emissions were up again last year – the fourth year in a row. [Read more…]

Filed Under: General Solar & Storage News

Walkout Thwarts City Of Hobart Climate Change Emergency Debate

May 22, 2019 2019-05-22T07:16:31 by Leave a Comment
City of Hobart - Climate Change

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A debate on whether City of Hobart (Council) would officially declare a “climate and biodiversity emergency” had to be abandoned after three councillors walked out. [Read more…]

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On Saturday I Voted For The Planet — But It Didn’t Work!

May 20, 2019 2019-05-21T14:08:30 by 101 Comments
Australian election 2019 - climate change

“The planet’s burning you idiots!’. But hey, at least your negative gearing and franking credits are safe. (Image: HBO)

On Saturday morning I wandered down to my local polling booth to exercise my voting power.  I have more of this than the average Australian because South Australia has a low population, yet the same number of senators as other states. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Solar Policy

SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode 15 – Stamping Out Crap Solar

May 14, 2019 2019-05-14T07:45:17 by Leave a Comment

In episode 15, Ronald and Finn discuss recent posts on the SolarQuotes blog and other solar news, plus we learn way more than we ever wanted about Ronald’s digestive tract. [Read more…]

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How To End Dodgy Solar For Good? 100% Inspections By State Electrical Bodies

May 6, 2019 2019-05-06T13:44:18 by 8 Comments

This is a guest post by John Inglis, owner of Positronic Solar. John is a veteran of the solar industry. Rumour has it that his involvement predates the invention of the sun dial. Take it away John… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Solar Installation

Labor’s Proposed Renewable Energy Zone For SA Announced

May 2, 2019 2019-05-02T15:41:21 by Leave a Comment
Renewable Energy Zone - REZ - South Australia

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A “Renewable Energy Zone” (REZ) will be established in South Australia under a Shorten Labor Government – and its location was revealed yesterday. [Read more…]

Filed Under: General Solar & Storage News
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