{"id":32783,"date":"2019-08-19T07:55:50","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T21:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=32783"},"modified":"2019-08-19T07:55:50","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T21:25:50","slug":"vodcast-episode-26-mb1178","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/vodcast-episode-26-mb1178\/","title":{"rendered":"SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode 26 : Zen And The Art Of Solar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtube-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Solar VIC Parliamentary Inquiry, SolarQuotes Vodcast #26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V5z4frobYFY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Discover what&#8217;s happening with the CEC and Facebook, Victorian solar rebate fiasco update, &#8220;blue hydrogen&#8221; peril, a beautiful off-grid solar power system and more.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Ronald has had a few days off, during which he&#8217;s been studying Zen Buddhism. But his new-found inner peace was no match for what was to come.<\/p>\n<h2>Solar Fiasco In Victoria Continues<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/V5z4frobYFY?t=42\">00:42<\/a> &#8211; Finn and Ronald discuss the ongoing farce in Victoria related to the Solar Homes rebate for PV. Last week, the state&#8217;s Opposition attempted to trigger an inquiry into the scheme <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-homes-inquiry-mb1176\/\"> but was defeated<\/a> by Labor with crossbench MP support.<\/p>\n<p>Finn asks Ronald:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Why do you think they would vote against an inquiry into such a disastrous scheme?&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ronald&#8217;s reply:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Maybe they thought they were doing a good thing. Or maybe it&#8217;s just horse trading. Hey, if you vote against this, we&#8217;ll support you on something you like.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Finn wonders if the crossbench MPs involved really realise they are hurting the residential solar power industry in Victoria by voting against the inquiry. He says he doesn&#8217;t think it&#8217;s possible for a human being with any empathy to vote against the inquiry if they had spoken to installers in Victoria.<\/p>\n<p>While an inquiry would have taken some time, it would have put enormous pressure on the Victorian Government to alter the scheme in the interim.<\/p>\n<p>Finn and Ronald also discuss Minister for Solar Homes Lily D&#8217;Ambrosio&#8217;s recent comments in Parliament about the the &#8220;success&#8221; of the scheme and the Clean Energy Council&#8217;s presence in all this.<\/p>\n<h2>The Clean Energy Council And Facebook<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/V5z4frobYFY?t=523\">08:43<\/a> &#8211; On a related note, last week the Clean Energy Council&#8217;s CEO issued a statement saying the CEC would not be participating in installer Facebook groups any more.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s 2019 &#8211; people communicate on Facebook,&#8221; says Finn. &#8220;If you want to understand and engage with the 6,000 solar installers you represent, you&#8217;ve got to be where they are &#8211; which is on Facebook.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Finn senses a growing chasm between the CEC and solar installers; providing a couple of examples of how the CEC has been getting installers off-side recently. This includes making the Approved Solar Retailer program <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/mandatory-solar-retailer\/\"> mandatory in Victoria<\/a> and trying to make it mandatory elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of these and other issues, Finn says he won&#8217;t be renewing SolarQuotes&#8217; Clean Energy Council membership.<\/p>\n<h2>Best Review Of The Week<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/V5z4frobYFY?t=673\">11.12<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/installer-review\/soltek-energy\/\">Soltek Energy<\/a>, based in Sydney, won high praise from a customer who was impressed with how the company operated from the get-go. While there were a couple of minor issues associated with the solar power system installation, these were quickly rectified. &#8220;An excellent experience all around (from a perfectionist),&#8221; said the reviewer.<\/p>\n<h2>Longi&#8217;s Hi-MO X Solar Panel Launch<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/V5z4frobYFY?t=786\">13:06<\/a> &#8211; Finn and Ronald chat about the launch of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/longi-hi-mo-x-mb1175\/\"> Longi Hi-MO X<\/a> in Australia and seem pretty impressed with the panel. However, Ronald says the term &#8220;shingle&#8221; describing the types of cells used in the module is unfortunate given its association with a disease.<\/p>\n<p>The new Longi solar panels have an impressive efficiency of around 20%. Finn mentions the &#8220;father of photovoltaics&#8221;, Professor Martin Green, recently stated 40% efficient solar cells aren&#8217;t all that far off.<\/p>\n<h2>Dr. Finkel On Hydrogen &#8211; And Coal<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/V5z4frobYFY?t=948\">15:48<\/a> &#8211; Australia&#8217;s Chief Scientist, Dr. Alan Finkel, has suggested Australia needs to seriously consider &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/finkel-hydrogen-coal\/\">blue hydrogen<\/a>&#8220;, which is hydrogen produced by burning coal; specifically lignite. This is high-moisture content coal that also generates a high level of carbon emissions.<\/p>\n<p>Ronald points out the hydrogen doesn&#8217;t come from the lignite, but from the water produced in the process. He&#8217;s dubious of carbon capture and storage (CCS) to capture the carbon emissions from such a process as suggested by Dr. Finkel, which will make this form of hydrogen production very expensive.<\/p>\n<p>Finn and Ronald fear the CCS aspect will then be dumped, but production of hydrogen using this particularly filthy form of coal will continue &#8211; with the emissions released into the atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>As for the much-hyped upcoming demand for hydrogen from Japan, Ronald says:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Why do we suddenly start believing politicians when they&#8217;re from another country,&#8221; he states. &#8220;I&#8217;ve lived in Japan, their politicians are politer but they are still politicians. They don&#8217;t tell the truth.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Solar Cashback For Commonwealth Home Loan Customers<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/V5z4frobYFY?t=1185\">19:45<\/a> &#8211; If you have installed a solar power system of at least 5kW capacity and have a mortgage with the Commonwealth Bank, you may be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/commbank-solar-cashback-mb1173\/\"> eligible for $500<\/a> from CBA. Ronald also mentions CommBank&#8217;s involvement with coal, which the bank says it will be dropping entirely by 2030 (with caveats).<\/p>\n<h2>The Sexiest Off-Grid System?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/V5z4frobYFY?t=1249\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">20:48<\/a> &#8211; Finn describes what he says is the most beautiful off-grid system he&#8217;s ever seen. The system was installed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JoshSheppardElectrical\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Josh Sheppard Electrical<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/installer-review\/nrg-solar---national-renewable-group\/\">NRG Solar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Finn comments that while you can buy all the components you need for an off-grid solar power system on eBay and install it yourself, it&#8217;s far better to call in professionals for a tidier (and safer) job.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Setting your house on fire accidentally &#8211; not worth it,&#8221; says Ronald.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Subscribe to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SolarQuotesAustralia\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> SolarQuotes Youtube video channel<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover what&#8217;s happening with the CEC and Facebook, Victorian solar rebate fiasco update, &#8220;blue hydrogen&#8221; 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